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Soak casings in warm water for an hour before stuffing. Yes, keep them in water even as you load the horn. Here's how I cold smoke with my big chief. Element burned out and I'm thinking to open a hole in the back and mounting it on my pellet pooper as a smoke / warmer cabinet.

Hey all and thanks for an awesome resource. I stumbled upon the site while researching sausage making. Getting back into it after many years away as my first visit to central texas has really ignited a post oak fire to try my hand at Jalapeño/Chedder Hot Links. Longtime Lil and Big Chief user...

Sorry all, I posted my intro in the wrong thread. Lets try again. Hey all and thanks for an awesome resource. I stumbled upon the site while researching sausage making. Getting back into it after many years away as my first visit to central texas has really ignited a post oak fire to try my...

Plans changed for the gathering. I ended up not staying the park and got a motel room in town so I wasn't there for much of Saturday. Made up pork shots instead of breakfast, but Doug had fed everyone with his pork shots before I got out there. Put out a pan for snacks at the buffet table...

I've got a Traeger 870 so I figure I'll put the tube on the far right and I'll have the loin section on the left edge since it's thicker than the belly and the left edge is the hottest zone when it's running. going to throw some cheese on the smaller rack that runs across the top

Excellent feedback guys, Thanks. I soaked my hog casings for 30 min. then flushed the insides twice. I did not keep them in water though while stuffing. Will take your advice next time SmokinEdge. I don't get a temp reading on my Treager without turning on but my thermapen reads 71 degrees...

Memory comes back to me. You were one of the conversions I remember. I remember you corrected me on the voltage and wattage drop. To me the links you provided are over kill. A simple heating element harvested from a counter top combined with stock or aftermarket controller should do the job...

Not sure about your Treager but when I’ve used the smoke tube in my Yoder pellet unit I can turn on the fan without starting up the grill. This air movement helps a bunch keeping the smoke clean and not stale. Otherwise I use my big smokehouse. As for your temps you are good but I will caution...

...and because of BrianGSDTexoma's post about the CharGriller, I went to YT for more info, saw the tabletop version, which led me off into the YT weeds, which ultimately led me to (you know what's coming!) Amazon, where I ordered this... Oklahoma Joe's Rambler Grill ...it'll be here Friday...

Yup! to the 1510. What's nice about having this controller is that you can easily use it on your other electric smokers. My old big chief smoker gets Auber assistance, once in awhile.

Been smoking salmon most of my life with Lil/Big Chief electric smokers, a Turkey or two & a few pork shoulders fer cuban-style pork Sansone weber kettles. Recently acquired a Masterbuilt [mod # 20070311], Digital electric smoker, not sure if thats what it's called... Have smoked some...

Like to smoke meat and cheeses. Have a Pit Boss 850. I started smoking with a Big Chief decades ago. Still use to smoke cheeses, burger, steaks. It is a good little smoker, easy, safe, quick. Pit Boss is good. A bit hard to adjust temp, and hope to get the firmware upgrade I see on forums. Like...

I am not familiar with SV method. I've seen many posts about it, can you give me some info so I can learn?

That is pretty much my standard routine too. I shorten the cure time to 4 hours for Rainbows. A couple of friends like their trout a little dryer than I do, so I take theirs to 155°. The tail end curls a little and I snip with scissors for appearance and to get an early taste test.

We've had 4 days of springtime rain showers and I bought a side of steelhead from Sam's to sous vide, but I reserved a generous tail section to cure and smoke. Here is the 'rainy day' set-up with my Big-Chief fish box smoker. I ran some of my remaining A-Maze-N 'Pitmaster Blend' pellets. This...

Not to hijack this @SmokinHot77 thread, but would you describe your smoker pit temp, smoke time, and SV temp and timeline? It finally dawned on me that my vintage Big Chief combined with a SV finish is something to play around with.

Sherry Been looking at my Big Chief smoker for new ideas to justify getting a new heating element. Thinking new bottom and top vents with dampers and something to control the heat. No, a Chief is nowhere near the capacity of the MB or similar cabinet smokers. I rarely make anything over a 5#...

Welcome from Wisconsin. This is a great group. I am sure you will up your game getting tips and advice here. I started with a Big Chief smoker I got from Fleet Farm. Just look at my present equipment list. :emoji_laughing::emoji_astonished: JC :emoji_cat:

greetings from S. Florida (N Cuba) this was a good start, and welcome. If you click on the forums tab above and scroll own, there a whole sub- section on electric smokers. there's th equivalent of the old testament on the MES 30. I have two, and one died almost instantly and the other has held...

Always loved competitive motorsports. NASCAR was fun back when it was actually production chassis, then production engines, then restrictors, then ... Haven't been to drag racing in years. I followed unlimited hydroplane for years and even got to a few races. Now my only regular is truck &...