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  1. bud1955

    Brining and smoking salmon

    I going cut the salt in half with the same water, also cut the soy sauce in half. Keep the same sugar and brown sugar. (Maybe)
  2. bud1955

    Brining and smoking salmon

    Thanks a lot Everyone. Now I think I know what happened. I will try it next time.
  3. bud1955

    Temp for Smoking fish

    I just followed the recipe. I thought that it was a lot of salt, but figured someone knew what they were doing. Next time I think I will try the small handful of salt with a BIG handful of sugar with enough water to cover it (3 quarts) recipe. Then some lemon and Italian seasoning (maybe a touch...
  4. bud1955

    Brining and smoking salmon

    Maybe I had too much salt. I do not think I had 4 liters of water. And I only smoked 1 lbs. of salmon. But I did rinse it twice.
  5. bud1955

    Brining and smoking salmon

    OK Guys, I did a wet brine today. I followed Thirdeyes recommendations. I used the brine - 1 cup of salt, 2 cups soy Sause, 1/2 cup of brown sugar and white sugar. 5 hours later I rinsed the salmon and put in a bag. This morning I smoked it. Wow, is it salty. What did I do wrong?
  6. bud1955

    cold smoking cheese

    How do you have 12-year-old cheese? The only way that I would have 12 year-old cheese is if I started with 14 year old cheese. Since August, I have probably smoke 12-14 pounds (one 2-pound failure that doesn't count) since August. I always seem to be munching on it. Maybe some with summer...
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    cold smoking cheese

    Yeah, I am going to it at different times. High temp for them, they need grill marks. My daughter loves brats. Her youngest son (my youngest grandson) loves Bar S franks NOT brats, cuz according to him, the Bar S franks are the BEST. (well, he was 6 at the time). I did some more cheese today...
  8. bud1955

    anodized metal

    I keep saying mug. What think I really mean is a insulated water bottle. The one (or several) I was thinking of using is going to have 1/2 inch hole about 1 inch from the bottom. Stainless or aluminum screen over the smoke tube. Leave the top off while using it, or a cute little cover to keep...
  9. bud1955

    anodized metal

    Thank you Chef K-dude. That helped a lot. I would be drilling a hole (several holes) through the mug. I think it is insulated the same as the "old" thermos mugs. I think they used a shell then a glass inner liner. Mine always seem to break. I bought a mug (22-32oz) from the local thrift store...
  10. bud1955

    anodized metal

    Oops. I just noted that I need to read the comments better.
  11. bud1955

    anodized metal

    How about the interior of the mug? Is it anodized ? Would the pellets burning (smoking) burn off the anodize coating? And is the coating burning off, dangerous? I come across different points of view. It is just that I am using high levels of oxygen.
  12. bud1955

    Smoked Maple BBQ turkey

    Do the maple pellets give it a 'pancake' flavor? Every time I eat maple smoked bacon, I think or taste pancakes. I not a great fan of pancakes. Waffles yes, pancakes no.
  13. bud1955

    smoking cheese

    OK. It was in the 70's about 2 months ago. Maybe a bit longer. I will try your suggestions next time. I wonder where I read about smoking for 3 hours. And Thanks for the reply.
  14. bud1955

    smoking cheese

    I am not sure if this is the place or not. I have tried smoking cheese three times. The first was the best. I got a little soft, but edible 1.5 hours. I had tried on a day that was about 72, with the BLACK smoker in the sun The second was OK but barely smoked, 1 hour. I thought. The third was...
  15. bud1955

    Not in this group, but....

    Where did you find a woman to do that? Mine follows me around telling me what I am doing wrong, but seldom helps. Well she says she is helping me by telling what I am doing wrong. I actually kind of like that. Gives me a reason to drink. But of course I do that wrong too !!! Luckily, she does...
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