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  1. oldjarhead

    Long overdue

    When I was an active hunter, I tried to find ways to cook venison without processing everything. Habit was, keep the backstrap and tenderloin, process everything else. Then I smoked a deer ham... and it was delicious. Fast forward a dozen years or so, and a friend at work shares some venison...
  2. oldjarhead

    Charcoal not wasted....

    I used to think that if I fired up the smoker, I needed to load it up - not waste my charcoal. But, I find that I smoke less because of that thought process. So, I bought the fixings, made the rub, and smoked a single Boston butt for me and a few friends. Definitely NOT wasted charcoal.
  3. oldjarhead

    Feeding others

    Sometimes you just cook for the family, in my case, the three of us. Sometimes you cook for the whole family (mom, brothers, sister-in-laws...), in my case, that's a lot of folks. Last week I was blessed to feed some folks that normally just wouldn't get good smoked BBQ. Three families, thirteen...
  4. oldjarhead

    Smoking for the guests

    While I've been a member of the forum for a while, I haven't been using my smoker since a divorce four years ago. After 26 years with the same woman, and a nine year old to raise, I just didn't have the desire or time to get creative with the cooking. I've since remarried, and my kids have...
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