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  1. headdungsmoker

    5th Place Chicken at the 20th Annual BBQ on the Bow in Calgary AB Canada

    The 20th Annual BBQ on the Bow in Calgary, AB Canada was this past weekend Sept. 1-2.  http://www.bbqonthebow.com/   It was my first every BBQ competition. I had intended to attend another local one this summer but it got cancelled for this year at the last moment.  This year the BBQ on the Bow...
  2. headdungsmoker

    Brisket over mesquite w/ Qview

    Hi all, am getting ready for some BBQ competitions next month so am doing a few more test runs of various things.  Yesterday did a 10lb brisket.  Rubbed with a basic rub of pepper, garlic and a few other things.  Smoked for about 10 hrs using maple hardwood charcoal and a few sticks of mesquite...
  3. headdungsmoker

    Home cured bacon wrapped lamb ATBs w/Qview

    After reading about so many different kinds of ABTs that folks here have done I decided to try my hand at some for my daughter's 1st birthday party today.  While I don't image she will probably each much of one, hoping the rest of the guest will enjoy.   Started out by preparing the vessels...
  4. headdungsmoker

    Recent Bacon Cure/Smoke w/ Qview

    A couple weeks ago I started started another small batch of bacon. I've been trying out various spices in addition to the basic cure to see if I can find some interesting flavors.  Started out with two ~1.2kg slabs of belly, skin on. Cure mix is Instacure #1, dextrose and kosher salt. For one...
  5. headdungsmoker

    Looking for teammates for upcoming Calgary area competitions

    Hi all, not sure if this is the right place for this post, so moderators can move it if appropriate. I am thinking about entering a couple competitions here in the Calgary area this summer.  Am wondering if there are any local people who would be interested in joining in/being part of my team...
  6. headdungsmoker

    1st Canadian Bacon w/Qview

    A few days ago I started several curing/smoking projects, one of which is my first attempt at making Canadian bacon. I am in Canada after all, so I better get this one down.  I started with 2 pieces of pork loin, about 1.2 lbs each. Did a wet cure with cure #1, salt, sugar, a big bunch of...
  7. headdungsmoker

    Howdy from Calgary, AB

    Hi all, just ran across this forum and sounded interesting so thought i'd check in. Originally learned about smoking in Texas about 15 yrs ago when I moved there for grad school, bought a New Braunfels vertical offset smoker a year or so later and have been making smokey goodness ever since...
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