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    Spatchcock Turkey Brining.

    Should I spatchcock my turkey before brining or after?
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    Spatchcock Brine

    Should I spatchcock my turkey before brining or after?
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    Maybe My Last Chance To Smoke Cheese

    Had to take a day off from work. There were over 22 days in February over 70 up close to 90 degrees here and I decided this might be my last chance to smoke some cheese before its too hot. I hope this holds my Beautiful Wife and me over, because we need our Smoked Gouda. Thought I would do some...
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    MES Problems

    I went to warm my 30" MES, I wanted to warm it to take out and clean the racks. I set it for 250 and it warmed up good. Started smoking bad, so I opened it up and had a small flame behind the element and thouht maybe some drippings so I put a little water on it. There was a spot behind the...
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    Help with smoking goat cheese

    Hello fellow smokers, I just found out about a source for fresh goat cheese. Has anyone smoked fresh goat cheese? I've smoked plenty of cheese, but not fresh cheese as goat cheese. Do I smoke it as I wiould any other cheese, maybe use a silicone mat like for baking since it is so...
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    Brine To Boil Or Not To Boil?

    I don't know if this is a stupid question, but I'm going to ask anyway. When brining poultry do you always boil your brine? If you are using herbs and spices I believe you should so they release their oils or flavors. But if you are just using salt and sugar should you boil it? I've done Cornish...
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    My First Cheese Smoke With The A-Maze-N-Smoker

    Hi Everyone,          This is my first post with pics, so bear with me. I live in TX and it has cooled down enough for me to feel comfortable with smoking cheese. I used the A-Maze-N-Smoker, I if you don't have one get one or put it on you Christmas List. I got an assortment of String Cheeses...
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    Wood Blends

    Hi Everyone,          I'm wondering about wood blends. Types of wood used together in a smoke. I use pecan alot and have use oak with it. But that is mostly as a fuel wood. I'm interested in wood blends for flavor, for example cherry and apple, pecan and mesquite, or what ever. I don't know, I...
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    Smoking Kosher & Sea Salts

    Hi everyone! I'm a newbie down here in TX and I am interested in smoking some Kosher & Sea Salt with my A-Maze-N-Smoker. Any suggestions on time, wood or anything. My thought was 2 batches, fill the AMS w/ hickory and light both ends. Take one batch out and repeat the process w/ the batch still...
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    Another Newbie from Texas...

    Hi everyone. I found this website a month or so ago and just joined the forum. It's amazing all the info and help with whatever question you may have. Great forum and links. I'm just noth of Houston and have been wanting to smoke some cheese. But it's just crazy hot right now, so I'm going to...
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