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I smoked a 5 pound prime rib yesterday and took some pictures with my new T2i.. just thought I would share the love;-) A cut was made down next to the ribs.. then it’s all tied up with butchers twine. I would normally do this myself.. but yesterday the butcher asked me if I wanted [...]
I just have to write a quick article on building a fire in the smoker as I have always subscribed to the boy scout version.. you know the small stuff on the bottom in a tee pee fashion, then slightly larger stuff on top of that and once it gets going you throw on some [...]
This recipe includes both brining and smoking the turkey legs. The brining process is very important and I highly recommend that you do it. Don’t let the unfamiliar word scare you. It is simply a solution of salt and other flavoring that the turkey legs soak in for a few hours causing the flavors to [...]
To check temperature with any smoker I recommend a good Thermometer. The ones I have learned to love are the digital meat thermometers with a probe and a 3 foot metal cable. They run around 15 dollars but are worth their weight in gold in my opinion. You can push the probe into the thickest [...]
How often do you you add more chips or chunks when you are smoking meat? First off, this is only for those of you who are NOT using a “stick burner” or a smoker that only takes actual sticks or splits of wood. Many new meat smokers do not understand the “full” concept of smoking.. [...]
How to start a fire in a horizontal offset smoker or any smoker for that matter is something that many folks struggle with and I must tell you that I am no expert by any means. I can cheat and use the liquid firestarter or use a weedburner but to really start a fire with [...]
I had an email recently from a fellow complaining that there was always a red tint to smoked meat that he cooked.. sausage in particular. This got me to thinking that there may be many out there who really do not know what this is and why. I can certainly understand how this could be [...]
My smoked meatloaf recipe is to die for and if you have not tried it then you are definitely missing out on one of the finer things in life. You would never believe how many folks email me every week and tell me that they will NEVER eat another oven baked meatloaf again. Well, I [...]
Many of you have asked me how to keep smoked meat warm once it is done cooking and many times this is also in reference to needing to transport the smoked meat to a different location and you do not want it to cool down over the 2 hour drive time or whatever the distance/time [...]
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