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It's been over 10 years since I fired up my Lang, and drifted away from smoking meats as other adventures took my time away from tending to a smoker. For my birthday this past year I received a Traeger Pro 575 pellet grill and just completed my first smoke, moinks! The ease of using an electric...

I made a batch of delicious moink balls 14 years ago on my Lang, and can’t remember the internal smoker temp and length of time. :emoji_tired_face: Gearing up to smoke some as my foray back into the smoked meat world and would appreciate a reminder, please! Thanks in advance!

FINALLY assembled the smoker AND the storage shed so we can try and keep the rig clean when not in use! Fired it up for the initial 'burn off' in preparation for the inaugural food smoke! First time with an electric smoker and it's interesting, to say the least. The Traeger app is handy to...

Last time I smoked meat Accurites, Maverick ET-73, and Thermopen were the thermometers of choice. I'm now seeing new brands that I've not heard of before, introduced to the market. What meat thermometer are folks using that they like (similar to the Maverick) versus which products should I avoid?

After a long hiatus from the smoked meat hobby, and this group, I'm happy to return to SMF with a new rig - Trager 575 Pro Pellet Grill. I learned on a charcoal Brinkman ECB and graduated to a Lang-48, 14 years ago. Life took me in different directions which strayed from my beloved hobby of...

Howdy folks - been a while since I've posted anything, but after attending the N. FL Gathering, it's jump started me back into wanting to fire up the Lang! A friend of mind is giving me a slab of wild pig ribs. My plan is to smoke them with oak, no foil, straight 5 1/2 - 6 hours. Definitely...

The Event's Committee has decided to take a short hiatus on the monthly contests offered through the site. We are in the process of revamping the rules to make it easier for all to participate. Thanks for your patience while we work to make the contests better for SMF!

The December 2010 TD winners are as follows: The Voter's Poll award goes to 55499 and their entry for "Mr. Hammy the Meatman". The Judge's Vote award goes to Meateater and his entry of ham and cheese panini, ham pizza, ham and cheese abts and ground ham oink balls The rest of the entries...

The results of the December 2010 throwdown were 4 creative entries with the ham theme. The voting poll will be open until midnight EST, 1/7/2010 Here are the entries: 1. Mr. Hammy the Meatman - Two Hams and Two Beer Brats slow smoked to juicy perfection on Hickory and Cherry wood. Cherries...

This posting is a bit late, however we are still having a Throwdown this month. The theme ... HAM! Codeword = swine Official TD Rules The prize offerings are the same as last month: Winner of the Voter's Poll will receive a brand new Maverick ET-73 (courtesy of TJohnson). Winner of the...

Who thought turkey could be boring? We had 6 delicious entries for November, and the SMF community has selected it's winner. Winner of the Popular Vote, with 16 votes: Squirrel and her Turkey BLT! Squirrel is the recipient of a brand new Maverick ET-73! Winner of the Judges Vote, awarded to...

I think I'm going to package up some pulled pork, abt's, and maybe some other goodies to hand out as Christmas gifts this year. People hand out baked goods, this should be acceptable?

Let's try this again, folks. Up for votes are 6 creative entries. The winner of the Voter's Poll will receive a Maverick ET-73 thermometer, courtesy of TJohnson. The winner of the Judge's Vote will be awarded a $50 sauce basket from Beer-B-Q. Voting is due by midnight, EST on Monday, 12/6/10...

The winner of this poll will receive a brand new, Maverick ET-73, courtesy of TJohnson. Votes are due by midnight EST on Monday, 12/6/2010. Entries: 1. Basic white bread sandwich with white turkey meat and mayo w/a slice of cheddar cheese. Pulled dark turkey meat with shredded cheddar cheese...

I'm not sure what was more exciting, watching the poll swing back and forth or the Eagles vs. Colts game!  These two winners showed that they can roll and smoke a fattie with the best of them. Judge's Award (awarded to the runner-up) goes to Miamirick for his Fattie Cordon Bleu entry. SMF...

Just in time for Thanksgiving, bring on the birds!! I'm anxious to see the entries for this event as you are not limited to smoking an entire turkey. As long as turkey is used as an ingredient in the item, it's eligible for entry (i.e. turkey soup, turkey casserole, turkey sandwiches, etc...

There was an entry this month that was disqualified from the contest. Because of the overall effort, and abundance of creativity behind the entry, I think it's worth an honorable mention. Squirrel's Halloween Spread Fattie (disqualified because there was more than one plate entered) Cherry...

We had 6 creative entries this month, for the Fatty Throwdown! Votes are in by midnight EST Sunday, 11/07 (Winners announced on 11/08) 1. Huli Huli Sashimi Fattie Crab Roll 2. Stuffed mummy arm fatty (a.k.a. fetuccini, sausage, sauce, & cheese) 3. Oktoberfest Schnitzel (cheddar...

Alright SMF members, this is definitely a category that has infinite numbers of possible combination's. With the creative juices that flow around this joint, this should be pretty interesting. Pull out your fatty piston (if ya got one) and let's see those fatties! This month's code word is...

Since the September TD was dedicated to Ron's love of Yoshida's, it would only be fitting to announce the winner of the TD on his birthday (10/3). After tallying up the votes, we have a member that has run the table on the Judge's Vote: Squirrel = winner of both the Judge's vote and the voting...