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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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I have been out of the smoking meats world for many years due to no time. I am surprised of how fancy some of the smoking equipment has gotten. Decided to pull out my smoker and try some venison bacon. Came out good for the first try. Been doing a lot of research on the process for summer sausage. Lots of good tips on this site.
Bought a smoke tube to try smoking cheese, worked great. Had to throw some italian sausage on and finish on the grill.
Bought a smoke tube to try smoking cheese, worked great. Had to throw some italian sausage on and finish on the grill.
At the start of last fall I ordered my usual venison processing supplies. Early November I found some whole pork butts for $.99 a pound, cut them in grinder size pieces and froze them. Well no deer for me in the regular gun season ,antlerless season or late archery. So I had to break out some coin and bought a whole beef chuck, almost 25 pounds. Cut, ground, mixed, stuffed, smoked and ended up with summer sausage, hot sticks and a double batch of smoked polish kielbasa as well as 5 lbs fresh ground chuck. Age them a few days yet and then fire up the vacuum sealer.
Esox- I have a brand called Smokin-It for 9-10 years now and I have been very happy with it. A buddy had a one for several years and that is how I came across this brand. It is going to be more expensive than brands like Bradley/Masterbuilt etc but in my opinion worth the money. One of the best features is it is insulated so the unit holds temperature very well and I can smoke year round. Have smoked down to single digits in Jan/Feb etc. Also very reliable when it comes to the internal box temps and heat probe temps (I have checked manually to confirm). My buddy has not replaced a single part in 12 years and I replaced an internal heat probe last summer. I smoke all the basic proteins (Brisket, pork loin, butts, ribs, chickens, turkeys, Canadian bacon. They make accessories to allow you to make jerky or cold smoke items. I use mine to make my home-made bacon where I use both a cold smoke and hot smoke process. I do not smoke summer sausage in this unit. Have an actual smoke-house for that process.
I know family members/friends who have Bradley;s/Masterbuilts etc and I am not going to knock them. They do have some drawbacks (IMO) but they are more affordable options.
Smokin-It has a wide selection of smokers going all the way up to commercial units. I have the 3D model and I paid $700 dollars, I believe that version is up to $1200 now. They do have some smaller units in the $400-$700 range. There is a brand called Smokin-Tex that is also fully insulated and has a pretty good reputation. In fact the two brands look very similar with similar features. I know there are other insulated Electric brands on the market but these are two I am familiar with
I know family members/friends who have Bradley;s/Masterbuilts etc and I am not going to knock them. They do have some drawbacks (IMO) but they are more affordable options.
Smokin-It has a wide selection of smokers going all the way up to commercial units. I have the 3D model and I paid $700 dollars, I believe that version is up to $1200 now. They do have some smaller units in the $400-$700 range. There is a brand called Smokin-Tex that is also fully insulated and has a pretty good reputation. In fact the two brands look very similar with similar features. I know there are other insulated Electric brands on the market but these are two I am familiar with
I have a 3 year old 6 rack Bradley digital smoker. I am not happy with it. The stock heating element is undersized, the temperature sensor is not accurate. When using all six racks the back of the bottom 2-3 racks get overcooked. It does provide a good clean smoke flavor. I now use it for the beginning part of the smoking process. Once I’ve smoked the product to the point of getting the smoke flavor I want I move the product to the house oven to get it to the necessary finishing temperature. I do summer sausage, hot sticks, polish kielbasa and venison bacon that way. I also do pork butts for pulled pork and pork ribs the same way. There are aftermarket upgrades I’ve seen but I’m not spending $300 plus dollars for that. I still can get a very good finished product by using the oven.
Shouldn't have opened up this thread. Now I'm hungry.
I'm thinking about getting an electric smoker. I have a propane one now. It's hard to control a steady temperature sometimes with wind blowing and air temperature. Does anybody have a recommendation for a good electric smoker?
I'm thinking about getting an electric smoker. I have a propane one now. It's hard to control a steady temperature sometimes with wind blowing and air temperature. Does anybody have a recommendation for a good electric smoker?
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