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  1. motochef

    Hi from MotoChef

    I"m a personal chef in the Chicago-land area and have been professionally trained and I'm an Italian Culinary Food Specialist with Academia Barilla. I have a web page at www.motochefservices.com Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/pages/MotoChef-Personal-Chef-Services/171341869550 and on...
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    Pork Temp Chart

    It may have been posted before but here is a PDF on pork cuts and temps, Happy cooking! http://www.porkbeinspired.com/resources/images/2924.pdf
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    Need advice from experienced smokers! My fire went out overnight!

    You should be OK. If you can get to 160 on a reheat of your product that should kill off any issues if you have them. Pork producers have cleaned up their act to the point that trichinosis is almost nonexistent and the cook temp has been dropped to 145 by the FDA. Whole muscle cuts are...
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    Help! mid smoke 6.5 lb brisket at 185 after 3 hours!

    One thing that has happened to me is the prob would give me a false reading. What I would do is pull the prob out (not all the way) shift the tip to the left or right, up or down and re insert it into the meat and find the cold spot. Do this a few times in different areas using the same hole the...
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    HELP!!!! Catering My Own Wedding this Weekend

    Get good dogs! Vienna Beef, Nathen's or Eisenberg. We don't grill them in Chicago. They call it steamed.
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    HELP!!!! Catering My Own Wedding this Weekend

    Chicago thing! Vienna Beef Hot Dogs simmering in just enough water to cover. All hotdogs here are done that way because grilling dries them out.  The water gets cloudy hence "dirty water" some places add a dash of garlic powder to the water for another layer of flavor. Great at a party because...
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    Qview - Smoked & Fried Dandelion Blooms

    I have to go over to my neighbors house because he never takes care of his lawn!! He's got a ton of them!!
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    HELP!!!! Catering My Own Wedding this Weekend

    Its only knowledge.. and don't sweat it! It is what it is. When everyone has gone through the line once and you have food left over you're good. Be sure to set up your salads first and the meats last in the line. Let them fill their plates up with salads/sides first!   If you have something like...
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    HELP!!!! Catering My Own Wedding this Weekend

    Great idea! Get a buddy to man a grill and I do dirty water dogs.
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    HELP!!!! Catering My Own Wedding this Weekend

    Yes! I'll do ya one better! Get your bags heated up and fill a good cooler (like a Max Cold) with hot water at about 150deg and float the bags in it. This should hold it for hours. Chef Jeff Blank  of Hudson on the Bend in Austin uses this method with Beef and game filet. He cooks the product to...
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    HELP!!!! Catering My Own Wedding this Weekend

    I use food saver bag for Sous Vide and they work fine. Let us know how it turns out.!! If you can thaw they will heat much faster!
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    HELP!!!! Catering My Own Wedding this Weekend

    MT,  I have done my fair share of large events and I can tell you that you may want to have another 15-20 servings of meat for seconds. I'm my experience I have counted about 4 servings per pound, If you have big eaters you may be on target with 1/3 pound. Some things that may help you with...
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    First batch with the new smoker. QUEVIEW

    I kept reading about people using toothpicks for stringing up the meat. on the racks. I have a ton of skewers from my fruit carving so I just skewered up the meat and spaced it out to drop in between the racks. Worked like a champ!
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    First batch with the new smoker. QUEVIEW

    Came out pretty good! Did 185 for 5 hours with an eye of round. Need to tweak the seasoning a bit! Needs more Chimayo Chile powder!
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