Whats on the Grill or Smoker?

[MtnHaul]

For $13/lb midgrade slow elk, least they could do is spend half a minute trimming.

It must've been a slow elk if it's on your grill now.

Isn't that extra bit of fat basically a "fat cap" that helps baste the meat during cooking? I know the fat prevents seasoning from getting to the meat but it does add some moisture. I recently bought some tri-tip untrimmed and I did have to thin out the fat cap but what I left behind sure was tasty.

 

[Sloughfoot]

It must've been a slow elk if it's on your grill now.

Isn't that extra bit of fat basically a "fat cap" that helps baste the meat during cooking? I know the fat prevents seasoning from getting to the meat but it does add some moisture. I recently bought some tri-tip untrimmed and I did have to thin out the fat cap but what I left behind sure was tasty.

More common to remove it than not, I think. It's not there on most of them I buy. Any marbling at all and there's enough fat inside to moisturize/tenderize if it's cooked slow.
For how little smoke this Lazzari Mesquite produced, it added a lot of flavor. It was half the price of Kingfords at the little country grocery store I got it at.

 

[MtnHaul]

More common to remove it than not, I think. It's not there on most of them I buy. Any marbling at all and there's enough fat inside to moisturize/tenderize if it's cooked slow.
For how little smoke this Lazzari Mesquite produced, it added a lot of flavor. It was half the price of Kingfords at the little country grocery store I got it at.

Yeah the Lazzari does not produce a ton of smoke by itself so I usually add in some hickory or apple depending on what I'm smokin'. Some of the best burgers I ever cooked were over Lazzari with local Coastal Live Oak mixed in--delicious smoke flavor.

 

[Sloughfoot]

Yeah the Lazzari does not produce a ton of smoke by itself so I usually add in some hickory or apple depending on what I'm smokin'. Some of the best burgers I ever cooked were over Lazzari with local Coastal Live Oak mixed in--delicious smoke flavor.

Yeh, Live Oak might be my favorite.