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  1. mike243

    Country Ham Research

    I live not far from Bentons and all of their stuff is pretty good, I don’t cook the bacon in the house as it takes days to get the smoke smell out, it’s not a breakfast type bacon rather a meat to add flavor to dishes. The country ham is decent but I am not a big country ham fan.
  2. mike243

    St Louis Ribs Pellet Smoke

    I have found that with my pellet smoker opening it doesn't really add much time, the burner kicks on and back to temp in nothing flat, that's not how wood burners work as it can't ramp up or down easily or quickly. It's rare I wrap as it's tough to build smoke flavor without spritzing or a tube...
  3. mike243

    More of you guys should try making jerky. Batch from last week

    Looks great, only problem is store bought teeth hate whole muscle jerky. Coarse 1 piece will last all week :emoji_laughing: , I makes some with ground deer and shoot it onto trays , when smoked it resembles the real deal without the tug.
  4. mike243

    Vacuum sealer questions - UPDATE, bought the...

    I have had the FS auto for 7-8 years or so, love it if something happens to it I will buy another, load the bag poke it in and it does the rest no button or bar to press, when I process a deer outside and it's cool you can seal none stop. Inside 4-6 before you get hot if you have a bunch already...
  5. mike243

    Sealing Cooking Chamber...

    Well the bigger the smoker the less a leak will impact it, on the other hand the smaller the smoker and firebox the more it will impact it, limited heat availability might make it tough to run a specified temp, I hate chasing temps but it's part of the game. As smoke is released places it...
  6. mike243

    ThermoPro sale!

    Well better to have it and not need it is my moto 🤣
  7. mike243

    Strong coffee

    I drink Folgers breakfast blend most of the time but Black Silk is my favorite dark roast. Got a bag of raspberry chocolate for something different
  8. mike243

    Anyone have T-Mobile home internet ?

    Pretty sure 5G is line of sight so us country folks are left out. We barely have 1 bar on the cell phone, glad we have wifi that our cell phones run through, kicked ma bell to the curb a few years ago after the phone went out for the 2nd time in less than a year. it was out for about a week both...
  9. mike243

    Hawaiian Macaroni Salad

    I was expecting to see pineapple in the ingredients list. Wish I could eat all I want lol,
  10. mike243

    Anybody tried mixing chopped bacon with 90/10 ground beef?

    I ground some bacon and added to my burger , couldn’t keep it in burger form it wanted to fall apart, same with meat loaf, might have had to much but wanted to taste it
  11. mike243

    Is it enough smoke?

    Mine will ramp the temp to keep the temps at set point
  12. mike243

    Pork steaks and ribs

    Looks great, I cook pork steaks often on the grill and prefer 1/2” thick, the thicker they are the tougher they are, 1/2” seems to be the sweet spot for grilled imo.
  13. mike243

    Pulled chicken... who knew??

    Looks great, I love to put the rub heavy to leg 1/4’s and let the pellet smoker run about 4-5 hours at 225-250, skin sucks but the meat is great and thats what its all about in the end. Been using SuckleBuster sweet heat and it goes over well without to much heat. If I could buy chickens with 4...
  14. mike243

    Is it enough smoke?

    You won't be able to control the temps if you crack the hood, microwave the pellets is the best advice to give.
  15. mike243

    King Mattress

    My son and his wife just bought a sleep number bed, I'm retired but need a side gig selling those. $13000
  16. mike243

    Hunting And Fishing Thread!?!

    I was pulling my camper up the mountain road last fall for a drawn hunt on a wma here in Tn, had 3 bounce across the gravel road at about 11:00 am. the memory card in my video gps was bad and I didn't get it caught, my bad for not replacing it. I have 1 mounted that I shot years ago, not sure I...
  17. mike243

    1st brisket + 1st smoke on Pit Boss tabletop pellet grill/smoker

    Looks great, my Austin LX goes from 250-300, 300 is too hot for my smoking, that's closer to hot grilling and hard for me to judge the moisture and tenderness, I run mine as low as it will go for several hours then go to 225-250 depending on weight and time I need it ready. Smaller cuts can be...
  18. mike243

    Life Gets in the Way, Times Whatever

    Great looking deck, No advice as this marriage is 40+ and breaks my heart reading your story. Good luck on everything, they say things happen for a reason, I say sometimes they don't, most work out. A tall table and chairs would be great out there.
  19. mike243

    Hydro Garden Update

    Condensation from the ac captures a lot of smells and off flavors, think the ac as a air filter. that's the reason to not use it.
  20. mike243

    Is it enough smoke?

    Been running a Austin LX for over 7 years, I have never over smoked anything with it, I run a smoke tube most times, Might as well start in the oven if 2 hours is all the smoke ya like lol. spritzing every 30 minutes or so helps, on a stick burner or other charcoal fired units you really slow...
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