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  1. dnovotny

    Bradley vs MES

    i quess i'm the outsider her ,,i like the bradley6,, set it and forget it,, i had mine  for over  5 years  now and no problem except size  but you will find that with all smokers.. unless you built your own that  is bigger...different wood if hard in my area to find so i use apple, pear, fruit...
  2. dnovotny

    Debating Smokers

    personally i like a bradley, put  i saw they have the mes 40 on amazon for $199.99 . good luck, as long as you are smoking it doesn't matter what you use....everyone  has their personal smoker  they like,,most of the time it's the first one they buy,, but sometimes you  can build  a homemade...
  3. dnovotny

    I just had to build one, a SMOKECRATE that is!

    just  wondering , should you have a vent  at the bottom of your smoke house  to help draw the smoke and heat to the one to the top  to help in temp. control...
  4. dnovotny

    smoke house out of plywood

    looked at your web and saw a water stuffer  had one but it  got messy so i hooked up to a 3gal air compressor and it works great,, no water mess.. thought i let you know of another idea....
  5. dnovotny

    My Smokehouse

    thanks for posting your pics. been wanting to see this smoker up close. needed ideas on one and this is at the top of the list thanks.. where did you get your pellet auger? what  kind is it?
  6. dnovotny

    belly and jowl bacon -

    good looking bacon , jowl bacon is great too,, i mix up jowl with venison and form in a cake pan and smoke it and turns out like bacon really good... never heard of hickey syrup where did you get that? did you cure it the frig  for how many days, love to have dealtails of how you made it..
  7. dnovotny

    Digital Thermometers Necessary?

    again you can get something nice at a cheap price if you know where to look go to amazon ,ebay,  sears, target website and sometime you can get a good deal.. i use a remote one just because i can go in the house and have it with  me at all times...just a thought
  8. dnovotny

    Buying First Smoker

    I been smoking for 25 year (+)  now and I used a lot of different models , and sizes, but i found a brady for a home use the best, until you get use too and  comfortable smoking and then you will start to build you own. The question you need to ask yourself is do you want a digital...
  9. dnovotny

    Looking to Smoke first Cheese

    under 80 degrees if it gets hot on you-  I put  a pan of ice in the smoker to help bring down the temp or  I keep a 2lit. bottle of ice I keep  in the freezer for this....good luck  i love any kind of cheese smoked, provalone, chedder, brie, goulda, ect. any cheese will work, even smoked...
  10. dnovotny

    Looking to Smoke first Cheese

    i use  either apple or pecan  something mild--- smoke  for 1 hr. if my wife eats it and 2 hrs. if the guys eat it --found most women like it mild and not so heavy of a smoke
  11. dnovotny

    First run with cold smoking cheese and the amns. Update tried most of the cheese now!

    sometime if the temp. gets high i throw a pan of ice in the smoker botttom  shelf  to help bring the temp down.....  aged provolone one of my favorite and gouda,,,,mmmmm. nice  job
  12. dnovotny

    My first smoke as OTBS #224

    can i ask i question ,,, what  does OTBS stand  for.. quess i haven't been smf  to know  what this  stands  for,,, but interested,,,
  13. dnovotny

    Comment by 'dnovotny' in media 'smoker 042.jpg'

    on your last picture of your homemade smoker can you post or send some pictures of what it looks like inside,,,i need to build a bigger smoker and i like the way this one looks,,, if you can i would love to see it .
  14. dnovotny

    Double Bologna Batch

    i looked  at  your setup  and tools  and it's  amazing  must of the tools  you have i do too i seen you have  a dakotah stuffer. Instead of using water them mine i use a 3gal. air compressor  less mess that way. just  a idea..
  15. dnovotny

    No Foil Spares w/Qview!

    the  weather outside....lol...is  what i was  talking  about. thanks for  the rub receipe   close  to  the one i use too....
  16. dnovotny

    Sausage final cooking method----- Question

    I SMOKE MY DOGS  FOR 2 HRS. IN SMOKE THEN PUT THEM IN WATER TEMP.  BETWEEN 165-180 FOR 15-20 MIN  UNTIL INTERNAL  READS 155-165. WORKS EVERY TIME..SOMETIME I ADD  1/2 -1  CUP OF  LIQUID SMOKE TO THE WATER, OR  SOME CHICKEN OR  BEEF  BROTH  AND LET  THEM COOK IN THAT FOR  FAVOR......
  17. dnovotny

    too much smoke??????????

    I HAVE  A BRADLEY  AND I USE APPLE MOSTLY, HICKORY IS OK  BUT LIKE YOU SAID IT  CAN BE STRONG,, JUST  CUT  BACK ON THE  SMOKE  IF YOU DON'T  LIKE A HEAVY SMOKE  SET IT  FOR 2 HRS. AND STOP. ANOTHER  THING I DON'T  USE  WATER IN THE PAN. PRACTICE DIFFERENT  TIME LENGTHES  UNTIL  YOU KNOW  HOW...
  18. dnovotny

    My first smoke as OTBS #224

    JUST A SUGGESTION NEXT  TIME ON YOUR BACON  WRAPED SMOKIES  HAVE  A BOWL OF BROWN SUGAR AND DUST YOUR SMOKIE WITH THAT AND  THEN SMOKE THEM ,,,MMMMM . IF YOU DO LET ME KNOW  HOW YOU LIKE THEM.
  19. dnovotny

    No Foil Spares w/Qview!

    just wondering beside  the brown sugar  what  was  were rub,,, nice  color   and they look great,,, up here in northeast  nebraske it's  been to cold to smoke but  warmer  weather around  the  corner it's almost   going to be  smokin'  time,,, rib  i think  while  be my first thing i ...
  20. dnovotny

    Double Bologna Batch

    i see you take off your casings  before you froze  them,, just  a idea  i keep mine  on  to help  from freezer burn... and  sometime i  wrap the  sausage with foil before puttting them in the bag  to help from freeze  burn  just  thought i throw my 2 cent in,,, but  they  look great  thanks ...
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