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  1. jakester

    Ideal Turkey smoking temperature

    I will be smoking a 12-13# turkey on my 14.5 WSM. I usually smoke everything at 225 degrees what is the ideal temp to smoke a turkey at? 250, 275 and long would it take? Should I use water or broth in the water pan?
  2. jakester

    Smoking Turkey WSM 14.5"

    I will be smoking a 12# bird on my 14.5" Weber Smokey Mountain. My question is it better to smoke it on the upper or lower grate? If I do the upper grate the bird will be very close with the dom of lid, were talking about 1" or so.
  3. jakester

    Smoked Turkey covered with cheescloth

    Has anyone smoked a turkey covered with cheesecloth? I am curious to hear feedback from someone that has smoked one with and one without cheesecloth. I know cheesecloth helps keep lighter color but does it have any other effect?
  4. jakester

    Yoder Pellet Smoker fuel consumption

    I am looking to get myself a pellet smoker in the coming future. I originally thought I would get a rec tec but lately have been reading how great the Yoder YS640 is but also heard that it consumes a lot more pellets over other grills it's size. Anyone have any experience with this, if so please...
  5. jakester

    My first Brisket :-)

    Finally smoked my first brisket last weekend and it turned out pretty good. On Friday at 8:30pm I seasoned it with some store bought BBQ seasoning from Costco. At 9:30pm it went onto my 14.5" Weber Smokey Mountain with some pecan wood and 7:30am the following morning it came of the smoker with...
  6. jakester

    What heating method for smoking turkey?

    What heating method / set up is recommended for smoking a turkey in a WSM?
  7. jakester

    My Thanksgiving practice run

    This past Saturday I smoked my first Turkey and overall I was happy :-). I dry brined for 2 days and then let it sit in the fridge overnight uncovered. I couldn't find any Tony C's injectable marinades so I just melted one stick of butter and 1 cup of Tuscan chicken broth and injected the bird...
  8. jakester

    What temperature do you smoke your turkey at and why?

    This year will be my first time smoking a turkey in my WSM. I have read a lot of threads and i noticed that the smoking temperatures vary from 225 degrees to 325 degrees and I have a hard time understanding what temp is better.  I am just trying to understand why such a difference? What is the...
  9. jakester

    Smoked Salmon - Looking for a dry cure / brine that isn't sweet

    This weekend I smoked my first salmon. I did a dry cure / brine with 4 parts brown sugar to 1 part kosher salt (i doubled the recipe so it would be 8 parts to 2 parts). I left it in the fridge around 12 hours and it was salty and sweet at the same time both on the stronger side. The reason I...
  10. jakester

    Just bought a WSM 14.5" and have a few questions

    Hi everyone! This saturday i picked up a Weber Smokey Mountain 14.5" on craigslist for $70. The guy used it once and said he doesn't have the patience and wants a electric smoker. It looks brand new. Anyways this is my first Charcoal Smoker and had a few questions: How many racks of ribs can...
  11. jakester

    Flash frozen Salmon

    I am looking into cold smoking Salmon and with doing so I have found out that Salmon has parasites which i really didn't think about before but my question is does anyone know if stores like Costco that sell their fresh Salmon if it has been flash frozen or not? Another question is where can you...
  12. jakester

    How to cold smoke in a 40" Masterbuilt smoker?

    Hi! I am a newbie in the smoking scheme. I recently got myself a 40" Masterbuilt and smoked some ribs but now i am really looking to cold smoke some salmon (nova scotia, lox style). My question is what do i need to do to make my Masterbuilt a cold smoker? Today i am ordering...
  13. jakester

    New member from Lititz, PA

    Hi boys and girls! My name is Jake from Lititz, PA USA. I recently invested in a 40" Masterbuilt smoker and so far I have smoked a whole Turkey Breast and 2 racks of Baby Back Ribs. I have always enjoyed playing with meat and grilling meat but this is my first smoker and so far i am loving it...
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