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  1. idahopz

    Biltong in 3-4 days using a regular dehydrator

    A South African friend introduced me to biltong a few years ago, and as a dried meat I like it quite a bit more than the jerky I usually make. The flavor and texture are worlds apart. I'm using a fairly standard recipe, but on the simpler side. He uses a traditional drying box, but because I...
  2. idahopz

    Pulled pork Parmesan tacos

    This cook is nothing special and has probably already been done countless times , but I thought I'd post because it is kind of different for me. I did this cook back in 2013, but just came upon it while looking through my old pics library. I did a pork butt in the SRG which is my favorite tool...
  3. idahopz

    Corned beef packer

    Nothing special, but a tasty treat for me and the missus. A friend in food service stopped by the other day with a corned beef brisket, and of course, I immediately prepared it for smoking. Separating the point fronm the flat, the meat was smoked at around 250F for 2 hours using mesquite...
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    Smoked wild sockeye

    Costco recently had wild sockeye available for $8.99, which is a sale in my area so I purchased about 10 filets. I like using Costco sockeye (and Copper River when available) because the filets are skin on which holds the fish together during the smoke. Plan is to use alder pucks in the Bradley...
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    • Forum: Fish
  5. idahopz

    A South African friend got me interested in making biltong

    A friend in South Africa likes making biltong, a form of dried beef, using an old family technique. He simply uses an old cardboard box with a fan to dry the meat, and if needed a 60 watt light bulb for a bit of warmth. It takes anywhere from a week to 10 days to complete the process. I...
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    Father's Day pizza party

    Well, we didn't use a smoker, but we dads can do any kind of cook we like, right? :D We did a pizza party yesterday in honor of Father's Day. All our kids are grown and away from home, and won't be able to visit, so us dads decided to make a fun day cooking pizzas. It was a rainy day, and a...
  7. idahopz

    Smoked corned beef for Reuben sandwiches and meatloaf

    I've been doing corned beef packers (commercial) for St. Patrick's day for a few years, and it has become somewhat of a tradition to my family. The packer was kind of a biggie - nearly 23 pounds. The process was simple - using the Traeger set at 250F, and a tube smoker both using GMG fruitwood...
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    • Forum: Beef
  8. idahopz

    Masa based pizza

    We love Mexican food and decided to make a south-of-the-border pizza this time. The "crust" is masa, and the toppings are black bean chili, mozzarella and feta cheeses, and pickled jalapeño.
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    Valentine's Day dinner - beef short ribs

    I managed to find short ribs (kind of difficult in my area) so they became the star of the day. My wife questioned why I had left the knives off the place setting, and I told her that we would not need them (I'd not made this dish for her before this day - she had never experienced tender short...
  10. idahopz

    Smoked chuck chili

    Chili is one of our favorite comfort foods, especially when it is cold. We like it both ways so always make it two ways: Chuck roasted in a pellet cooker for 1.5 hours Meanwhile dried beans, a variety of dried chiles (stemmed and seeded), diced tomatoes from the garden, cumin, thyme, salt, and...
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    • Forum: Beef
  11. idahopz

    Testing copy/paste from GMF

    In addition to wood fired pizza, grilling the pies is one of my favorite methods. The resulting cracker crisp crust makes for a texture that we really enjoy. This was our personal take on pizza Marguerite - pesto base, tomatoes and basil fresh from the garden, and fresh mozzarella.
  12. idahopz

    Texas toast ribeye burgers with pulled pork

    I saw something like this on the Food Network the other day and decided to adapt it to what I have in my fridge. I'd some frozen pulled pork in the freezer, and a boneless ribeye steak. Into the meat grinder went the ribeye, then formed into generous patties and grilled to medium well - I've...
  13. idahopz

    Tilapia tacos

    This is nothing special, but the missus and I are on a (temporary I hope) healthy food path.  We're incorporating fish into our diet, and because it is the cheapest fish at Costco, tilapia is on the menu. I don't really like tilapia that much, but decided to try spicing it up with John Henry's...
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    Needed help fixing a deck - son offered to help - made a tritip for lunch

    A decade or so ago I replaced my old rotting splintery wood deck surface with hollow core composite. The deck felt really good on the feet, but because of the expansion/shrinkage due to temperature extremes, we felt the need to fix the trip hazards and install new decking.  Unfortunately (or...
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    Father's Day trio: prime brisket, pulled pork, smoked steelhead (warning: pic intensive)

    Tired of the commercial buffets for holidays, we decided on doing our own after a disastrous Mother's Day. Pork shoulder was $1.78/pound, the prime brisket was $2.59/pound, and the steelhead most expensive at $6.99/pound.  However, even with that, we came off better than a single person cost at...
  16. idahopz

    Bauernfrühstück

    Bauernfrühstück (farmer's breakfast) is a dish that my mother used to make when I was a kid - she was from Germany. I tried for years to repeat her yummy goodness, but until recently it was always a bit "off".  I finally figured out how to replicate her method.  Typically bacon is chopped and...
  17. idahopz

    Bonding with my sons using pellet cookers

    Quite a few years ago my wife called me from Costco telling me to bring the truck - she had purchased a Traeger Lil' Tex, and I needed to pick it up. At that time I'd not even heard of a pellet grill, but when the wife demands, I comply.  At first I thought it was a great cooker, but after I...
  18. idahopz

    Blue cheese, caramelized onions, home ground beef hoagies - a great day

    I like hoagie rolls but there is way too much bread so I hollow them out, and feed that to the birds.  I found a beef roast for $1.98/pound and ground it for burger meat, and added Montreal Steak seasoning for flavor. Hollowing out the rolls makes the filling the star of the sandwich, and...
  19. idahopz

    Memorial Day pork butt

    We wanted to invite another couple over for good food and good times, and pork butt on the SRG seemed like a good way to go because it takes only 4-6 hours or so. Because of the day, it was proper to put out our flags.  Although my late brother did not die in combat, he was an A4 pilot. I...
  20. idahopz

    Perfect weekend for wood-fired pizza

    We love pizza, and the missus came up with a flavorful variation on crust.  After rolling out the dough, she paints it with olive oil, and gives it a generous sprinkling of Himalayan salt.  Then into the oven to pre-bake the crust.  After it is browned, out of the oven, flipped over, and topped...
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