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12/3/12 @ 11:05 PM
Just before Thanksgiving, wanted to smoke some snacks to take to my Mom's....did a Spiral ham, couple pound of mixed nuts, and I usually throw on some red taters just because. I rub a little EVOO on the taters, some seasoning, and pull them out when the main course is done. Sometimes they're not cooked all the way through, but can always be finished off when you decide how you want to cook them. I either chop and fry up, or finish off as a baked tater...red taters cook quicker... Good stuff.
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Cheese needs to be cold smoked. Cool springtime Temps the best. 70 degrees is too warm..Any heat, your Cheese will melt. I smoke indirect with a pellet maze. This time i tried Pecan pellets. It only takes 2-3 hours, then vacuum wrap and put in the fridge at least a month to let the smoke work through.
It's cheap and fun to do. I give alot away. Everyone really loves it!
Cheese needs to be cold smoked. Cool springtime Temps the best. 70 degrees is too warm..Any heat, your Cheese will melt. I smoke indirect with a pellet maze. This time i tried Pecan pellets. It only takes 2-3 hours, then vacuum wrap and put in the fridge at least a month to let the smoke work through.
It's cheap and fun to do. I give alot away. Everyone really loves it!
kona77, I got two 8 lb whole bone in butt roast. I deboned them and cut the meat in 1 1/2” - 2” slabs. What didn’t make slabs I ground for breakfast sausage. I used PS Seasonings Sweet Bacon Cure. Mixed as per directions and brined the pieces 6 days, rinsed well, soaked in cold water 1 hour. Air dried overnight in the fridge. Allowed 1 hour to come to room temperature, put in smoker at 110-120°F 1 hour no smoke raised temp to 160°F 4 1/2 hours with apple wood smoke. 180°F until internal temperature was 145°F. Total time was 11 hours. I can get pork butts for 0.99 - 1.99 lb on sale, pork bellies are usually $5-7 a lb.
Busy day yesterday with the smoker. Made a batch of buckboard bacon. Today’s task will to slice and package. Test run this morning for breakfast, good smokiness, salt was ok maybe just a bit too salty if anything and the texture was slightly tough. Will adjust the brine time and smoking time for better results on the next run. Still plenty good for the first go around.
I used up some leftover grinding meat from other recipes I did this winter. Had 10 lbs I made into trail bologna. I added encapsulated citric acid to the meat mixture. That provided a nice tanginess to the flavor however it is soon lost in the bite from the cayenne pepper in the seasoning mix. I sure hope the bite mellows after it hangs and ages a few days.
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