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  1. hitechredneck

    Need Immediate Help! Talk me out of a Lang 36 Original Patio smoker.

    Unfortunately, the 'better half' in my house would probably throttle me if I came home with another smoker.  There are currently 3 grills and 3 smokers on my patio.  She thinks I'm obsessed.  In response, I asked her how many pairs of shoes she owned.   I get the stitches out next week :)
  2. hitechredneck

    What is your favorite wood for bacon?

    I did the pitmaster's blend with layered corn cobb.  Bought the corn cobb at Tractor supply.  No where else carried it.   It is really good.  Last time I did an apple / cherry mix.  I thought it was OK, but I prefer the pitmaster blend from Todd because it has maple, hickory, and cherry in it...
  3. hitechredneck

    My Easter Hams!

    I just put up a chicken coop in the back yard, but now I'm re-thinking that it might make a good smokehouse.  The wife might not agree, but now I really want to have a wooden smokehouse so I can do whole hams like this.  And I agree, Pops brine is the easiest method, though Bearcarver's bacon is...
  4. hitechredneck

    Longer smoke Bacon...

    Not quite sure what you mean by 'side by side'...  I cured it as a whole belly and only cut into three pieces to fit into my smoker.  I aged it (unintentionally) on the rack in the gray tub shown in the first picture. After I smoked it, I sliced and vacuum sealed it.  It sat in my fridge for a...
  5. hitechredneck

    Longer smoke Bacon...

    Yeah, I noticed it didn't really hurt it.  And now that I've tasted the final product, I'm probably going to age it like that from now on.  It seems to make the smoking process work better.  Not sure what the overall reason is, maybe less moisture?  Regardless, it's going into my black book I...
  6. hitechredneck

    Longer smoke Bacon...

    I couldn't smoke at 130 if I wanted to. My setup would hit 200 quickly. I use a mailbox mod on my propane smoker and use my A-MAZE-N Tube smoker. Then the smoke temp is whatever temp it is outside plus the solar effect on the box. For this smoke, it was really cold out, so had a perfect temp...
  7. hitechredneck

    Longer smoke Bacon...

    Mr. T, Thanks!  Yeah, I wish I had time for a 72hr smoke.  I was pushing it as it was to get from Friday evening to Sunday.  I could have gone to Sunday evening and had a full 48 hrs, but had to be somewhere... tropics, Thank you.  I love bacon ;) My son is on the mend.  He was ejected from...
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    Longer smoke Bacon...

    I cured some bacon again using Pops brine.  The curing process has been pictured here a lot, so I didn't bother with pics from that.  However, I did have an issue with this bacon in that I try to let it sit in the fridge to for the pelicle over a work week.  (Take out of brine on Sunday and...
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  14. hitechredneck

    Cast Iron Cooking.

    Love my CI.  I have mostly Lodge, some older, some new.  The oldest one I have came from the wife's great grandmother's house when we got married.  It's a deep skillet that's perfect for frying chicken.   Also have a dutch oven that I cannot age or get the name of because the pot and lid do not...
  15. hitechredneck

    What did your high school guidence councilor say you should do?

    I did not have a high school guidance counselor.  But my wife did.  She was told she'd be better off dropping out of school and getting a job than to continue on. She had a 4.0 and was a Junior in HS when this happened.  She was in band (1st chair), cheer-leading, and was an honor student at...
  16. hitechredneck

    Boudain??

    I like mine spicy with jalepenos on a ritz cracker with a bit of my smoked cheese. Now I'm hungry...
  17. hitechredneck

    New member here looking for advice

    Honestly, some of the best smoked meat I've ever eaten was done in a cheap Walmart smoker... It's all dependent on the person doing the smoking.  One thing I've learned is, you can smoke a great piece of meat on just about any smoker if you know what you're doing.  Holding temp is definitely...
  18. hitechredneck

    Some Prayers for Mrs Bear

    Saying a prayer for your wife and for your family.
  19. hitechredneck

    Who's smoking what for Christmas dinner?

    I'll be smoking some baby backs on the SFB smoker and some cheese in my mailbox mod'd MasterForge on Christmas day.   Whilst the family is in, I have orders for bacon (which is just finishing up with the pellicle stage), cheese, pork loin, and venison back-strap.  I'll have both smokers running...
  20. hitechredneck

    Meat & Beer

    I had a friend with their kid in the hospital for 2 wks, so I'm smoking a big ole turkey for them to snack on.  While that happens, I'm gonna try this beer...
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