Traeger Virgin
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MinnesotaHunter
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You are in for some good eating. My favorite recipe is super simple, but awesome. I take an elk/deer roast coat it in olive oil, salt, and pepper. I preheat the traeger with a cast iron skillet on the grate to max heat (mine will hit around 450). Once it is hot I sear all sides of the roast on the cast iron, and pull the roast once it is done searing. Then I reduce the heat to 350, once it stabilizes there I put the roast directly on the rack, with the temp probe in. I pull it when it hits about 130, and then wrap it in tinfoil to rest for about 15min in a small cooler. It gets to about 137-140 which is about where my crew likes it. Once it rests you can slice it as thick/thin as you like without loosing the juices. If you want you can make a sauce or gravy out of the scrapings left in the cast iron.
I throw the leftovers, and sometimes I will make a second, and put them right in the fridge for sandwiches the rest of the week.
Smoked hotwings are also a huge hit....man there is a bunch of great stuff to make in it....
I throw the leftovers, and sometimes I will make a second, and put them right in the fridge for sandwiches the rest of the week.
Smoked hotwings are also a huge hit....man there is a bunch of great stuff to make in it....
Ive done deer shoulders. Leave them whole, rinse and dry, and either brine or dry brine them for 12-24 hours.
I use this Rub Recipe.
Smoke for 6-7 hours at 180-200. Wrap in foil, add 1/4 cup apple juice and finish at 225 for 6-7 hours.
I did an antelope shoulder. I had a thread on here but photobucket killed the photos-
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Dont leave it on the smoke too long, as it's easy to dry out. I'd give it a good run of smoke then wrap it or throw it in a roast pan and slow cook it.
You're going to love that Traeger. They're a game changer.
Sunday afternoon experiment
Step 1- Kill pronghorn- Step 2- Take pronghorn apart- Step 3- Put rub on pronghorn- Step 4- Apply bacon to pronghorn and place in smoker- Step 5- Use hard cider to keep meat (and chef) properly hydrated-
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Dont leave it on the smoke too long, as it's easy to dry out. I'd give it a good run of smoke then wrap it or throw it in a roast pan and slow cook it.
You're going to love that Traeger. They're a game changer.
LuketheDog
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Spatchcock or debone a whole chicken and smoke it, it's awesome!
...and any of these: https://honest-food.net/cured-meat/smoked-meat-fish-recipes/
...and any of these: https://honest-food.net/cured-meat/smoked-meat-fish-recipes/
LuketheDog
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...and this is really good: https://honest-food.net/smoked-venison-leg-recipe/
I spatchcocked mine and loved it
You should have saved your money and bought a camp chef or a blazzin grillworks. Traeger is a flimsy overpriced piece of sh!t.
My flimsy piece of shit is over five years old and probably gets used at least 100 days a year. YMMV.
Mine is 8 years old, is kept under a roof, used 200 days per year, the lid is being held on by 1 screw in 1 hinge, the other is completely broken, and when they weren’t broken I had to tighten the hinge screws every single time I used it.. the construction is absolute crap. Electronically it works fine. But the temperatures fluctuate 25 degrees which for an 800$ grill is a little pathetic. It won’t hold a temperature over 410 degrees which I really need 450 for wild game steak. I’ve made lots of great food with it. But 800$ for a grill should last me longer than 8 years, and should function better. The camp chef version is half the price, works the same, and has a way better hinge design. But I’m going blazzin grillworks. -holds the temperature to within +or- 2º.
noharleyyet
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Get one of these Dale....and one of those little bottle burners to light it. You'll enjoy the Traeger.
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bmt99
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traeger has their own jerky recipe that is great!
https://www.traegergrills.com/recipes/wild-game/teriyaki-deer-jerky
https://www.traegergrills.com/recipes/wild-game/teriyaki-deer-jerky
wyoboypt, asked for recipes, go somewhere else. Thanks to the rest of you guys. mtmuley
idnative1948
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Beer butt chicken and a couple of venison meatloaf on my PB which is similar to your *T* brand. I am a newbie also.
fishing4sanity
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I have used mine for many many hamburgers. It's a little slower than a traditional BBQ, but it does add a little smoke flavor that IMO is a big plus.
ida homer
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My absolute favorite thing on mine are burgers. Elk or beef.
Turn it all the way to hot. Make nice good size patties, be sure to shape them perfectly. Makes a difference. Season however. Let them rest on the counter for 30 minutes or so.
Exactly 5 or 5.5 minutes per side.
