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  1. omahasmoker

    wedding catering. 70lbs of smoked meat.

    i got the call earlier this year. a good friend of ours was getting married and would i please make some meat for the reception. how could i refuse a bride on her wedding day? i started first with 35 pounds of chicken wings. followed by 25 pounds of featherbones and 20 pounds of pork...
  2. omahasmoker

    my knockoff 'buffalo wild wings' chili lime sauce

    i have been misting my wings/ribs/chicken with a mixture of lime juice and jalapenos/chipotle 5 minutes before i pull them from my smoker. my kids love it and it gives a limey-spicy snap like they get when they go to the "buffalo wild wings" at the mall but without the $60 bill that comes with...
  3. omahasmoker

    chicken quarters $.39 a pound

    Fareway in Omaha has 10lb bags of frozen leg quarters for $.39 a pound. this is a once a year deal. get them while you can. i am cleaning out all the frozen peas and other crap in the freezer. i am making a donation to the food bank. we both make out on this deal. vegetables begone! make way...
  4. omahasmoker

    what type plywood for a smoke house?

    i am looking at starting my build. what kind of plywood should you use? i know some of it has nasty glue that you dont want hot near your food.
  5. omahasmoker

    Further modifications- more heat! more smoke!

    I finally got around to adding my secondary 750 watt strip heater to my converted fridge smoker today. i now have 2000 watts. i repositioned all my racks and i was able to squeeze in 2 more for a total of 7. i am looking at a mini rack at the top that will only be big enough for wings and...
  6. omahasmoker

    smoked stuffed cornish game hens for 8

    had a little dinner party last saturday night. the guests of honor requested the same thing they had last time. the stuffed game hens. as with most great ideas, it all starts with a pound of bacon and two medium onions. once that is cooked, you can mix it in with 3 boxes of rice a roni. i...
  7. omahasmoker

    how big is too big?

    i have been looking at other peoples smokehouse builds and i have been impressed. i have a GOSM big block and i love it but i rapidly run out of room when doing event smoking. i am wondering if my current plans for a smokehouse with 24x30 inch racks might be a bit too much. has anybody built...
  8. omahasmoker

    smoked catfish dip recipe

    i have been working on a dip recipe for awhile and i might as well share it with the rest of you. 4 lbs catfish nuggets 2 8oz brick cream cheese 2 20oz container sour cream with chives 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese 1/2 cup tangy BBQ sauce i put the catfish nuggets in the smoker at 180 degrees...
  9. omahasmoker

    at what temp does chicken/turkey stop taking on smoke flavor?

    i am looking at going with a PID control/higher wattage heater and forced air in my fridge conversion. i can do 20 pounds of wings or 45 pounds of chicken at once but with only a 1200 watt heating element, it takes a long time. i know that at a certain point, the chicken stops taking on any...
  10. omahasmoker

    improvements to the smoke generator

    last summer, i built an external smoke generator out of a 18" piece of 3" schedule 40 pipe. it worked well and all that but constantly having to screw the lid on and off was a real pain. it would get all tarred up and glue itself on and you had to clean it all the time. quite a mess to deal...
  11. omahasmoker

    holiday party smoke for 35 people qview

    we did our annual holiday party at our house. we had a really good turnout with the weather being as bad as it was last week. i smoked all day and i had really good results. we did 5 pounds of meatballs wrapped in 3 pounds of bacon. 5 full racks of spare ribs 8 pounds of chicken wing...
  12. omahasmoker

    anybody using a PID controller?

    i am looking t o step up to a PID controller. they look like they will allow me to have tighter temperature control and set up a cycle for smoking fish and whatnot. but i still have some questions and concerns.
  13. omahasmoker

    smoked fish for party other than salmon?

    somebody at her office already bought salmon and it is in the fridge. i still want to do fish. what are my other choices? after i smoked 20 racks of baby backs ribs for the company 4th of july picnic, expectations are high. i have a new electric smoker with an external smoke generator that i...
  14. omahasmoker

    big party smoke. 30+ guests

    it was my stepson's confirmation party. kind of a big deal around these parts. the service was at 5 PM and it got out just in time for supper. oh boy. i did 3 pounds of bacon wrapped smoked (of course) meatballs. they lasted all of 25 minutes before they were wiped out. next time, i will do 6...
  15. omahasmoker

    smoked 4 turkeys in my new electric w/qview

    i smoked 4 jennie-o pre basted 12-13 pound turkeys this afternoon. i started them at noon with all the turkeys at about 50 degrees. i used 75% apple and 25% hickory to start and finished on all apple chips in my smoke generator about 5 hours in, they are starting to smell like turkeys and...
  16. omahasmoker

    first smoke on the converted fridge

    after putting the smoke to my converted 50's GE fridge for a day and a half at temps ranging from 200-375 to season it and get the nasty plastic smell out of it, i am finally ready to start smoking for real. but first, some pics this uses the same size racks as my GOSM big block, so i have...
  17. omahasmoker

    issues with new fridge conversion

    i finally got all the wiring installed today and i fired it up. the heating element gave off quite a bit of grease smoke and all that but nothing unexpected. now after running it for 6+ hours at 250-400 deegrees, i am still gtting a lot of foul smelling smoke from the smoker. i have been putting...
  18. omahasmoker

    Fridge conversion buildup

    After several requests, i have some pics of my fridge conversion and smoke generator. the fridge is a 1958 model GE that had the little freezer compartment in the top. the interior is porcelain over metal and it has 3 inches(!) of cardboard insulation. we had to take 8 plastic panels off of...
  19. omahasmoker

    good door seal for fridge conversion?

    i am converting a 60's GE fridge to smoking duty. its going along pretty well but i cant seem to find a door seal that will work with the high temps. anybody had this problem? i'm running out of good weather and patience.
  20. omahasmoker

    where to get GOSM BB racks?

    does anybody know where to get GOSM big block (24") racks? i need some for both my smoker and a smoker i am building.
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