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  1. slimjimuk

    Three In One.

    Up till now I have only ever done a single meat at a time on the WSM 18". So I decided I'd just go for it and try THREE different meats. Brisket, Ribs and Chicken. All 'at the same time' and ready to eat at 7pm (ish) Here is how it went..... Level one.... OCD? Level two... still pretty...
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    Bank Holiday Weekend Smoke

    The small invite of my best mate and his wife --- soon snowballed to my parents, my sister, my wife's parents...! Soon there were 10 of us! My biggest smoke ever. After the great results with the Jacobs latter, I decided to just double it and go for two. try using both the WSM levels. Also...
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    KC5TPY's Slicer - The Dead, The Resurrection and The final Death

    WAY back at the amazing smokers weekend, @KC5TPY very kindly donated a dead slicer to me, so I could have a play with it. (Been busy with work, so not got round to posting the results, till now) At the time we had a 12 day cure of back bacon going (with @Wade's quality cure) so I decided to...
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    Smokers Weekend Aftermath Q&A - 2016

    Loads of info gathered over the weekend. Cool little hints and tips I WILL be using to up my game over the next few smokes, Save me making the mistakes I may have done! But there are a few questions I (and I presume others now have from the weekend) which would be superb if they could be...
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    Smokers Weekend Images

    Few snaps from an amazing weekend. Honestly, I didn't know what to expect and it can be tricky to get into a new group of people you have never met before. But everyone was so open and welcoming! Lots of little tips and tricks picked up and...
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    Frugal temps in a WSM 18"

    Hey folks! Only have a few smokes under my belt and they have all been done using the minion method. Quickly realising that the whole "close the vents and it goes out" is a bit of a fallacy as the thing leaks too much so the coals never really stop. With the "snake" method, does it last a...
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    HOT quick Brisket smoke...

    Right, here we go, following my success of the first smoke (Short Beef Ribs) I am going for a Hot QUICK Brisket attempt. Only 5 hours!. Picked up a rather large brisket from G. N. Badley and got on with it. Scored the fat a little, in the thick places and stated on the rub. AARRGGGHHH, needed...
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    Brisket size/shape help... please?

    OK folks, following on from my (some say very lucky!) fantastic first smoke... Newbies MAD BeefShorties Weekend Roller coaster ATGNI I have been supplied yet again by an amazing piece of beef from my local butchers. G. N. Badley They have once more said I can take it back to them to have it...
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    Newbies MAD BeefShorties Weekend Roller-coaster #ATGNI

    "ATGNI" - All the Gear, No Idea! Saturday 7:30 am Leave Telford in our yellow VW camper van for the 2.5 hour trip down to High Wycombe. Interesting trip, including triggering an impromptu VW meet at a Services on the Motorway, nearly hitting a rather large Muntjac Dear... and witnessing...
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    HELP - First hot smoke, Beef Short Ribs.

    So my local has properly hooked me up with 3.4kgs (7.5lbs) of Beef Ribs. These things look crazy! Just under 30cm x 20cm x 4-10cm Few questions...... 1) Should I cut these in half, length ways (or any other way) and let me do two (or more) hot smokes? Want to feed 4 of us for Sunday lunch...
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    Recommended WSM accessories

    Looking like I am picking up a 2nd hand Weber Smoky Mountain (47) this weekend. Very excited! Thinking of also buying the Rocks Barbque Stoker II the guy is selling, so I would have control covered. Also comes with an after market gasket kit to seal the door and lid better as well as some...
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    WANTED:Hot Smoker - any for sale?

    Hey peeps... Quickly realising that my cold smoker, as good as it is, just isn't going to work as a hot smoker. So looking into possibilities. I would prefer to buy a better 2nd hand one, than a new one that is not as good for the same price. Looking around the £200-£300 price range. But...
  13. slimjimuk

    1st Attempt at Smoked Bacon

    Very lucky to have a starter kit kindly sent from Wade, with a very easy step-by-step guide on Makin' Bacon' ..... So, here we go! Took EXACTLY 1kg of belly, nipples and all! Mixed a bag of the special salting powder with half a bag of the Lemon & Black pepper flavoring and rubbed it all...
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    1st Cold Smoke

    While I am waiting for a little help with my hot smoker... (PLEASE click here if you think you could help me) ... I thought I'd have a go at a cold smoke. Picked up a nice side of salmon from my local supplier. FisInABox Chose a 'simple' recipe.   Been turning it and...
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    Newbie help please...?

    Hey folks... Posted something similar to this on the main 'global' section but I think it is taking some time to be approved. The good news, my wonderful wife has bought be a hot smoker and a cold smoking kit, completely out of the blue! The not so good news is, I have no clue on smoking and...
  16. slimjimuk

    Newbie from the UK....

    Hey folks.... Looking for some pointers on a smoker my lovely wife has bought me out of the blue! Just waiting for my thread to be approved... Will add a link here ASAP.
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    Newbie help please...?

    Good news... my wonderful wife has bought me my first smoker!! Hurray!! Bad news is... I have no clue hot to use it and the set didn't come with any instructions. I am a pretty good BBQer and enjoy good proper smoked food. So I know what I am aiming for but I have no clue how to get there...
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