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I have had it fo almost 17 years , started when I needed a name for a hunting forum.
i had been elk hunting for then a good 6 years at that time and i figured i was still like in the first stages
of knowing what the heck elk do.
So here after 23 years of chasing those critters --- well i'm...
yep its time of the year for me to start thinking about smoking.
just did a test burn in the hearth she is ready, really not. this was last year but then again i got excited thinking about Butts
I grind those buts up and add them to my deer ,
then batch and stuff.
But your right always have a little time for a fine looking butt.
even enjoy just sitting there and stairing at it.
Sounds great, but i was thinking reversing the order, slow cold smoke at 105 for about 2 hours (butternut wood)
my smoker will also have (6) 5 lb salmon slabs , (4) whole 20 lb turkeys and some 50 lbs of bison summer sausage in it,
yep i put down a buff last fall and with hunting season...
question? you don't cook the bacon out do you? i just did an 8 hour smoke and never got it aboce 105 deg.
then popped it into the freezer chilled it down so i could sclice it up and ended up with 9 1lb packages.
i did the same thing to my hams ,8 hours cold smoke, forgot to mention at 4 hours...
Days were around 60+-
never anywarmer, nights upper 20s low 30s
really depended on the blow coming in off shore.
some night when the snow busted on top the temps would drop in the vallies prety low.
just typ Alaska weather. if i aint raining its foggy, aint foggy its snowing
if it aint...
so if i get this straight cold smoke for 3 hours or so, crank up the heat and cook it out,
wow, I'm totaly supprised i haven't died.
in alaska i just hung it out in hte sun all day dried it out agthered it up overnight.
to keep the bears off it.
then in the morning do it again,
this went on...
ok then, typicaly when i cold smoke my stuff to 4 hours,
trying not to bring the meat up past 105 or so,
this allows the meat - smoke to get a flavor deep into the meat not just on the outer shell.
after which i probe it and slowly turn up the heat it may take 6 to 8 hours to get the temp up...
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