- Oct 26, 2014
- 2
- 10
Hi there! I've been doing a little research on smoking for my family. We have a small beef farm but also produce our own Turkey, chicken and pork. My real interest is in making our ham, bacon and smoked pork chops when we butcher our pigs. We currently take them to a local pork specialty store for smoking but it is costing us an arm and a leg to do- in the end we could buy it cheaper from a grocery store! We have 5-8 pigs a year, but slaughter them one or two at a time and freeze the meet for the year.
So I've suggested we start smoking it all ourselves, since we could pay for an intro level smoker for what we're charged for two pigs to be sent to smoke now. I was thinking something along the lines of a Bradley Original electric smoker, since it seems to be acessible and easy (and on sale 25% off locally at the moment).
Is this feasible? Can anyone help me get on the right track with this stuff. I really know next to nothing about smoking meat, but this seemed to be the right place to turn to for help
So I've suggested we start smoking it all ourselves, since we could pay for an intro level smoker for what we're charged for two pigs to be sent to smoke now. I was thinking something along the lines of a Bradley Original electric smoker, since it seems to be acessible and easy (and on sale 25% off locally at the moment).
Is this feasible? Can anyone help me get on the right track with this stuff. I really know next to nothing about smoking meat, but this seemed to be the right place to turn to for help