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welcome to the forum. Good luck on the traeger, I would check the green mountain grill and the Louisiana grills too, you might find a better price. I am a pellet head and will gladly give you my 2cents on the pellet fired ones by pm if you want me to. welcome to the site and keep em smoking.
I would cut a hole in the bottom (line the hole so the insulation is covered) and put the hot plate with the chip pan down there and use the regular oven controls to keep the temps right. A hot plate on low will give you smoke in a cast iron or SS box. You could add a smoke pistol or some other...
do you still have the bellies in the smoker? I usually leave mine in overnight if I can keep the temps down. I only do bacon in the winter because of this temp problem. Yours is looking very good so far.
I have the country smoker 450 pellet smoker. I love it is works on the same principle as the traeger. I think your co worker would be very happy with it.
Just the times I allow for brisket (big one) learned the hard way it took 24 hours had planned to have it for supper at 12 hours, ended up with pizza as brisket wasn't even close, the turkey can vary from as little as 5 hours to 24 based on weight. I know you shouldn't smoke big birds but...
Here are the times I give for these
Brisket 24 hours
ribs 6 hours
whole chicken 5 hours
pork butts 9 hours
turkey 24 hours
This is going to be a lot of work, If you can get somebody to help the overnight moping / spritzing and keeping the temps good you will enjoy the fourth more.
Good...
I agree that for the work involved for just a few people it is too much work for a whole pig to be cost/labor effective. If you are determined I would look at a buried pig cook, not realy smoked but good non the less.
I use a clean cooler with 2 liter bottles filled with water and frozen to keep the birds held under and cold, works well when hams or bacon are brined for a long time, just change the bottles out every day, it won't water down the brine that way.
I like Sam Adams light or Boston Lager for domestic, Wiesen beer for German beer (they have different brands in the PX). Keystone light for when the wallet wont get the good stuff for me.
I use a modified 5 gallon bucket with a valve and hose hook up to vacuum marinate bigger stuff. Just hook up to vac sealer open valve suck down until sides of pail start to bow in then close valve and let sit in fridge. turn over or roll sideways to overhaul as long as the suction holds it...
My friend had the pro 150 slicer and ended up returning it and getting the commercial grade 1/4 hp one. He is very happy with it. I found a commercial slicer at an auction a couple of years ago and other than having to clean and lube it up it works great. I would watch ebay and craigslist for...
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