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    First smoking experience help

    Hello and welcome to SMF. There are lots of great people and information here. As a preface to trying to answer your questions: I am fairly new to smoking and have never used the type of smoker you have. But here we go… A - when you read how long it takes to smoke something that is just a rough...
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    Eggs Benedict

    Sounds more like duck eggs rather than chicken eggs… either way they look fantastic! Eggs Benny are a big hit here in my kitchen… might need to make some on my next days off.
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    Saturday smokehouse dinner

    Thank you everyone for the encouragement! Here’s my plate for supper…or at least my first one….
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    Saturday smokehouse dinner

    Sausages and cheese are done! Served the cheese with some crackers and pepperoni. And just put a sausage in a bun with mustard, homemade bbq sauce and topped with homemade corn relish! So good!
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    Saturday smokehouse dinner

    Brushed the cream cheese with olive oil and then rolled two in herb and garlic and 2 in nacho cheese. My wife buys bottle upon bottle of this stuff, many different flavours and combos…. Some are seasonings, some are dip mixes, some sauce mixes, etc…
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    Saturday smokehouse dinner

    I have the smokehouse fire going and meat on the racks! Pork roast will be for pulled pork, sausages are for lunch and the cream cheese is for snacking on. The wife is also taking some of the cream cheese to a friends house for a get-together. I also made ‘baked’ beans in the slow cooker...
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    First cooking attempt

    I agree with @chef jimmyj … the type of wood and the form it comes in is a major factor in the smoky-ness of your food. I have limited experience, but my first smoker was an electric Cuisinart cabinet smoker. I found that the food I smoked in it was always smokier than anything I smoke in my...
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    Turkey drums

    Nice legs! How long does the squash take to cook? Have you ever tried brining them? It makes all the difference in the world, if you don’t normally brine much then it would be cost effective to try them out on some cheap chicken (unless you can get turkey cheaper) until you find the one that...
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    1st smoked Turkey

    Hey that looks awesome! Just wondering how it turned out and how did the family like it? Any leftovers? We just celebrated on Monday with a smoked turkey as well, they are so good! How long did that 12 pounder take? @Stingh2
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    Smoked cream cheese

    I have smoked cream cheese a couple times (most recently was on Monday which was Thanksgiving here in Canada). We usually just coat it in a spice blend, smoke it and then put it on charcuterie board. We have also used smoked cream cheese on bagels. Now that you mention it I think I will try it...
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    Anybody curing meat this weekend?

    I will be putting a 9 pound pork belly in to cure for a week starting tomorrow. I dry cure with a homemade rub that has extra pepper and a little bit of coffee. They look good!
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    A few quick questions

    I planned to put a chimney in my smokehouse but with my less than perfect carpentry skills I managed to make a smokehouse that has an intake and exhaust built in. It just goes through the “cracks”... I used one inch styrofoam boards (x3) for insulating my smokehouse and the inside is 3/8”...
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    Score! Cherry wood!

    My grandmother used to make chokecherry jelly when I was younger, and now that she is gone I have started making her jelly the past few years. I also make chokecherry vinegar which we mix with carbonated water or lemon lime soda. The trees grow wild around here and with access to them I may try...
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    Score! Cherry wood!

    I never thought to use chokecherry trees for smoking meat. I can get my hands on loads of that stuff. You got to love when you score free wood, especially hardwoods you can smoke with!
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    Another Saturday smoke session

    Yes everyone seemed to be pleased with supper. Even got a couple “these are the best ribs I’ve ever had” . And thanks I’m glad to be back! Thank you very much. I was very happy with the end result, first attempt at wings. Still learning with this new smokehouse.
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