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  1. smoker shawn

    Need some help

    I was asked by a friend to smoke - 2 turkeys, 1 pheasant, and a snapper turtle. He just dropped them off this morning for me to hot smoke. I asked him how he cured/prepared them. He told me "I have never cured or brined my birds for smoking and I am not going to start now".   My questions are...
  2. smoker shawn

    Maple, Bourbon BACON!!!

    I thought I would test out a recipe that combines three great things. Pork, Pure Maple syrup, and Bourbon! ( I am shooting from the hip a little with this recipe...  So maybe wait until I get it smoked and tested before you try it out) 1- cup Bourbon 1/2 cup Pure maple Syrup 1/4 cup brown...
  3. smoker shawn

    Pancetta

    I love making Pancetta!  This is the 5th one of these I have made (I use the recipe from Charcuterie by Michael Ruhlman). And it turns out AWESOME!!  I purchased the whole hog from a local farmer. The bellies look good, nice and thick and not overly fatty. I am using the belly closest to...
  4. smoker shawn

    Sausage and Peppers Ready for the Superbowl!

    Homemade Italian Sausage.... Peppers and onions... Delicious!!
  5. smoker shawn

    Hello from small town Minnesota!

    I have been smoking for a few years now with a good friend of mine.  We built a 8'x8'x8' cinder block smoker with an exterior smoke box (3 foot square) on his rural property. I started off 3 or 4 years ago with making summer sausage after deer hunting and working on perfecting the recipe...
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