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Bought a smoker

Post by ChickenLady » Tue Apr 01, 2014 12:20 pm

And ordering some curing salt...

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Making homemade mf'ing BACON.
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Re: Bought a smoker

Post by guncrank1 » Tue Apr 01, 2014 3:16 pm

You need a smoke house instead of a smoker

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Re: Bought a smoker

Post by Medic45 » Tue Apr 01, 2014 3:22 pm

I love LOVE LOVE my smoker!! It gets used at least 2-3 times a month


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Re: Bought a smoker

Post by Medic45 » Tue Apr 01, 2014 3:22 pm

I love LOVE LOVE my smoker!! It gets used at least 2-3 times a month


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Re: Bought a smoker

Post by Dustin » Tue Apr 01, 2014 3:43 pm

Never done home made bacon.

But lots of brisket on my smoker.
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Re: Bought a smoker

Post by Medic45 » Tue Apr 01, 2014 3:48 pm

Dustin I need to learn how to do brisket!! I have an elec smoker


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Re: Bought a smoker

Post by Medic45 » Tue Apr 01, 2014 3:48 pm

Dustin I need to learn how to do brisket!! I have an elec smoker


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Re: Bought a smoker

Post by Dustin » Tue Apr 01, 2014 3:56 pm

You need to control the temp. Brisket is a long slow and low cook. So if you can an electric smoker that is just on or off it be to hot and it makes the meat tuff. I have use a vertical water smoker and charcoal to keep the temp at 200 - 250 for 8 hours. Make sure you leave the fat on the brisket and put in the smoker fat side up. Other than that its just finding a good dry rub and put that on the meat the night before. Check you fire every hour or second beer and you have smoked brisket in now time.

I had 2 lunches today and now I thinking about bacon. Thanks CL
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Re: Bought a smoker

Post by Medic45 » Tue Apr 01, 2014 5:40 pm

Yeah I can maintain the temps +\- 5 degrees that's how I do my tenderloin and ribs, I have noticed that the directions you get with it says 3-4 hours or until a certain temp, I've noticed to ignore the thermo and their suggested times and the longer 8+ hours I get a better end product


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Re: Bought a smoker

Post by Medic45 » Tue Apr 01, 2014 5:40 pm

Yeah I can maintain the temps +\- 5 degrees that's how I do my tenderloin and ribs, I have noticed that the directions you get with it says 3-4 hours or until a certain temp, I've noticed to ignore the thermo and their suggested times and the longer 8+ hours I get a better end product


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Re: Bought a smoker

Post by irishrob » Tue Apr 01, 2014 6:02 pm

Boston Butt on my well used smoker
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Re: Bought a smoker

Post by Medic45 » Tue Apr 01, 2014 6:08 pm

Sexy right there


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Re: Bought a smoker

Post by Dave1965 » Tue Apr 01, 2014 6:11 pm

Where's that walking dead Jerky picture???

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Re: Bought a smoker

Post by ChickenLady » Tue Apr 01, 2014 10:51 pm

Ordered the curing salt and now need to aquire the pork belly. Nom coming in 2 weeks!!!
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Re: Bought a smoker

Post by nemo » Tue Apr 01, 2014 11:22 pm

I'm just an amateur.
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Re: Bought a smoker

Post by Medic45 » Tue Apr 01, 2014 11:33 pm

nemo wrote:I'm just an amateur.
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ah man that looks so freaking tasty...

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Re: Bought a smoker

Post by ChickenLady » Wed Apr 02, 2014 9:09 am

Nom nom you guys! We did a brisket and a chicken over the weekend. Doing another chicken this weekend. NOMs
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Post by ssracer » Wed Apr 02, 2014 9:42 am

Need to break mine out and dust it off. Don't use it during the winter because it's one of the cheap little R2D2 looking ones and would be way too hard to keep the temp right

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Post by ssracer » Wed Apr 02, 2014 9:42 am

Need to break mine out and dust it off. Don't use it during the winter because it's one of the cheap little R2D2 looking ones and would be way too hard to keep the temp right

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Re: Bought a smoker

Post by Dustin » Wed Apr 02, 2014 10:02 am

ssracer wrote:Need to break mine out and dust it off. Don't use it during the winter because it's one of the cheap little R2D2 looking ones and would be way too hard to keep the temp right

Get a hot water heater blanket and wrap the smoker in it. It helps the hold the temp when its cold out side.
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Re: Bought a smoker

Post by irishrob » Wed Apr 02, 2014 10:32 am

Ever tried smoking a hard cheese like sharp cheddar ? Need to keep the temp as low as possible with lots of smoke so the cheese doesn't melt. Offset fire box works best. Damn it's good if done right.

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Re: Bought a smoker

Post by Dustin » Wed Apr 02, 2014 10:48 am

I love smoked gouda.
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Re: Bought a smoker

Post by ChickenLady » Sun Apr 06, 2014 9:16 am

It has started
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Re: Bought a smoker

Post by Medic45 » Sun Apr 06, 2014 3:16 pm

Awe man that's gonna be some fine bacon!! Where did u find the belly fat at?


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