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  1. uncle frog

    Uncle Frog wants to get Smokin'

    Looks like we might be out of the cold season. I'd imagine that smoking is better when it's not so frigid outside, eh?
  2. uncle frog

    Happy St Patrick's Day

    Everyone in our frog pond is hunkering down for the evening, holed up with our corned beef and cabage (I may be able to find some green food coloring and a few fresh beers, too).
  3. uncle frog

    Hi from ohio

    A big and quick mid-west welcome !!
  4. uncle frog

    About time! been enrolled since 2005

    Me, too! Total neb here sending out a big welcome!
  5. uncle frog

    Uncle Frog wants to get Smokin'

    Howdy, Bud. I said "hi" to Theresa in your Roll Call thread. But just in case you weren't there, I'll say hi here, too. Hey! My elk-hunter friend said we should break out some of his elk and smoke it. He's not keen on trying it just now (it's 3 degrees ... and that's Farenheit for our...
  6. uncle frog

    First Brine-First smoked chicken, OH MY GOSH!

    Thanks for sharing the pics! It looked mighty tasty to say the least.
  7. uncle frog

    Hi From Michigan

    Howdy, Bud. Howdy, Theresa. Thanks for the nice message in my welcome/rollcall thread. Nice to see more Michiganders in the (smoke) house. I've only been here a short time myself, but I already love the place. Glad you joined!
  8. uncle frog

    Uncle Frog wants to get Smokin'

    This batch came out really well. The fattier meat of the sirloin does give it flavor, but we certainly need to store it in the fridge. The strips were cut a little thicker, like meat sticks instead of waffer shape. It made the jerky a little chewier. This coupled with a little fattier cut of...
  9. uncle frog

    Vegetarians Are Evil! :-)

    I think that's hilarious. Glad to see others share my meatatarian sense of humor. Cheers!
  10. uncle frog

    Uncle Frog wants to get Smokin'

    Well I picked up 6 pounds of USDA Choice sirloin steak for $2.50/lb on special. I've carved up about half so far, and need to get the other half prepped and starting to marinate. The sirloin is a little fattier (marbled) than the bottom round I used last week. But the freezing of the meat is...
  11. uncle frog

    Uncle Frog wants to get Smokin'

    Thanks all y'all. I like the apple cider vinegar tip, Dutch. I can't say I know what a V-slicer is, dgross, but if you give it a shot and it works, let me know. As far as what's next, DeejayDebi ... the overwhelming concensus is MORE. As we approach our final jerky strips now, I suggested...
  12. uncle frog

    Uncle Frog wants to get Smokin'

    I think in my next batch I'll skip the par boiling as suggested. After all, it is dehydrating at 155 degrees for many hours. I'll also take more care in trimming off the fat. Thought I did a good job, but ended up with more fat on some of the strips than I wanted. I'll marinate for a...
  13. uncle frog

    Uncle Frog wants to get Smokin'

    Thanks, vulcan. I've got a couple photos of the finishing/finished product. My jaw is already sore from all the delicious chewing. It turned out great! I'll have to call my first experiment a great success. Nearly seven pounds of beef strips laid out on six drying racks. The very smallest...
  14. uncle frog

    Uncle Frog wants to get Smokin'

    Good morning! I've had the strips going for 3.5 hours now. There were some small pieces I had in there and my wife and I have been able to sample the batch. So far so good! Half of the batch I finished off with cracked pepper and left the other half plain. I can already see the value of a...
  15. uncle frog

    Uncle Frog wants to get Smokin'

    You guys are the best! All in due time. But I do appreciate the encouragement. Here's what I'm looking at so far ... Nearly 7 lbs of bottom round boiled for 10 minutes to help take out any nasties. When I actually try the smoking, I may skip this step. But being my first jerky experience...
  16. uncle frog

    Uncle Frog wants to get Smokin'

    I'm still too much of a newbie to try the smoking just yet. But I got myself a dehydrator and $20 of bottom round at $2.99 on sale and I'll be doing my first jerky experiment. I boiled the meat for 10 minutes to get rid of any nasties, and have the steaks firming up in the freezer. Soon I'll...
  17. uncle frog

    Uncle Frog wants to get Smokin'

    BTW, I really am enjoying the 5 day e-course. Nice work on that! There is a lot of the same information in other areas of this forum, but the e-course presents it in digestable amounts and in an orderly fashion. I've got two more to go. But I do like what I see so far.
  18. uncle frog

    Uncle Frog wants to get Smokin'

    Howdy, Cheech! BTW ... "Dave's not here, man." Are a majory of this forum's members from the mid-west?
  19. uncle frog

    Hello from tx

    Holy Smokers, Batman! I hope you get a lot of use out of that bad boy.
  20. uncle frog

    Uncle Frog wants to get Smokin'

    Thanks ultramag & PigCicles. I was half joking with the deli cut roast beef question. But only half joking. The serious half is that I'm already itching to try something, and we happened to have that in the fridge. From what I've been reading, a good round roast (on sale) works best. The top is...
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