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  1. cmcatv

    Sirlion roast

    Smoked my first roast today. A Top sirlion and also put a chicken in. Wow smoking a roast is the only way to go. Used cherry wood chips, fought the wind a bit today, had some heavy rain and wind off and on. But powered through. Also found out today how useless the temp gauge is on the...
  2. cmcatv

    New years ideas

    Your right PAbeef. Just found out tonight my buddy is using your idea (slower cooker is just a warmer). Turns out he is going to pack the slower cooker with some ribs lol.
  3. cmcatv

    New years ideas

    Hey all. Hosting another New Years party this year. we have always done pot luck style. Try to change it up every year. This year wife decided everything that comes has to be in slower cooker/crock pot. Well that leaves my smoker out which doeant seem fair to the slow cooker lol. Any ideas? I...
  4. cmcatv

    does it really matter the type pf wood you use?

    I have only used hickory and cherry so far. But i could clearly taste a difference in the two. Cherry had a light almost sweet taste, hickory was a strong more "smoke" taste that you mentioned. Do you smell a difference coming from your smoker? Do you run with you vents pretty open? To get...
  5. cmcatv

    bacon wrapped moose meatloaf

    I gotta get better at taking pics lol. Always sitting down with a mouth full and think ahhhh crap should have taken a pic
  6. cmcatv

    bacon wrapped moose meatloaf

    So i smoked the meatloaf today. Ran it at 225 for the first 1.5 hours than had plans to transfer over to the grill to finish off. But kids wanted to play outside in the snow so i just turned the smoker up to 325/350 ish and let it go another hour. Check IT temp and it was up at 160. Pulled...
  7. cmcatv

    What Flavor Smoke for Chicken?

    With my experience so far i really like the cherry.
  8. cmcatv

    Looking for help on wood.

    I dont have alot of experience smoking but i started out with the same issue you are having. I ended up pulling the chip tray that my unit came with right out and replaced it with a cast iron pan. I have many cast iron pans so i had one the exact size of the try i took out and it slide right in...
  9. cmcatv

    bacon wrapped moose meatloaf

    Hey all. Question. Want to make a moose meatloaf tomorrow. Thought about smoking it but wont have 4 hours to do it. Here is my question. I bbq my meatloafs on my bbq in a cast iron skillet roughly takes about 1 to 1 1/2 hours in the grill. I use indirect heat at rough 400. That all be said...
  10. cmcatv

    New smoker from Ontario, Canada

    Hello all. Been reading for a few weeks but just started posting. My name is Keith, From Ontario Canada. Im new to smoking, had always been interested but never decided to buy a smoker till a sale i couldnt pass on at cabelas. master built 30inch vertical propane. ($70 figured it would make...
  11. cmcatv

    First time posting and first time ever smoking.

    Crazymoon ya i like to dive right in when i learn something new. I knew from reading on here what needed to be done but was nervous to do it, that was why i babysat it so much and wrote the log. Even took the chance and had my brother and his wife over for dinner that night. But did warn him...
  12. cmcatv

    First time posting and first time ever smoking.

    "After reading all the info you included in your post (twice LOL)" Sorry about that not sure why it paste it twice on there. . I edited it out.
  13. cmcatv

    First time posting and first time ever smoking.

    Thanks for response Gary. Answer to using stock temp gauge. Yes.. for now. I do understand it is probably very inaccurate, I had plans to purchase one but have been told to not purchase anything like that this close to christmas... lol maybe santa will bring something. Also yes i had soaked...
  14. cmcatv

    First time posting and first time ever smoking.

    Hello all. Been reading from the back ground for a week or so. Just bought my first smoker master built 30inch vertical propane. I knew pretty well nothing until starting to read these threads thank you.. Anyway yesterday did my first smoking and kept notes in my phone notepad. Thought I would...
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