Today I am going to let the food do the #virtual #smokeoff talking.

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Yesterday I lovingly soaked rustic apple wood chips until peak perfection and warmed up my Masterbuilt electric smoker to 275 degrees.

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Back in my kitchen, I went.

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Grating with broad strokes, fresh grated Italian Asiago cheese lightly landing in a large mixing bowl, its savory sweetness taunting me.

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Chopping, chopping, chopping whole baby portabella mushrooms until they barely resembled its former state. Yes, they begged me to let them join the Asiago.  If I could just smoke these two together, excellence would already be achieved. I could not help put sneak a pinch or two.  Heavenly aroma + delicate heartiness.  Who knew that was possible?

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Then I added lean ground turkey to the bowl.  Was that a tear I just shed.  Is this what love is?

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My mind imagined the combinations of flavors in the finale.  Had I missed anything?  Savory? Check = mushrooms and Asiago. Sweet? Check = apple wood chips for the smoke and Asiago.  Bite?  Aw yes, in went finely diced green scallions.

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Pat. Pat. Pat.  I patted and formed the ground turkey heavenly mixture.  Shake. Shake. Shake.  Salt and pepper. Done.

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Into the Masterbuilt electric smoker this masterpiece went. Temperature lowered to 250 degrees.  Timer set for one hour.

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No need to rake up coals.  No need to watch the smoker constantly.  Absolutely no need to take out binoculars to monitor from the living room (talking to you Team Davidson).

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One hour later.

Juicy yet tender.

Hearty yet delicate.

Smoky yet subtle.

Looks like a beef burger, acts like a beef burger, yet tender as the morning dew.

Perfection done.

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I am asking for your vote as the winner of the July 4^th #virtual #cookoff against Team Arnold and Team Davidson.

I know you well.  You know me well.

We love food.

We love healthy and extremely delicious food.

We aren’t the ordinary.

Anyone can smoke a brisket.

Or ribs.

I wanted to enter this competition from a different angle.

I want to prove that a healthy non-traditional dish could out-win an ordinary over-done pork or beef product.

Help me prove it.

VOTE TEAM FULTZ

Oh, one more thing…

You know I am a good sport and believe in fairness.

Compare for yourself who out-smoked the competition.

 

 

Thank you for your vote!Oh, wondering what we I win?

Bragging rights!

Eat well, my friends. Eat well.

Lyndi

PS :: Voting ends this Sunday, July 7th at midnight CDT. Yes, you can vote multiple times, it’s perfectly acceptable.

PS :: Don’t forget you have a chance to win your very own Masterbuilt electric smoker (no, I’m not bribing you, I promise.).