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10 minutes ago, mead107 said:

Beaver chili 

Breakfast fatties 

pulled pork 

shrimp kabobs 

sauage and peppers 

wings after the game 

So many good foods 

Maybe Gugny can set up a poll

Beaver chili ? ... I think I'll stick to alcohol ... If I'm going for beaver it'll be in the backseat.

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19 minutes ago, mead107 said:

We had roasted chestnuts 

 

we have some members that make awesome bloody Mary’s  

 

I like the Bloody Mary's made with Clamato. It's a Bloody Caesar and is a big thing in Canada.

 

Tito's vodka is a must--and is better than a vodka that costs twice as much.

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53 minutes ago, mead107 said:

Beaver chili 

Breakfast fatties 

pulled pork 

shrimp kabobs 

sauage and peppers 

wings after the game 

So many good foods 

Maybe Gugny can set up a poll

 

 

Sure .... for $35.

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1 hour ago, mead107 said:

We had roasted chestnuts 

 

we have some members that make awesome bloody Mary’s 

When I was five... My Mother got the novel idea of roasting chestnuts in the oven. Well, she forgot to cut a relief vent.  Well they were popping like bullets, then she got the great idea to open the oven door.  We were running for the hills!  LoL...

33 minutes ago, mead107 said:

I thought you  could do it cheaper.  I will give you one of Fergy’s beers that I still have.  

 

You son of a... ?

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6 hours ago, coloradobillsfan said:

chiavettas marinated chicken (for at least 2 days) is our group's favorite.  that crispy skin glglglglghh

You realize after 4hours the vinager is actually cooking the chicken right? Marinating over 4 hours is not good for you. FYI. 

26 minutes ago, Idandria said:

What’s a breakfast fatty? Donno that one. 

Your missing out 

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34 minutes ago, mrags said:

You realize after 4hours the vinager is actually cooking the chicken right? Marinating over 4 hours is not good for you. FYI. 

Your missing out 

Why is it bad?  I think lemon/lime/citric acid would cook it "cerviche style", not vinegar.

 

???  Can anybody explain why it's bad?

This from the USDA:

 

"Piercing the chicken with a fork, or cutting it into smaller pieces will help it absorb marinade. In general, two hours of marinatingis long enough for the meat to soak up the flavor, but poultry can marinate for up to two days in the refrigerator, according to the USDA Food Safety and Inspection Service."

 

 

https://www.foodsafety.gov/blog/marinades.html

 

  • Storing marinated food: If things get busy and you end up not cooking the chicken, don’t worry! You can store marinated poultry in your refrigerator for two days. Beef, veal, pork, and lamb roasts, chops, and steaks may be marinated up to 5 days.
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6 hours ago, mrags said:

You realize after 4hours the vinager is actually cooking the chicken right? Marinating over 4 hours is not good for you. FYI. 

Your missing out 

 

This is interesting.  The only info I can find online about marinating is telling me the health benefits to marinating; no risks (other than the obvious, i.e. - not reusing, etc.).

 

The vinegar is breaking down tissue, but I can't find anything about the vinegar actually cooking the meat.

 

Not saying you're wrong ... I just can't find anything about it.  I'm not much of a marinater, but I still find this interesting.

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I make ceviche regularly.

It's my absolute favorite food.

 

I've been told the process will ruin the texture of chicken as it breaks down the proteins, and not to leave chicken in any acidic marinade for more than four hours, but that would vary depending on the acidity.

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15 hours ago, Seasons1992 said:

Um, you missed one.........

 

MEAD'S STROMBOLI!!!!!

 

Especially the breakfast one!

And Seasons Manhattans..although we had one in our group maybe had one too many Manhattans!!! Awesome

15 hours ago, frostbitmic said:

Beaver chili ? ... I think I'll stick to alcohol ... If I'm going for beaver it'll be in the backseat.

not just beaver..ROADKILL beaver !!!

45 minutes ago, Gugny said:

 

 

The vinegar is breaking down tissue,

 

I would think this is the biggest detriment. Chicken can become mealy if marinated, and for the case brined, for too long.

 

And for @YoloinOhio who wanted recipes..here is our group's wing recipe

 

1) Lots of oil @ 360

2) throw naked wings in

3) Swirl cooked wings in big bowl with some Franks in the bottom, might even be some butter in the Franks  if  @mead107 has some after we forgot to bring ours!

4) repeat like 5 times with about 20 wings each batch

 

BTW, for those who have never had a breakfast stromboli to start their football day at Hammers..you are missing an essential part of tailgating at Bills games!

 

While the breakfast fatties are great..the sandwiches @mrags made @ the Monday nighter might be the best thing I have ever tasted at a football game

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11 hours ago, mrags said:

You realize after 4hours the vinager is actually cooking the chicken right? Marinating over 4 hours is not good for you. FYI. 

 

Interesting, I had not considered it from this angle.  Of course I notice that it turns pale during the process.  But from experience I can tell you that 4 hours is not nearly enough.  Overnight is not enough either.  Sure there will be flavor but it does not reach the bone.  For a Sunday tailgate, I will start the process on Friday night and over the course of the weekend I will rotate the pieces a few times to ensure even coverage.  Bone-in chicken thighs are my usual choice because they are cheap and have that wonderful chicken skin that crisps to perfection when grilled right.  No one reaches for any sauce, and at the end there is just a pile of bones - an indication of success in my book.  I do not notice any discernible change in texture, so if there is I would say it is negligible.  If there is any actual health hazard involved in marinating meat this long I'd be curious to know about it, if only to conscientiously ignore it like I do with most other such things at our tailgates :) 

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5 hours ago, Gugny said:

 

This is interesting.  The only info I can find online about marinating is telling me the health benefits to marinating; no risks (other than the obvious, i.e. - not reusing, etc.).

 

The vinegar is breaking down tissue, but I can't find anything about the vinegar actually cooking the meat.

 

Not saying you're wrong ... I just can't find anything about it.  I'm not much of a marinater, but I still find this interesting.

There are no health risks. 

 

Citric acid will break down muscle tissue in the meat.  It doesn't "cook" so much as it cures.  At a certain point, like 5 days to a week, the texture of the end product will not be very appealing as the meat will be too tenderized. 

 

I wouldn't wet marinade a ribeye for these reasons as texture and getting that perfect crust is a big part of the experience.  But chicken thighs, pork shoulder, cheap cuts, definitely improve from an overnight or 48 hour bath in my opinion.  I don't even notice the marinade if under 12 hours.

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1 hour ago, coloradobillsfan said:

 

Interesting, I had not considered it from this angle.  Of course I notice that it turns pale during the process.  But from experience I can tell you that 4 hours is not nearly enough.  Overnight is not enough either.  Sure there will be flavor but it does not reach the bone.  For a Sunday tailgate, I will start the process on Friday night and over the course of the weekend I will rotate the pieces a few times to ensure even coverage.  

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https://www.splendidtable.org/story/food-myths-busted-by-americas-test-kitchen-marinating-basting-and-boiling

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4 minutes ago, plenzmd1 said:

 

I couldn't disagree more.  One year we were in a rush and we could only marinate overnight.  Everyone noticed the difference.  They used chicken breasts which we do not, partly because they are too thick but also more expensive and I find dark meat has better flavor anyway.  We pull the skin back on the thighs, which allows the marinade to not have to penetrate the skin to get to the meat.  

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1 hour ago, coloradobillsfan said:

 

I couldn't disagree more.  One year we were in a rush and we could only marinate overnight.  Everyone noticed the difference.  They used chicken breasts which we do not, partly because they are too thick but also more expensive and I find dark meat has better flavor anyway.  We pull the skin back on the thighs, which allows the marinade to not have to penetrate the skin to get to the meat.  

it is a hard myth to overcome...it is ingrained as deep as searing holds in juices and a smoke ring is indicative of smoke penetrating the meat..both just old myths.

 

Be fun to try it out at a game next year!!

1 hour ago, Seasons1992 said:

PATENTLY FALSE, Levi. I love that stuff!

Thanks for the beers, BTW.

wait wha???? @LeviF91actually brought something to a tailgate and did not just mooch???? 

 

I am not buying it..have never seen it...its a great white buffalo

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47 minutes ago, plenzmd1 said:

it is a hard myth to overcome...it is ingrained as deep as searing holds in juices and a smoke ring is indicative of smoke penetrating the meat..both just old myths.

 

I've never bought into either of these other myths.  Chef Paul Kirk (aka 'the baron of barbecue') taught me long ago that smoke is accepted by most meats at a pretty low temperature which is why it's so important to have the wood chunks in the coals early in the process.  After the meat reaches a certain temperature (which varies of course) the pores close and become pretty impermeable to smoke.  

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34 minutes ago, coloradobillsfan said:

 

I've never bought into either of these other myths.  Chef Paul Kirk (aka 'the baron of barbecue') taught me long ago that smoke is accepted by most meats at a pretty low temperature which is why it's so important to have the wood chunks in the coals early in the process.  After the meat reaches a certain temperature (which varies of course) the pores close and become pretty impermeable to smoke.  

blind taste test on the marinade thing would be fun....make sure you come the Hammers for the opener next year!!!!!

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17 hours ago, plenzmd1 said:

 

 

And Seasons Manhattans..although we had one in our group maybe had one too many Manhattans!!! Awesome

not just beaver..ROADKILL beaver !!!

I would think this is the biggest detriment. Chicken can become mealy if marinated, and for the case brined, for too long.

 

And for @YoloinOhio who wanted recipes..here is our group's wing recipe

 

1) Lots of oil @ 360

2) throw naked wings in

3) Swirl cooked wings in big bowl with some Franks in the bottom, might even be some butter in the Franks  if  @mead107 has some after we forgot to bring ours!

4) repeat like 5 times with about 20 wings each batch

 

BTW, for those who have never had a breakfast stromboli to start their football day at Hammers..you are missing an essential part of tailgating at Bills games!

 

While the breakfast fatties are great..the sandwiches @mrags made @ the Monday nighter might be the best thing I have ever tasted at a football game

Thanks bud. Didn’t remember which ones I made then. I think it was either the whole hog fatty or the heart attack fatty. 

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On 12/14/2018 at 3:46 PM, Guffalo said:

The fatties that had about 5-7 different cuts of meat in them, I don't know if it was a breakfast fatty or not, but that was the best tailgate food I ever sampled thanks to Mr Rags

Thanks for the kind words. Still don’t know which one it was. Could either be the whole hog or heart attack

On 12/14/2018 at 4:12 PM, Johnny Hammersticks said:

 

Fatties?

If you ever came to a tailgate you could experience too. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

That was an invite 

1 hour ago, Gugny said:

 

Food of the Gods.

Is it because I made them? Or because I serve them to gods? 

 

Not sure which is which. I mean, I am a god. 

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17 minutes ago, mead107 said:

Cletus grilled corn is great. 

Mrags did cream cheese and sausage on bagel a few years back.   Awesome. 

Yeah. I miss those sausage breakfast bagels. They were damn good. You wouldn’t think how good they are but they are 

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