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Quick teaser update. The AMNPS burned till about 9pm. 11 hours total. I followed advice that I recieved from Pops. I wanted to try some if it ready to eat and some that would have to be cooked. I pulled the partially cooked one at an IT of 136. The ready to eat chunks I pulled at an IT of...
Evening update: smoker temp was at 90 when I left this morning and I turned it off. 71 at 5pm with no heat and just the AMNPS and outside temps in the mid 30's.
Getting some color
AMNPS has not quite burned 2 rows after a little over 7 hours!
Decided I'm going to do some partial cooked and...
Just a hint of smoke. I think to get a little more I either need to go longer or bump the temp in the smoker a bit. It was only running in the 40's with my AMNPS and the outside temps below freezing!
Thanks Smoking B! Also got a PM from Pops and he is thinking based on my observations and fry test that it cured ok. So here we go!
AMNPS loaded with a mix of hickory and apple, top loin chucks- plain, middle- home grown honey and black pepper, bottom- maple syrup with black pepper and smoked...
Lots of reading last night after getting some info from Smoking B that pointed to theses chunks of loin needing to be cured longer than 9 days. I found lots of recipes that called for 9 days or less but with a higher amount of cure in the brine.
They have been sitting on a rack in my garage...
No I didn't inject them. The thickest one was just under 2 1/2 inches. The others were 2" or just under. I brined them for 9 days. For some reason I calculated the number of days based on 1 3/4. (Not sure why I thought half of 2 1/2 was 1 3/4. Must be beer math!) That's why I went 9 days, 1 day...
I don't know who Reuben is but he makes one hell of a sandwich!
Rye bread, Swiss, thousand island dressing, sauerkraut, and home made pastrami. Good Eats!
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