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  1. bob the noob

    Project Fridge

    I don't know which way you're going for heat, but it'd be fairly easy to make that a fire box below. You could just make a couple holes going up to let the heat/smoke go up, and make some sort of splatter shield to keep the grease out of them?
  2. bob the noob

    Bionic Banana: Pictures of how crazy I am

    Glad you guys like it. I'm considering writing up a full "how to" in the future. There was a lot of fiddling with the hardware/software to get it to its current state and I'm sure many here would enjoy making one for themselves. The base of the software came from here. I tweaked it a little...
  3. bob the noob

    Bionic Banana: Pictures of how crazy I am

    Okay, so some of you may have read previous posts about the Bionic Banana and may have even checked out my blog. I just did some testing today and thought I'd put up a more complete picture of what it is and the parts that went into it. To sum up: It's a 1950's Coldspot fridge that's now an...
  4. bob the noob

    Neil Patrick Harris stole my fattie!

    Ah, Tony's... Being in SE Michigan many people know of it. Part of the reason it looks so big is because they don't fry the bacon on a flat top, they deep fry it. I can't imagine they use quality bacon like some of us here make, so I'd wager it's a bit like eating a crunchy salt sandwich.
  5. bob the noob

    Brine Cured Bacon not firm?

    I've always done a dry TQ cure on my pork belly, then wrapped in plastic wrap and put in the fridge for a week. I'd wager the brine method would tend to be "soggy" as it's in salty water which would tend to bloat up the meat. I mean, it's how you keep poultry juicy so you'd have to expect...
  6. bob the noob

    marinade injector worh the money?

    This is the one I have: http://www.butcher-packer.com/index....90a0285040374e I'll be honest and admit I haven't used it yet, but from what I can tell of the build quality it's well worth it. It can hold probly twice the liquid as most I've seen at stores, is all metal and has a good handle at...
  7. bob the noob

    Pro Q smoke generator

    Butcher Packer sells a few different kinds of sawdust here. I'm sure if you looked around a bit you could find others also. Some people have used Traeger(sp) pellets too...
  8. bob the noob

    Outdoor kitchen / shop ideas

    You could always put the smokers inside also. Just vent them to the outside and put in an exhaust or "whole house" fan for when you open the door while smoking. No need to worry about keeping the smoker out of the wind and you wouldn't have to go very far to put things in or take them out.
  9. bob the noob

    The Bionic Banana

    So I'm nearing the end of my fridge conversion. My dad came over today and we got the 220V oven element in the fridge, and the Arduino board controlled it just like it should. I'm hoping to have it complete in the next weekend or two and be able to give a full report on temps and such. For...
  10. bob the noob

    Need some details on the "Big Belly mod" for a UDS

    I think I found what you're looking for... You just need a metal rod and some brackets to mount it from off of the UDS. The rod gets brazed/welded onto the top of the ball valve at the bottom, then maybe a support bracket for the rod 1/2 way up the UDS, then another bracket at the top with the...
  11. bob the noob

    Bacon Update

    Dave, I've found the homemade bacon is a lot better than the salt pumped, liquid smoke garbage found in stores. Some people have never tried real bacon and thus don't care for it. I've made many pounds and people who say they don't like bacon like or even love mine.
  12. bob the noob

    Oh Noes!

    You can actually build something very similar for fairly cheap if you have some basic electronics skills. This is the page, along with a buddy at work, that got me started on building mine for the fridge smoker that I got recently. http://hruska.us/tempmon/ I'm hoping to have mine all built...
  13. bob the noob

    'puter Help!!!!

    Well, could you give some information regarding the computer? What Operating system (XP...Vista...etc)? What recent changes have you made to the machine? have you made sure that the sound isn't muted? Can you hear a movie or music played from the optical drive but not web based things like...
  14. bob the noob

    How Long To Cure Bacon?

    I do it the same way... prep it, wait about 7 days, and then rinse. I just hang it in the smoker for a couple hours to dry and then start the smoke.
  15. bob the noob

    Smoking Bacon With My MES...Help?

    Yes, the MES has trouble making smoke at the lower temp settings. You have a few options though.. A) take a soup can, punch a few small holes in the side near the bottom. Put in a chunk of lump charcoal (lit of course, but not to much), and some wood on top. You should be able to put this on...
  16. bob the noob

    Finally, got bacon

    (facepalm) duh.... I guess that'll teach me to post after midnight when I'm tired. I don't even know why I asked, I smoke at 80, sometimes 100 degrees for almost a full day.
  17. bob the noob

    Belly bacon... how do you smoke it?

    So it seems Belly Bacon is getting reali popular around here. There also seems to be quite a variety on methods in regards to temps, prep, smoking time, etc... How does everyone smoke theirs? I'll start off: I get the raw belly, skin it, usual TQ rub down then sits in the fridge with the...
  18. bob the noob

    Finally, got bacon

    I've seen in some posts that people have smoked their bellies over 100 degrees and/or until an internal temp like 120 to 130. That's still in the danger zone for meat temps, so why do it? Isn't cold smoking supposed to be done under 100 degrees and shouldn't cook the meat?
  19. bob the noob

    Myron Mixon's Trash Ash Smokers?????

    Is it me, or does his "whole hog rib saw" look a _lot_ like a drywall saw? I've the the exact same thing in my tool box.
  20. bob the noob

    iphone or Blackberry?

    It was only recently with the iPhone OS 3.0 upgrade that you could get MMS messages... and copy/paste... and a few other things most phones have had for ages ;) Has she upgraded the OS at all?
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