Recent content by john trotter

just done lamb ,beef and pork ,might aswell fill the space awaiting the verdict from the family just did the lamb with basic salt and pepper and light sprinkle of brown sugar

i love the heat beads used them last yeari have done three winter time smokes,so now i need to get stock has anyone found an alternative from one of the local sores ie asda b&q etc just for ease of getting hold of them, and i need to keep the prices down,  any help? john

Guys these slices are very common and share parts with different manufactures,parts easily available,inc moter that could be re wound or bought new. the older machines are fantastic very few electronics.not cheap to buy a new one 

thanks just pulled alot of fat out i didnt unwrap it, i think i need to buy some string,  some of the supermarkets hide alot in the middleits just what i can get quickly, 

Afew pictures of todays uds smoke, the briket was a bitt fatty but the taste was out of this world,thats the family not me ;)

 have just prepared my pork and brisket for tommorows smoke, probably take a picture of it going in but,when its done i totally forget, to busy pulling and eating it fingers crossed for a good cook, i do a basic rub, has anyone just used a  Cheap bbq sauce as a  mop, i just dont have time to...

Thanks  noted written in my guide book, will try next week  i should really note the size of the thing might help,size does matter more than internal temp ? john

Hi all put a pork shoulder in this morning,got my uds up to 250 put it in 9.30 am, wrapped 11.30 left in until 3.00pm where it reached 190 in the meat probe  wrapped in foil in a towel the put in a cool bag until 4.30.  meat was cooked but very fatty still and hard to pull it  so my friends, do...

That is  what i am  doing wrong finally 

yes Danny hate having to fire it up but it had to be done   Kiska95 is it better to take the top off the meat i have done these  before and thought about doing it that way, i need to try it ,might wait a week  though.

Stockton on Tees

Hi all last night i went in the freezer and didnt shut the door properly   yes i got shouted at well not shouted at just a moan you know the ones i mean,but on the upside something had started to defrost, so  so i lit up the UDS and this had to be done please note i had to sample...

Think i wiil try the oak chunks sounds a good idea nice and close to home  to purchase, thanks Kiska love these north east links

3 Wise Men ? or 3 wise Monkeys keep up the good work  

Good news for us in the north east Birtley is only a up the road keep up the good work