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  1. bigfoot21075

    MAK 2 Star or REC TEC 700?

    Hi Everyone, I THINK I have my selection down to two - the MAK 2 Star and the REC TEC 700. Both are stellar, both made in the USA, both have upgraded igniters, both seem to have excellent PID controllers. Am i missing something that elevates one above the other?
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    Standing Rib Roast

    I remember reading somewhere that a member did not think the smokin it electric smoker would be that great for a beef roast. I can tell you for sure, they were dead wrong! I started with a 3 bone bone-in Choice Standing Rib Roast from Costco. I got it home, cut the bones off, slathered it in a...
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    A Quick Jerky Lessons Learned.

    Over the years, I have made Beef Jerky off and on, I have tried the "Jerky Maker" Gizmo that goes in the oven, I tried the box fan and filter method - eh. Last Year I got a nice Excalibur Food Dehydrator, OK This thing rocks, yes it dries at 155 degrees, but I am fine with that. This year, I got...
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    WHAT is that special ingrediant or flavoring - Ostrowski's Polish Sausage, Baltimore

    Hi Everyone, I am VERY new to sausage making. I grew up in Maryland next door to some wonderful Polish neighbors. Once a year thier family would get together, butcher a pig and make sausage. Every year, they would give use some. It is fresh sausage, made with pork. It was amazingly good. Years...
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    Meteor Curlys Chuckwagon Charcoal Grill

    Hi Everyone, In a classic example of project scope creep, I am building and outdoor wood fired pizza oven on a new stamped concrete patio. I got to thinking that it really would not be all that much more work/money to add a built in Santa Maria type grill next to the Pizza oven. I was thinking...
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    My smoker setup...

    Hi Everyone, Here are a few pics of my smoker setup. I am using my Superior SS2 cabinet smoker to generate the smoke, some metal laundry vent and a plastic tote for cold smoke....
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    Hi From Maryland!

    HI Everyone! GREAT community you folks have here, there is a LOT of GREAT info! I have been smoking meats for a long time, but have always limited it to hot smoke/BBQ for yummy things like Ribs, Brisket, Butt, Chicken and so on. I just recently landed into the world of cured and smoked. I have...
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    Slicer or Knife

    Hi Bacon Maniacs! I just finished smoking my second attempt at bacon (pics to follow on a different post). My first was simply cured with salt, sugar and spices - no pink salt. This time around I used the Hi Mountain BBB mix on a belly and cold smoked it with Apple. When all said and done, do...
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