Smoked Gator?

[ColonialDawg]

Anyone know of the best wood and temps to smoke a Gator? Asking for a friend.....

[pkadare]

I've never tried this but I love these guys.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uZhnpAhYmb0

[klflowers]

That is a helluva video. Dang.

[pkadare]

klflowers - I know right? Even though they lean way too heavily on the corn pone, I really love these guys! Whenever I watch one of their videos I hear Dueling Banjos in the back of my head.
"You've got a pretty mouth."

[klflowers]

pkadare I had never seen them but I am hooked. Kind of like I didn't really want to watch but I couldn't stop. Especially liked the shot of devils cut in the dressing, then a shot for the cook...

[pkadare]

So 2 things from this video:

1. I need to convince my wife to catch, skin, freeze, and bring home a gator while she's in FLA.
2. I need to hang out with these dudes!

[johnec00]

Answering for a friend. Not sure about gator, but there will be plenty of smoked Dawg available tomorrow afternoon in Jax.

[johnec00]

ColonialDawg I'll drink to that. Here's to hoping for a great game!

[johnec00]

Great game ColonialDawg ! Congratulations to the Dawgs. Best wishes for another win on Dec. 1 in Atlanta!

[Troutman]

Yea I second that, I thought Florida would make it a lot tighter, Georgia looks like they're back in the hunt, maybe.

[mountainsmoker]

Use what ever wood you want. It does not matter according to staff on here, as I have been told on hear recently. It just applies to the harshness of the smoke, not flavor. Here is the wood chart they provide.

Genus	Smoke	Energy	Sparks	Embers
Alder	Mild	Low	Few	Fair
Apple	Medium	High	Few	Excellent
Cherry	Medium	Medium	Few	Excellent
Hickory	Strong	High	Few	Excellent
Maple	Mild	High	Few	Excellent
Mesquite	Strongest	High	Few	Excellent
Oaks	Medium	High	Few	Excellent
Peach	Medium	Medium	Few	Fair
Pear	Medium	High	Few	Fair
Pecan	Strong	High	Few	Good
Plum	Medium	High	Few	Excellent
Walnut	Strong	High	Few	Good

[Troutman]

Well Georgia plays Florida tomorrow, I'm not so sure if the Dawgs can "smoke" that Gators anyway. That's yet to be seen

[Troutman]

....and they did. Congrats to the Dawgs, good win !!!

[pkadare]

Sorry, not being from the south and not being a huge football fan, I totally missed the reference here.

[ColonialDawg]

Haha. No worries, man. Your links still might come in handy for Thanksgiving though.

[ColonialDawg]

Nail biter of a game. I have a feeling neither team is going to go on long win streaks in this game any more.

[Bkhuna]

[QUOTE=ColonialDawg;n763997]Anyone know of the best wood and temps to smoke a Gator? Asking for

[Bkhuna]

Seem's UGA has no problem smokings gators these days.

[ColonialDawg]

Pachyderms are a completely different story.

[JPGators17]

How do I report this post for its extremely offensive content?

[Bkhuna]

How do I report this post for its extremely offensive content?

You want offensive? Here's the trophy for UCF's 2017 Asterisk Championship:

[JPGators17]

Hey now, I went to UCF too, and live 15 mins from campus. This whole thread is obscene!

[Chris Williamson]

I’ve smoked a whole gator a few times and I find 250-275 works great. My latest turned out the best. I brined him overnight in water, salt and liquid crab boil. Before cooking, I stuffed the abdomen with dirty rice, sewed it closed and then applied a pork type rub liberally. Finally I put him on the grill and wrapped him thoroughly in bacon. Put a temp probe in the tail and cooked to 165. The best meat is from the jowls and abdomen. I never have cared for tail meat; too tough. Ça c’est bon.
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