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  1. mcgregormx

    Olive Oil questions

    I recently used olive oil because I ran out of mustard, I didn't notice any additional flavors. As for mustard, it is my go-to for getting a rub to stick! I haven't ever noticed a taste difference with or without it. So if the idea is to get a rub to stick, or give the outside a little...
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    Smoking with less or no salt?

    I don't think I've ever brined chicken for smoking, always turns out great. For that matter, I don't brine turkey either. I am not a fan of salt (meat naturally has a ton of it anyway), so I don't add extra. A good idea now would be to experiment with making your own rubs, and if they call for...
  3. Large (for me) variety of cheeses!

    Large (for me) variety of cheeses!

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    Large (for me) variety of cheeses!

    Well, I did my second batch of cheese, and with this batch I invited friends and family to bring their cheese over. The types in there are: Cheddar (all mild), Sharp White Cheddar, Swiss, Colby Jack, and Pepper Jack. I did a batch about 2 weeks ago and it came out smelling like an ash tray. I...
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    Opinions on Smoke hollow 44, with 2 pullout trays instead of door

    I think I'll use the chips as well. I'm going to find out how well the mailbox mod works on Saturday when I smoke some cheese, but after putting it together it already seems to be a lot simpler. This smoker has a 3" hole in the bottom for the drip tray, and that really makes adapting the mailbox...
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    Opinions on Smoke hollow 44, with 2 pullout trays instead of door

    Reporting back. Turns out I really like this smoker. The small trays are useless for chunk wood, but they work great for chips and pellets. That being said, I did the mailbox mod for cold smoking, and an easier way to add smoke. I'm debating on closing the trays off, or just filling them with...
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    A-MAZE-N Expanding Tube Pellet Smoker preview

    Ordered one and it showed up today! Tested it out by smoking a 1lb block of cheddar. Started it at 6 PM (it's 9:53 here now) and it's still going. I used a red solo cup to fill it up, which filled the smoke tube about 1/3 of the way. I think with it not being extended at all it'll burn 7+ hours...
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    How did you come up with your screen name?

    Mine is from my name and that I used to ride motocross.
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    Opinions on Smoke hollow 44, with 2 pullout trays instead of door

    Do you just stick the AMNTS on a rack in the smoker, or did you do the mailbox/smokebox mod for under the smoker?
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    Opinions on Smoke hollow 44, with 2 pullout trays instead of door

    Just finished putting mine together. I'm going to season it tomorrow after work, and do the first smoke on Thursday. I'll try and remember to report back. My concern is the smoke time, so I'm thinking of doing the mailbox smoke mod with an amazn tube, or come up with some other method (I'd...
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    Brinkman Vertical Split Door Mods (new member)

    Well, after three years of owning this smoker, I have decided to retire it. Oddly, I've been debating with myself on going to a bigger smoker, or any other smoker for that matter, because after about 50+ smokes on this thing, I know it really well. I even stuck to using Stubbs charcoal, and got...
  13. Brinkman Vertical Split Door Mods (new member)

    Brinkman Vertical Split Door Mods (new member)

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    Brinkman Vertical Split Door Mods (new member)

    Thanks! That picture is at ~11 hours. Wish I had discovered the art of smoking meat a long time ago!
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    Brinkman Vertical Split Door Mods (new member)

    Thanks! The wife liked it so much that we are going to do another chicken smoke at the end of this month (24th of July, it's a state holiday in UT). I should also mention that the chicken only took about 5 hours on this smoker at 230. The other smoker I have (ECB) took nearly 7 hours, due to the...
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    Brinkman Vertical Split Door Mods (new member)

    Well, the smoke went well! I smoked 2x 8 lb pork shoulders (boston butt) and 2 whole chickens, which were about 6 lbs each. Started at 2 AM and around 5 AM I was up adding more coal to the fire box. I believe the charcoal wasn't quite as good as some of the slower burning briquettes (I used...
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    Brinkman Vertical Split Door Mods (new member)

    Since tonight (technically 2 AM on Independence day) will be my first real smoke with this smoker I don't have any long-term experience with the ash issues. I didn't have any while curing it, but that could also be attributed to the amount of coals I was using (30) at the time. The good news is...
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