Sscottfitz
Well-known member
This is a common evening recipe for us, a Hello Fresh meal with some sort of a protein - this one happened to be chicken. In this scenario, we have relatively small chicken filets (~5 oz). In the past we’d just fire up our range in the house, but this is an instance we used the Trailblazer to inject a little “smokiness” into the meal. Significantly less level of effort if we had to fire up the BGE for the same effort.
Misc Grill Observations - all times are CDT
General Comments:
- Grill Location: Hot Springs Village, AR.; 34 37 60.0N 92 54 55.4W
- Weather at time of Grill: Mid July Overcast Skys/light sprinkles in the area...Temp ~85F, Humidity ~69%
- Total Grill Time: ~45 Min (start 16:26, end 17:15)
- Total Event Time: ~60 Min (Prep, Grill, Plated)
- Grill Start to Target Temp 425F: 87 to 425 ~15 min
- Small Flat Top Griddle: Yes
- Pellets Used: Rec Tec Ultimate Blend
- Meat & Meat Prep
- Meat: 2 x ~5 oz. Chicken Filets (from Hello Fresh)
- Total Meat Prep Time: ~8 min, (Hello Fresh Recipe)
- Meat on at 16:58 CDT, at ~425F - Total meat Grill Time ~15 min
- Sides:
- Using Small Rec Tec Griddle for both Chicken Filets & Included Green Beans & potato cubes
- Potatoes on first for about ~12 min
- Meat and Veggies then added to the Griddle for an additional 15 min….
Misc Grill Observations - all times are CDT
- Grill started at 16:26 with a target of 425, Up to temp by 16:41 (~15 min)
- Near Highest Grill temps used to date - highest was 450 for Petite Filets
- Temp probes NOT used for this cook
General Comments:
- Total level of effort compared to similar cook on BGE, ~15% (quick cook, plug in the grill, up to temp, etc.)
- When you introduce a room temp Griddle, there is a significant effort to catch the grill up to the target temp once introduced into the grilling area
- Could streamline the process of introducing the meat & veggies to the griddle, grill was open WAY too long, probably lost ~100 deg during this process, although the grill came back up to temps within ~ 4.5 min…...
- Great smoke taste with the meal!
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Hello Fresh Italian Chkcken Bake 20200713.jpeg1.2 MB · Views: 81
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5 oz Chicken Filets 20200713.jpeg670 KB · Views: 77
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Chicken Topped 20200713.jpeg886.7 KB · Views: 79
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Trailblazer Wrming Up 20200713.jpeg2.1 MB · Views: 68
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Trailblazer Smoke Vents 20200713.jpeg1.7 MB · Views: 73
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Potatoes on the Grill 20200713.jpeg1.7 MB · Views: 77
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Pre-Grill on the Griddle 20200713.jpeg1.4 MB · Views: 71
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Dinner on the Griddle Start 20200713.jpeg1.3 MB · Views: 67
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Dinner Just of the Grill 20200713.jpeg2.1 MB · Views: 74
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Dinner Plated Up 20200713.jpeg1.6 MB · Views: 69