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  1. tarnak

    Smoking pork Belly suggestions needed.

    that sounds like a good idea, i do a ton of ribs, so it would be interesting to treat the belly in a similar way.
  2. tarnak

    Smoking pork Belly suggestions needed.

    Thanks for the input, sounds like its fairly basic.  maybe try it out in a week or two after I gather some more info.  Thanks again.
  3. tarnak

    Smoking pork Belly suggestions needed.

    Good day all, so I was wondering, has anyone smoked pork belly?  For some reason I want to try it, and I have no idea how to go about it.  I dont want to make bacon of course.  Any suggestions and points would be great. Thanks.
  4. tarnak

    Smoking a corned beef for the first time

    Hi all, I am planning to smoke two small (2.5lb) corned beef on Thursday.  I have a couple questions, what is the best temp to smoke them at, I have see up to 240.  and how long do you all think the small ones would take.  I am guessing 5 hours to get to an IT of 200 degrees.  Is a smoking temp...
  5. tarnak

    Smoking a ham and cross hatching

    Thanks for the info, I will be doing two, so I will try trimming the skin off one of them.
  6. tarnak

    Smoking a ham and cross hatching

    So I like to smoke hams, I saw somewhere that you can cross hatch the skin, has anyone tried this and if so, does it help improve getting the smoke into the meat?  How does it affect keeping the ham moist? Thanks Brian V
  7. tarnak

    Maverick ET-733 thread

    So I boil tested my Et-733, I got 212 with the two probes that came with the set, and 214 with the two hi-bred probes that I picked up last week, I am at sea level so that's with in the margin.  looks like everything is good.
  8. tarnak

    Smoking whole chickens, with or without the skin on, what is best?

    I have not tried that method before, along with finishing off in the oven, I think I will try that out as well.
  9. tarnak

    Smoking whole chickens, with or without the skin on, what is best?

    I have seen finishing it off in the oven mentioned before, I will have to give that a shot on the next chicken round. 
  10. tarnak

    Smoking whole chickens, with or without the skin on, what is best?

    Hi all, I enjoy smoking whole chickens, brine overnight then smoked at 230 degrees till done.  The issue I have is the skin usually is a bit rubbery.  So I was wondering, how does it effect the chicken if i remove the skin beforehand, then brine over night, season then smoke it up.  Would it dry...
  11. tarnak

    Maverick ET-733 thread

    Hi all, just got the ET-733 as its been recommend in several articles. I noticed a difference between the two probes temps at room temperature of 1-6 degrees between them.  Is this normal?  what it the ET-733 variable? +/- 2-3 degrees?.  I have not tried it out in my smoker just yet. Thanks.
  12. tarnak

    Question about the Maverick ET-733

    Hi all, I just picked up the Maverick ET-733, I ger different readings between the two probes, varies by 1-6 degrees, is this normal for this brand? Thanks
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