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  1. wagdog

    first bacon attempt

    I haven't used any of the premixed cures from SausageMaker or any where else so I can't comment there. Do they send some instructions along with the premixed cures? Since what you ended up with tasted like salt pork it makes me think that maybe their cure concentration is lower so you have to...
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    smoked rainbows

    I started a thread earlier about using cure #1 for fish. I had knee surgery about two months ago and I am still lamenting the fact that I can't really get out and ice fish right now. Some friends brought me a few rainbow trout from a local reservoir (it happens to be one of a few reservoirs that...
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    first bacon attempt

    I had read a ton of threads about how much salt, sugar, and instacure #1 to use. I ended up following something from a post DaveOmak made on another bacon thread. He would weigh the pork belly and then mix up a dry cure with 2% of the weight of the meat as his measurement for salt and 1% by...
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    Cherry/Maple Smoked Bacon.....Q-View!

    Good looking bacon and that knife is killer. Thanks for the pics!
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    instacure #1 with fish?

    Well ask and ye shall receive. A friend of my wife called this afternoon and asked if I wanted some trout they just caught. Lucky for me these rainbows came from a local reservoir that has an extremely rich forage for these fish. The meat is orange-red like salmon. Fillets are curing in the...
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    instacure #1 with fish?

    I appreciate all the replies and input. I hope to get out soon and get some fish so I have something to go in the smoker.
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    instacure #1 with fish?

    I've spent a while searching and reading posts on different brine recipes that people have posted for fish. Some have instacure #1. Some don't. I had never really considered putting pink salt in my cures for fish. I don't think it could hurt anything. Here is what I do. I typically have a few...
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    Question for you Big Chief owners out there

    Roger that. You must do a lot of fish to run two!
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    Question for you Big Chief owners out there

    Man that has been put to good use. Looks like you modded it some as well.
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    Question for you Big Chief owners out there

    That looks awesome!
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    Question for you Big Chief owners out there

    Good point. I would agree with you but we do a lot of pork shoulders, briskets, chickens, etc. on a weber so my wife has had plenty of other smoked meats. It seems to me that the fishiness gets imparted from the oils of the fish. Now it isn't bad to me but she doesn't seem to like it. Gotta keep...
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    Question for you Big Chief owners out there

    Aw man. You mean I need to get another smoker to do non-fish items? Crap.  I guess I better break the news to the wife. Seriously though I may try the white vinegar to see if I can get some of that smell out. I do need to scrape the walls a little. It is hard to put some of the racks in. Or I...
  18. wagdog

    first bacon attempt

    It was great. I have to admit that I got a little tired of weighing, measuring, and then trying to make sure I got every bit of the cure into the bag. It wasn't terrible but I can see why others use Morton's TenderQuick instead of measuring/weighing out pink salt, sugar, salt, etc. separately. I...
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    Question for you Big Chief owners out there

    I've never cleaned it. I guess I could scrape some of the goo off the walls. All the fish I do are hot smoked. The cheese and bacon were cold smoked. What do I need to do different with regard to cold smoking? Thanks.
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    Question for you Big Chief owners out there

    Let me begin by saying that I love my big chief. I have turned out smoked catfish, trout, salmon, and whitefish that would make you slap your mama. I recently did a few batches of cheese, jerky, and bacon. They've turned out decent but my wife pointed out that they all remind her of the smoked...
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