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  1. bekellog81

    Wanting to start cold smoking

    I am waning to start cold smoking and I have a few questions??  I have a Brinnkmann Cimmaron--can I use it to cold smoke with out really modifying it??  Where do I start??  Any info or links would be appreciated Thanks
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    "Seasoning" used smoker

    Ok I purchased a used brinkmann Cimarron yesterday and I am wondering what would be the process of getting it back into smoking shape??  I have only delt with new smokers and seasoning them.  It has been setting for a while and needs a good cleaning, but am wondering if it needs to be taken down...
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    Brinkmann Cimmaron

    I am looking at a used Brinkmann Cimmaron  I know this is hard to do but I was wondering what something like that would be worth.  I will have to be scrubbed out and there is a little rust on the fire box but nothing major.  Any idea of the value
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    1/4" Brinkman

    I came across an old smoker today and am wondering if anyone has any information on it. It's 1/4" thick and all it says on top is Brinkman Smokers and a serial number!! Any info is appreciated!!
  5. bekellog81

    Need advice

    I am looking to possibly upgrade from my old brinkman pittmaster deluxe and am thinking about an Oklahoma joes or an old country from Academy. Any advice about these smokers? I really like my farther in laws Lyfe Tyme but just can't afford one. Please help me decide what to do.
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    Pork loin and fresh ham

    Smoking a few pork loins and a fresh ham today!! The morning started out nice 30 degrees and still. Today will be an interesting experiment, I have two pieces of loin fresh from my buddys farm and half a loin that my 87 yr old grandpa bought from the store (hormell brand) that he insisted I...
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    100# cyl. too small??

    I was thinking today about maybe making a smoker out of a 100 # propane cyl, and am wondering if it would be too small for a back yard smoker. I smoke lots of pork shoulder and some hams. I would think that they would be fairly heavy metal. Any other size tanks make good smokers?? Anyone...
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    Set on smokin wood for a while!!

    Went to my buddy's farm today, and he was trimming his fruit trees.  Picked up some apple and peach.  While we were trimming noticed a large pecan limb that had blown down, so I cut it up.  Then he asked what other kind of wood I needed to smoke with and I asked about maple and he said he had a...
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    Curing a ham??

    I have received 2 nice fresh hams over the weekend and I am thinking about trying to cure one of them.  I have eaten some dry cured hams that have been so salty that you could hardly eat them.  I was wondering about a wet cure??  Like soaking it in a solution for a period of time.  I have made...
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    Shoulders and More Tomarrow

    I have about a 7 pound shoulder portion, a whole shoulder from a 100 pound hog (4 lbs) a small   brisket and a chicken to smoke tomorrow for the big game!!!  I am thinking about busting out the ol  ECB to do the chicken!!!  I will have pics in the AM!!!
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    Pittmaster Deluxe mods

    I have been searching for mods for my pittmaster deluxe to make it more efficient, and I am having a hard time finding info on mods.  I have heard lowering down the smoke stack will help as well as putting in a baffle near the fire box.  I am looking for some simple mods to improve the...
  12. bekellog81

    "Fresh ham" and beans

    Well today in Missouri it was a nice cool -4 below and I though that ham and beans sounded nice and low and behold my wife was thinking the same thing!!! She had been gone all weekend and found my left over roast from Saturday.
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    Thinking about a wsm

    I started out with an ecb which I quickly modified. Then moved to a pitmaster deluxe. And now after being away from smoking am getting back into it. I am now thinking about a wsm, I was wondering what size is perfered? I know temperature has an effect but how hard are they on charcoal?? Any...
  14. bekellog81

    Smoking Fresh Ham roast

    Last week I smoked a pork shoulder, which was the first thing I had smoked in several years and remembered how much fun it was!!  So luckily I also have a free day this week end so I decided to smoke a fresh ham roast.  I chose the roast because in September we got a whole hog (small butcher)...
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    Smoked pork shoulder on a "balmy" day

    Hello all, as you all may know I have been away from this forum and smoking for a while.  Anyway I finally have a free sunday afternoon to fire up the ol smoker.  Oh and did I mention its finally warmed up outside to a nice 15 degrees.  I am smoking a really fresh pork shoulder that I got from a...
  16. bekellog81

    Shoulder--Skin on or off??

    Hello all!!! It has been a long time since I have been on here, been busy and have not had time to do much smoking.  Anyways a good friend of mine who raises hogs butchered one and saved the shoulders for me I took one to my Father in laws and he deboned, skinned, and injected it.  My question...
  17. bekellog81

    Smoked pork Steak???

    Im sitting here and wondering what to do for dinner, I was thinking about Smoked Pork Chops, however after a quick scan of the Freezer i can not find chops :(  I do however did find Pork Steak--Anyone tried to smoke Pork Steaks?? I mean it sounds good to me, but anyone have any tips??? thanks BEK
  18. bekellog81

    Christmas smoking

    Hello all its been a while since i have posted on here, but i have been busy with the kids, and such.   However we have started a Christmas Tradition of smoking on Christmas.  Last year we did a farm raised turkey, brined and cut in half, and it was delicious!!!! So this year I got a half of a...
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    Beer Can Vs. 1\2 chickens?

    Jene and I are planning to do several chickens this weekend, probally 8 or so. I was planning to do them all beer-can style, but we were discussing this the other night, and I got to wondering if maybe cutting them in half and then smoking them would be better for this many chickens? We have...
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    Problem with signature

    I just discovered today that my signature has disapeared?? I went to my profile and checked settings. The only time it shows up now is on my very recent posts, not on any thing in the past. Am i doing any thing wrong???? Please help!!!!!
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