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    Replace water in brine?

    LOL, yea I have it in a very big plastic tub with a snap on lid.  I have a 20lb fireplace log on top of it, and nothing is getting into that puppy!!  I guess I will add some salt water to cover the last inch of the roast it worries me to have it out of the brine too long, even though it is...
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    Replace water in brine?

    I have 2 heavy plates weighing them down, but about one inch of the roast is  above the brine line.
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    Replace water in brine?

    Hi all!  I bought an 11 lb belly and a 6lb boston butt to smoke this coming weekend.  I made up a brine using directions on my  pink salt cure.  When I put it in friday, all was covered by liquid.  It is in a plastic container on my back porch with a big log on it to stop critters from...
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    2nd time smoking ribs same problems

    Just a thought here, but the part about automobile exhaust smoke makes me wonder if there is a contaminent in your firebox.  lighter fluid, oil, karosene, some chemical on your firebox or wood? sounds obvious, but ... Just askin Possum Pie
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    Question about amount of smoke

    Thanks about the suggestion for the firepit. I have already decided to mortar it up when I get the chance, I just threw some firebrick in a pit in a hurry to try it out.  My goal is a slow smoky smolder where I can control the Oxygen better.
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    Question about amount of smoke

    Update:  I didn't move the smoker, but I chinked every little crack in the back and discovered that that improved the draft 100% Seems the breeze was hitting the back of the smoke house and seeping through the cracks just enough to not allow smoke in.  My bacon and Chedder cheese turned out...
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    Mellowing extra sharp chedder cheese?

    Hi all, I am new to smoking cheese, cut a 1# block into 5 strips, cold smoked with apple wood 3 hours, turned out good but just alittle strong.  I am wondering what aging it after smoking it does. The flavor is good, just alittle too smokey.  Will letting it sit mellow the smoke flavor?  I think...
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    smoked tea

    Glad "most" of you liked it.  In the winter I close my eyes, sip some hot smoked tea, and imagine I am sitting around the campfire!
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    Comments made in the year 1955!

    I'm "only" 46 but I had to explain to a woman I work with what a party line was.  we listened for "our ring" and sometimes picked up the phone to listen in on the other peoples conversations!!
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    smoked tea

    I put them in for just 3 hours, and they did pick up some smoke flavor.  I want to try it again with a milder tea, like a green tea and leave it in for a longer time.  They just were not as strong as I would have liked, but there was a definite smoke flavor.
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    smoked tea

    I can't wait to hear how everyone likes it. Please post your experiences!!!
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    Question about amount of smoke

    Well, for hot smoking, i lined the inside floor of the actual smokehouse with fireplace bricks.  I can build a fire in a metal pan on the floor, and temps should be more compatible with hot smoking.  I have firebrick going up several high around the walls which should retain the heat. I guess I...
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    Question about amount of smoke

    I tried to cold smoke this weekend.  Outside air was 21 degrees.  Inside the smoker at its warmest was 41 degrees.  There are alot of cracks and crevices, I have nailed pieces over the biggest ones.  The bacon turned out great, but I am not going to try an expensive salmon yet until I am sure it...
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    Question about amount of smoke

    I see the difference now, definitely blue smoke
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    smoked tea

    Any hard-core smoke addict will enjoy the Lapsang Souchong tea.  My wife doesn't like it, but I love the stuff.  Like I said, I don't think cream and sweetener would be good, I just sip it black.  Let me know how you like it. Possum-Pie
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    smoked tea

    I tried generic Lipton  teabags.  The kind I use to make iced tea in the summer.  I use applewood The tea didn't seem to pick up the bacon flavor.  If I was going to do it for alot, I would use loose tea, something mild like green tea or a mild black.  If you get a chance buy a box of Lapsang...
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    Question about amount of smoke

    Started it up yesterday, got it smokin steady light smoke, put a pound of cheap store bacon in and left it for 4 hours.   It turned out great!!! no bitterness, turned a package of generic bacon into gormet!!! I still need to think about  turning the whole contraption around to face into the...
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    Question about amount of smoke

    Yea, two one in each side of the top.  Thing is, Maybe the angle of incline from firepit to smokehouse is too shallow, but my gut says the prevailing breeze is coming from exactly the wrong direction. I used 6 inch metal pipe for the run from fire to house, that should be big enough. SIDE VIEW...
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