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  1. mattyoc20

    Turkey Galantine

    Bird was fantastic. 3 different people including my mother (who’s thanksgiving turkey trumps everything) said it was the best turkey they have ever had. Will definitely do again. Well worth the effort. Ribs were outstanding as well. Merry Christmas to all!
  2. mattyoc20

    Turkey Galantine

    I’ve never done it either. Took more over an hour. Probably should have started with a chicken but I got through it
  3. mattyoc20

    Turkey Galantine

    merry Christmas all. On the menu at my house smoked turkey galantine and 4 racks of ribs for good measure. Deboned the turkey yesterday and Brined it in buttermilk for about 20 hours. Stuffed with stuffing and rolled this morning. Thanks to Tallbm for inspiration. His original post is here...
  4. mattyoc20

    Smoked Turkey Galantine - Happy Thanksgiving!

    Thanks for the advice. I was going to do the deboning and prep the night before. How long did it take to smoke? My bird is 21 pounds from the store. I would think on,y a couple hours. Thanks for the help
  5. mattyoc20

    Smoked Turkey Galantine - Happy Thanksgiving!

    Looks incredible and I have been inspired by you’re post. Thanks for sharing. I’m going to try this for Christmas with the family coming over. Did you Make a gravy with it? Was wondering about that as I am not sure how a traditional gravy would be with a smoked turkey.
  6. mattyoc20

    Why is my bacon wet?

    I did none of those things. Does it hurt the bacon in anyway. I tried some this morning. And it tastes fine
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    Why is my bacon wet?

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    Why is my bacon wet?

    Cure 16lbs of bacon in pops brine for 2 weeks. Put it under a fan to dry it out over night gen back in in he fridge for a day. Cold smoked it for 30+ hours. When I went to take it off it was wet. Any reason why that would be? I dried it off with paper towels and put it back in the fridge for...
  12. mattyoc20

    Top Round "French Dippers"

    Totally doing this Bookmarked for later. Looos awesome!!!
  13. mattyoc20

    How long will bacon keep in the fridge

    I make bacon fairly regularly using pops brine and cold smoking for roughly 24h. 14 days in the brine, 5 days, drying out in the fridge, smoke for 24 hours, then rest 5 more days in the fridge to let the smoke mellow out. All in all it spends roughly a month in the fridge. How much longer can it...
  14. mattyoc20

    Pulled pork won't come up to temp

    Thanks chef J. Pork was awesome. I was scared there for a minute!!!
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    Pulled pork won't come up to temp

    I have had a pork butt on since 6am. Pork Temp got up to 190 so I took the foil off to try and get a bark on it. My temp has now dropped to 181? What's the deal? I am suppose to be eating in an hour? Running the smoker between 225-250. I can't wait another 3 hours to eat. Can anyone give me...
  16. mattyoc20

    Tips for smoking garlic

    how long will it stay in  the fridge for?
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    Tips for smoking garlic

    got 20 lbs of butts smoking right now and i figured id throw in some gloves of garlic.  Any tips on smoking garlic would be appreciated.  Going to cut the tops off of the whole clove/cluster and smoking at 230 for a couple hours.  The main question i have is how can i store it.  Ive heard...
  18. mattyoc20

    12 degrees outside lets do this

    The final product. This was the best brisket I have done to date pulled pork was amazing.
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    Pork Butt is done already and I'm not eating til 6!!!

    Im using a Ivation digital thermo and i have checked it so i know it works.
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