• Carpe Diem Vortex Wings – Homage to Oakridge BBQ

[Moose]

Every time I pull out some of my dwindling Oakridge stash, I’m reminded that it will be gone one day, and sooner than I would like. And I will miss these delicious, artisan rubs when they’re all gone, but life is short, so it’s good to life fully and richly, enjoying each moment.



First, I set up a 3 stage seasoning station, with wings that had been lightly slathered in mayo, a small pan to individually season each wing with Oakridge Secret Weapon, and the Styrofoam tray the wings came packed in.

Wings all seasoned up:

Vortex filled with B&B hickory lump:

Wings ready to start cooking, with a small piece of oak over the vortex:

Kettle chugging away:

About 20 mins in, after turning the wings:

And finally, wings hot off the grill and ready for a brief rest:

The wings were delicious as usual, and there were lots of crispy, slightly charred bits on them that added to the texture and flavor experience. The Missus ate ¼ of them, and I ate the rest. :mrgreen:

Thanks fer lookin’, and hope you seize the day!

 

[Big George's BBQ]

Outstanding Moose. Do you deliver. Never got his rubs. Wish I did. Hope this makes it to a Throw Down

 

[Al Czervik]

Wow... Just wow!

I can only imagine how tasty were...

 

[sudsandswine]

Which seasoning did you go with? Looks good, I need to do some vortex wings again soon.

 

[Moose]

Which seasoning did you go with? Looks good, I need to do some vortex wings again soon.

I just edited my post as I didn't ID the rub - I used Secret Weapon.


:thumb:

 

[sudsandswine]

Kinda figured based on the color, but also thought it might be HDD.

 

[Greygoose]

NICE,,,,
I want some,,,yes

 

[larry4406]

Never heard of mayo slather prior to seasoning. May have to try that.

Looks excellent!

 

[4ever3]

Beautiful wings !!!

Enjoy while it lasts!

 

[Stingerhook]

If the wings looked like that there would be no rest at my house Richard.

 

[bowhnter]

yep, those are pretty good lookin'!

 

[ssv3]

Killer stuff! Never enough wings.

On another note funny that I coat and season my wings exactly the same way down to the styrofoam. :becky: Even funnier thing is wings are the only exception.

 

[BackYardRob]

Fantastic.

 

[Moose]

Killer stuff! Never enough wings.

On another note funny that I coat and season my wings exactly the same way down to the styrofoam. :becky: Even funnier thing is wings are the only exception.

Well...this wouldn't be the first time you and I did something the same way, would it?


:laugh:

 

[SmokinAussie]

About 1/2 Left Richard:

I'll have to follow this method although I don't have a Vortex.

I was fortunate enough to win a Throwdown while Mike was still a sponsor. The generosity of the prize encouraged me to ask ChicagoKP (Kirk) to ship it to me. I paid the freight and he got a spice of his choice for his help. Turned out to be fortuitous for us all as Mike soon announced he was closing the doors.

I most certainly have the biggest stash of this stuff in my country. Maybe the only stash.

 

[16Adams]

That's amazing