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  1. daricksta

    Smoked Turkey Breast (Hickory Smoked)

    @Bearcarver, you've inspired me. Some years ago I also smoked a turkey breast in my MES 30 and it turned out great. Like yours, the skin was crispy. I think I got good color on the skin but your turkey breast looks textbook. Great job. I've got a 12 lb. whole turkey in the freezer (I think it's...
  2. daricksta

    First Batch Of Pastrami

    Thanks, Joedube.
  3. daricksta

    First Batch Of Pastrami

    Pastrami jerky? That's an interesting idea. I think I sliced the pastrami too thin for jerky. But I'll be making another batch this summer.
  4. daricksta

    First Batch Of Pastrami

    Thanks, BD.
  5. daricksta

    First Batch Of Pastrami

    Thanks, Al. I think I'm maybe just beginning to catch up to you.
  6. daricksta

    First Batch Of Pastrami

    I've been wanting to make Katz's Deli-style pastrami for years. Last St. Patrick's Day I bought a prepared corned beef brisket to cut down on the processing time. It looks like it was sliced so that it contained both the point and the flat. Next time I'll buy a flat and brine it myself. I...
  7. daricksta

    Bodacious Beef Ribs, No More Teasing, Time to Start Pleasing

    Those beef ribs look like the ones I bought last Saturday. I will definitely be following this thread to see the finished product.
  8. daricksta

    Pork Shots

    I never heard of these. They look and sound awesome.
  9. daricksta

    Which jerky slicer ??

    @russmn, I own a Nesco FS-250 and really like it. Which model # is yours? I feel that with my food slicer I don't need a manual jerky slicer too.
  10. daricksta

    My First Beef Ribs

    George, do you mean beef short ribs, beef back ribs, or both? These beef back ribs didn't have nearly as much meat as short ribs but the meat still tasted REALLY good.
  11. daricksta

    My First Beef Ribs

    I just checked the leftovers. Yep--they're still there! I saw a whole bunch of liquid rendered fat in the foiled over water bowl (I never fill that bowl with water because it just serves to steam the meat) but the bone marrow is intact. Do you have any suggestions for extracting it?
  12. daricksta

    My First Beef Ribs

    @normanaj, @gmc2003 Chris, @SmokinAl, the recipe called for beef plate ribs, and I just found out today that those are actually beef SHORT ribs--so why didn't Michael Symon say that? I thought that the plate ribs were beef BACK ribs. Anyway, I'll be making this dish again with short ribs and...
  13. daricksta

    Beef Ribs for Dad...Challenge Accepted!

    Thanks for the tip about finding them at Costco. For some reason I never think of looking for bone-in short ribs there. The only Whole Foods I know of is about 70-75 miles away from my home.
  14. daricksta

    Beef Ribs for Dad...Challenge Accepted!

    I thought they were short ribs but the bones looked too long, or at least for what I find around here. I set out to cook beef back ribs and I'll do my best to find meatier racks next time. But like you, I prefer beef short ribs since there are so many ways to cook them.
  15. daricksta

    My First Beef Ribs

    Over 30 years ago I had my first and only beef ribs. One of my brothers-in-law roasted them in his kitchen oven and they were incredible. He was visiting last week and he was party of a grilled cheeseburger dinner party we threw for my wife's family. I decided to return that decades-old favor...
  16. daricksta

    Beef Ribs for Dad...Challenge Accepted!

    Great job. I'm about to post about my own beef ribs that I smoked yesterday. Like RiversideSmOker, I wish I could find beef ribs as meaty as yours around here. When you see the photos, keep in mind those two racks were the best I could find at their weights.
  17. daricksta

    Ribs and some beef Korean short ribs

    Outstanding.
  18. daricksta

    Help with choosing new budget smoker

    One of my favorite smells in the world is just after you've lot your stack of charcoal and the smoke starts rising from the chimney starter. And that first smell of smoke portends great tastes to come. I also love the smell of hickory wood chunks burning on top of charcoal. With my MES, the wood...
  19. daricksta

    Help with choosing new budget smoker

    I've said over the years that many of Masterbuilt's smokers are the best smokers at their price points. I bought my MES 30 Gen 1 for $189 six years ago off Amazon (even then the price was a bit high but I wasn't willing to wait for the $130 sales). I've had to replace the controller once. I love...
  20. daricksta

    Which jerky slicer ??

    I know it's best to par-freeze (I just coined a new term!) meat before slicing but I usually wait till the last minute to start slicing the meat before marinating it for beef jerky. I hope to plan better next time--hope being the operative word.
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