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    Deciding how deep I should dive into the world of smokers

    Welcome. Build away! Make sure to show us the journey. Too much leftovers just means you need to invite more friends.
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    42 day dry aged ribeye

    Thanks for all the info.
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    42 day dry aged ribeye

    Thanks. The grill is definitely where they are going. I’m just trying to figure out what to do with the trimmings. I don’t want to waste them and I think they can add a lot of flavor to some burgers or a sausage. I will give the strip plenty of time to age. What are the concerns / things to...
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    42 day dry aged ribeye

    A little while ago Kroger had half ribeye on sale for $6 a lb. I picked one up and tried my hand for the first time at dry aging. Today I trimmed it up and cut the steaks. Six gorgeous inch thick steaks. The aroma was unique. Beef with just a little bit of funk. Kind of like someone had blue...
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    Shark lox?

    Thanks. It looks tasty. This trip we are doing a shark of the day dish and I’m looking for ideas. I think I’ll bring along my smoke tube and give it a shot. Sadly the house we’re staying at only has a gas grill. Did I hear him right that the cure is more sugar than salt? The cured and smoked...
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    Torn between a pellet smoker and a gravity smoker. What do you guys think?

    I have the Masterbuilt 560. I would have liked a larger one but the price was better, it uses less fuel, and the wife pointed out I don’t need to feed an army. I’m not sure I agree with her but it’s usually best not to argue. It holds a good amount. I recently did 36 lbs of pork in one cook. On...
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    Torn between a pellet smoker and a gravity smoker. What do you guys think?

    I’ve got a gravity fed. I love it. All the ease of the pellet. Fewer moving parts. Flavor of charcoal and wood chunks. I can run it off of a battery. The app lets me monitor and change the temperature from anywhere in case I have to run out for something or I don’t want to get out of bed on an...
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    Shark lox?

    Has anyone cured shark before? I’m not looking for a fermented product. I’m just wondering if you can do it like lox or bacon. Crazy ideas for the beach trip.
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    Replace smoke tray with box

    How will this function differently? It seems like it would be hard to add more wood on a long smoke. What is it that you don’t like about the smoke as is?To much? To little? To dirty? Burning to fast? There is a thing called the mailbox mod you can do that wouldn’t be permanent. You can make it...
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    Smoking chicken

    Put you finger under the skin and loosen it up. You’ll make a kind of pocket. This will let you put rub or compound butter underneath.
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    Beef Short Ribs

    SPOG is the way to go. You want to be tasting that beef! Your temp looks right. I haven’t done the ribs individually like that so I can’t help you on time but go until probe tender. Should be just above 200 but definitely go by feel rather than temp. Looks like a nice meal shaping up.
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    Masterbuilt 1050 First Day

    There is a little to learn but not to much. Remember to pull the slides. The hotspots are different and will move if you have a pan in to catch drippings. Make sure to do a burn off before hand if you plan on getting above smoking temps. The only real mishap I’ve had was because of this. I...
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    Sugar free

    Thanks. The toxicity to dogs can definitely be scary. We had to find a new home for our dog a couple years ago so it’s not an issue here. Health issues prevented me from doing much outside with him or chasing him down when he’d get out. The guy stood up and his shoulders were above the chain...
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    Just about maxed out the 560

    Thanks.
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    Sugar free

    Of all the sugar free sweeteners I have found xylitol the closest to sugar in taste. The sweetness is a little less that than regular sugar but flavor wise I find it pretty spot on. Made from birch it at least makes me feel better about it than the lab sweeteners. It all in my head I’m sure but...
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