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Failed cook Ok Joe but not his fault I think
So I have had a MBES 30 for a few years I like it a lot and have had some great luck with it ...but doing pork butts in it is just messy ...so I got a Ok Joe longhorn did some ribs on it came out great ... using chunk charcoal and wood blocks for smoke today we had an event at work and I...- paul catt
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- Forum: Wood Smokers
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Sausage Weekend
Hey Guys and Gals Its been a while since I have made Sausage and I'm out...and the GF is complaining ..you remember her ... she is the one that was complaining when I bought the grinder stuffer slicer ... Now I have to keep her supplied with Italian sausage (extra fennel) So I found this on... -
Super Bowl Ribs 3-2-1 Kinda
So as a lot of you did, I also smoked for the Super Bowl I was going to do the 3 2 1 on some St Louis cut ribs...I'm not sure whats up but my Food Lion and Lowes foods have been have a rib war? This week they were 2.99 at food kitty and 2.49 at Lowes food ...so I now have about 12 racks in the... -
Chef's Choice 615
Hey All My Chef's Choice 615 Food Slicer arrived today and I had to try it out I chose the 615 on the advice of people here and for the bigger motor . better switch and it about 98% metal instead of plastic. Its cutting my Pastrami paper thin ... I will try and cut some plain meat for jerky...- paul catt
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- Forum: Slicers, Grinders, Tools, Equipment
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Injecting Beef ..its a PITA ..I must be doing something wrong
Hey Everyone So a few weeks ago I did a pastrami and a brisket flat. When I went to inject it (the flat)..it kind of went everywhere. It seemed to leak out as much as it went in Today I am doing a pastrami again (the last one disappeared) .. so I though I would also throw in a London Broil. I... -
Another Batch of Canadian Bacon
Hey Everyone :) Its been a while since I posted and thought I would show off my latest batch of bacon Here they are after the 17 day soak ..Due to work issues I had to let it soak a few extra days...I use POPS Brine with an extra cup of brown sugar. Now for a Test Fry (one of the best part... -
MBES 30 Loving it but quick question for the old salts here
Hey guys ... now that its not 110 degrees here I have broken out the smoker again :) One thing that I was wondering is with my MBES I don't really get a smoke ring I used to get with my charcoal smoker ..I was told by someone that you don't get smoke rings with an electric smoker and took it...- paul catt
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- Forum: Electric Smokers
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Can someone check my math :)
I am using Shannin127 recipie for Kielbasa If someone could look over my math I would owe ya big time .... KielbasaMeatsGr/KgActualRatiopork (picnic 75%)10001800.01.8Kosher Salt1730.61.8Cure #12.254.11.8Cracked Black Pepper23.61.8Minced Garlic59.01.8cold water115207.01.8 This is what I'm going... -
2nd time Chicken Sausage ..this time its real good
A few weeks ago I saw someone had made chicken sausage and I had to give it a try ..the flavor was good but it was dry ...Junkcollector on here told me about boneless skinless thighs ..So off to Sams Club I went ...I ended up with 5 lbs of thighs Didn't trim a thing.. cut in squares and... -
and so the Canadian Bacon Starts ....
So I decided it was time for a Try at Canadian Bacon. .. I went to Sams Club and bought two lugs and a whole pork loin. The loins were nice but ... not on sale :( I made pops brine ..didn't change a thing ...might later but since its my first time ... Thanks Pops Pretty Amber I also...- paul catt
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- Forum: Hot Smoked Bacon
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Has anyone tried Snake River Farms meats
They are suspose to be the best around ...but they are pretty high dollar too ...I think the shipping would be a deal breaker too ...There is a place in Naples FL I love called JimmyP's They sell all grades of Kobe Beef ... I dont mind buying some of the lower grades when Im there but no way...- paul catt
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- Forum: General Discussion
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My Third smoke on my MES30 ...Brisket and Butt
Well I made plans the night before ..I went ahead and rubbed my butt and my brisket, and placed them back in the fridge all wrapped and snuggly ..Checked the weather report ..Everything looked great ..went to bed Woke up and it was pouring rain ..grrrrrrr I opened my garage doors and plugged...- paul catt
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1st Sausage .. made with chicken
The other day someone posted about chicken sausage and its been driving me nuts ..so now that I have my grinder I gave it a shot I used olive oil ..italian seasoning ..onion powder garlic powder ..little cayanne pepper..salt and pepper ..ground 6 boneless skinless tasteless chicken breast ... -
What I think I know about curing ....and what I need to know
Here is what I think I know ..I have a grinder on the way so I'm going to have to make some good stuff to make up for it 1. Cure is not for flavor 2. if I dont cure meats like polish sausage I need to smoke it to 160 3 if I use cure I can wait on cooking the meat and freeze it also 4 I... -
question about packing
I dont think this is in the right place so MODs feel free to move it Today I vacuumed packed a bunch of my left over Q for the fridge and noting I was running out of bags / roll ... I was windering if anyone has used the ebay bags and had any luck with them Thanks in advance- paul catt
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- Forum: Drying/Dehydrating
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I did it ... First Pulled Pork
So I rubbed it with my spices overnight in the fridge ..didn't inject ..will next time for some extra flavor .... and in the MES30 it went Looking good and the smell .... LOOK !!!! I remembered foil at the bottom this time :) I have this problem ...I can never just smoke one kind of...- paul catt
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- Forum: Grilling Pork
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Making Sausage for the 1st time
OK let me get this out of the way ....yes ..I used to live up north .... we had the best deli's ...I just cant find good sausage here in Eastern NC .. so I want to start making my own ...can anyone point me in the right direction for some mixes and a decent grinder ... Thanks in advance -
Hello From Eastern NC
Well after 20 years my old bullet smoke rusted out ... This Christmas I ended up with Masterbuilt 30 inch Digital Electric Smoker I think you call them 30 MDES I wanted to try electric due to the constant temps ... I just finished seasoning it and will try a whole chicken tomorrow ...its...
