Cooking 2 Briskets and a Whole Chicken in Cajun Microwave

Try Brining your meats (even the briskets)

Ratio for Brine is typically one gallon of water to one cup of salt and one cup of sugar. I usually cut back on the salt some. From there you can flavor it however you like. Suggest some peppercorns, bay leaf, garlic, onion, etc...

Leave it in the brine at least 24 hours or longer, turning a couple of times. It will really enhance the flavor. A quick google search will give you the science behind it. One caution would be that it's going to pick up a good amount of salt in the brine, so really cut back on the salt in whatever rub you use.

If you brine and rinse your meat several times in cool water and make sure it is very dry you will not taste salt as long as you go by the one cup per gallon.

I brine brisket, pork butts or whole turkeys 24 hours.

Chicken or anything that size 12.

I only do it if I think about it and have the time but you are right really no need. Brining does well on a whole loin.

Using a cajun microwave or caja china seems like too much heat for a brisket to me. I've had better luck using low temp and long cook times. I'd be curious to know how it turns out....

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I thought brining a brisket didn't do much. I've never done it, am I missing out?

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Me either! I've heard of corning a brisket to make corned beef or pastrami, but never brining one to just smoke it.

Next time You brine add 1/2 cup of coffee. After brining, rinse off real well, pat dry with paper towels, rub a good dry rub all over, put in smoker, oven etc.

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Next time You brine add 1/2 cup of coffee. After brining, rinse off real well, pat dry with paper towels, rub a good dry rub all over, put in smoker, oven etc.

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I'll give that a try...thanks

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wiltznucs

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Me and my bro in law built this cajun microwave, so it may be a little different. I know it can get alot hotter, but i gave it a couple of test burns like 3 nights into leading up when to Saturday and the simple solution was less coals and wood. we just tried to keep it between 200 and 250 it worked great

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Can you post pictures of this contraption?

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I can, i have to go take some but i will do it by this evening

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I can, i have to go take some but i will do it by this evening

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Looking forward to it. My neighbor and I are thinking of building one. I am on the fence whether or not to make the box out of aluminum or stainless. Leaning towards aluminum at the moment.