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  1. pilch

    Smoke flavour

    I've just done my first smoked fish (Mackerel) using (Aussie) Hardwood pellets. Now, as always, I do things first and then read the manual so I'm hoping you all are my manual. My procedure was thus, I brined the fish in a brine of 11/3 cups of salt and 2/3 cup of brown sugar in 4.55ltrs (1...
  2. pilch

    Chip smoke

    Hi All, this will sound rather silly to a lot of you but to me it's a fair question. I smoke with a cabinet smoker and have used pellets (AMNPS) up until now and I need some help in understanding the process of chip smoking. Can someone explain to me the process of using chips in the chip tray...
  3. pilch

    Smoking Timber

    Has any of you guys used Macadamia Nut, Guava or Mango timber for smoking?. Here in Queensland Australia I have access to all three in quantity and am planning to use it in my Texas offset. I have read that any fruit or nut tree is ok for smoking, any negative reaction on this?. To all you...
  4. pilch

    Wood

    Hi! All just want to find out about some wood that I can get in great quantities down here. I have read on many occasions that any fruit or nut tree is ok for smoking, does this include Mango and Guava?  Has anyone ever tried either of these woods?. At present I'm using a wood called Rosewood...
  5. pilch

    Not Happy

    I'm not a happy little camper at the moment. I brought a cabinet smoker a little while back and decided to put it together yesterday as I had found a couple of spare minutes in my busy schedule. Upon opening the box and unpacking the bits and pieces I discovered that there were dints in my new...
  6. pilch

    A bit Late

    Hi! to all you smokers, all over the world, I'm a bit late with my wishes but here's wishing you all have a wonderful year smoking your favourite meats and making all your mouth watering dishes. My New Years challenge is to become a reasonable smoker and use my smoker as much as my BBQ. On a...
  7. pilch

    Seasons Greetings from Australia

    Wishing all a very happy Christmas and holiday, if the present wasn't what you wanted just remember it was wrapped in and with love.
  8. pilch

    Died lastnight

    I do believe that I died and went to heaven last night. It all started when I prepared and smoked a ham Bearcarver's style, and ended when I prepared and smoked tow chickens Foamheart's style, must mention Dewetha as well as I used his/her rub with some modifications. Following BC'S recipe and...
  9. pilch

    Lingo

    Hey Guys and Gals, I'm having a little trouble with the American language and thought I'd start a list so as I can post it up every now and again and get some clarification on some of the words and abbreviations. We'll start off with "Spritz" is this some sort of a spray? What is a "UDS"...
  10. pilch

    Sweet spicy rub

    Good morning fellow smoker/grillers, now before you go telling me to read the forum for what I'm about to ask I'd just like to tell you that I have done more reading on his forum than I would normally do in a year reading newspapers. This forum is awesome and I have recommended it whenever...
  11. pilch

    First Time

    Hi! folks, today I became a "CharGriller" and grilled my first Brisket. I must admit that I was as nervous as a cat on a hot tin roof putting everything together this morning at 0630hrs, Pulled the meat from the fridge and rubbed it down with Mustard and Jeff's extremely hot rub. While the meat...
  12. pilch

    Aussies

    Just wondering if there are other Aussies on this forum?. If you are an Aussie and want to be known how about letting us all know. I hope this is ok with the forum, please advise if not. cheers.
  13. pilch

    Help, Help and more Help.

    Tomorrow I take the big leap forward and cook my first Brisket. I would love a 100% success but as a new comer I'm not all that confident that this will happen, but with some help from you seasoned smokers and grill guys I am hoping for a fair result. Starting from scratch can you give me some...
  14. pilch

    Hello from down under

    I hope I'm doing this right if not I'm sure someone will tell me so. I'm a newbie to the forum and I hail from the land down under, no not New Zealand but AUSTRALIA. I am also new to smoking and grilling which is the reason I searched and found you guys so as to get help when ever I manage to...
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