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  1. susieqz

    Newbie question about marinading pork before smoking

    apple cider sounds good, but if i was doing it, i'd do more than overnite. cider has enow acid you may not wanna marinade for over a week,because the meat might get mushy. but  i think you'll enjoy it more if you give it some time. i can give you an example based on cure.  cure travels into...
  2. susieqz

    Newbie question about marinading pork before smoking

    sometimes i brine a butt for 2-3 days. i don't think a couple hours would do anything. i just use salt, sugar n maybe some peppercorns in water. i've marinaded chicken in italian dressing, again, 2-3 days.
  3. susieqz

    Wet vs dry cure

     i bow to pops.
  4. susieqz

    Pops6927's Wet Curing Brine

     be nice to hear what temp you use for back bacon too, please. also, is there any taste or texture difference from different concentrations of cure? can you taste the difference between 1 n 3 tablespoons?
  5. susieqz

    amazin tube fixes traeger.

    new mexico. very hot summer, cold winters too. it's that continental climate i learned about in school but never really understood. been smoking every week, anyway. when i did my xmas ham overnight, it dropped to 5 degrees,. i thot the traeger was doing well keeping a temp around 110, but at...
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    amazin tube fixes traeger.

    you know, for a while. the traeger was set n forget. i did everything at 225 n it stayed close to that. not sure what happened but it changed. now  the225 setting gets me 280 or so. traeger told me to check the bottom fan but there's too much snow.
  7. susieqz

    amazin tube fixes traeger.

    i gotta point out, you spent a ton on mods. if you add them up. yoiu could have got a rec tec for the same money n less work. i guess you  enjoy doing stuff with metal. i learned carpentry last year n that's fun in limited doses but metal  doesn't have the same appeal. actually, i don't care...
  8. susieqz

    amazin tube fixes traeger.

    i've been enjoying curing ham n i now have back bacon curing. i understand optimum temps for these start at120, with gradual raises. if i could have got the 180 setting to give me 180, i would've settled for that, as long as it's below 212. it wouldn't do that n when i called traeger they...
  9. susieqz

    amazin tube fixes traeger.

    oh!i really like the idea of not drilling holes. i see there's a whole buncha wires leading from the controler. connecting them will be enow of a  challenge   for me. i just got a MB this  morning on sale. that's for low temp smoking of cured meats,  because i don't think the traeger will ever...
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    amazin tube fixes traeger.

    thank you oakie. not sure if i can drill holes in metal. i can drill into wood. i guess i can go to the hardware store n get bits for metal.  i don't have metal working skills but i'm willing to learn..
  11. susieqz

    amazin tube fixes traeger.

    okie. is  a PID a controler? is it hard to install?
  12. susieqz

    Maple brined chix wings

    could you please let us know how much maple  syrup you used n  how pronounced was the maple flavor? seems kinda hard to get the taste come thru.
  13. susieqz

    Pepper Back (Canadian) Bacon a la Bearcarver

    thanks, but it's peameal bacon i love most. in ontario there are a zillion ways it's made. some smokey, some not. if you google it you will find a claim that it's not smoked, just cured.  that's plain wrong. how do you avoid the ham taste in the bacon of your early days? i can make ham. i...
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    amazin tube fixes traeger.

    sailor, you speak truth. had i found this site before buying the traeger, i'd have got something else. if i find someone who wants a grill, i'll sell this quick like a bunny.
  15. susieqz

    Pepper Back (Canadian) Bacon a la Bearcarver

    disco, i see you're in the rockies, but the bacon must be similar to ontario's. by any chance, have you ever found a CANADIAN recipe for a back bacon brine.? they sell what they call canadian bacon here in new mexico, but it's pathetic  i've spent most of my life within a few miles of the...
  16. susieqz

    Pepper Back (Canadian) Bacon a la Bearcarver

    disco, thanks for your thots on maple syrple. it's very expensive here, so i substituted raw brown sugar in my wet cure. i have 9  lbs curing right now. i grew up on back bacon from ontario. it has a nice sweetness, so that's what i wanted. i'm using dave omak's brine with added raw brown...
  17. susieqz

    amazin tube fixes traeger.

    traeger has lots of problems, bad corporate philosophy, bad customer service, poor temp control, on n on. reading old posts here, i saw many complaints about lack of smoke taste too. this has been bothering me. i paid $400 to get smoke taste n wasn't getting it. i finally got todd's tube n...
  18. susieqz

    Smoker grate clean-up

    oven cleaner works too, but i like the burning off idea.
  19. susieqz

    Overnight Boston Butt

    adam, smoking a butt was a smart move. in my opinion, nothing smokes better than a butt. it's not just more forgiving, it's more rewarding.
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    Lady Smokers

    female grillers are the exception.  i'm the only one i know personally who cooks outdoors. when i have a steak, i sometimes think how nice it would be cooked over charcoal, which i do have n can use. then, i saute the steak on the stove top.
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