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  1. webebigdog

    Bacon from cold smoker with sooty deposits?

    I have a home built cold smoker/hot smoker, when I cold smoke my bacon I am getting a black sooty appearance. The temp in smoker never goes over 90 nor goes under 80. I use apple wood to smoke my bacon. I have used purchased wood and wood from my own trees! Why am I getting a sooty residue? ...
  2. webebigdog

    Cold weather and cold smoking

    I built a smoke house which I can cold and hot smoke in. Hot smoke max temp is about 185. I am thinking its a better cold smoker any way.(that way I get to build another one, shh ddont tell wife). I have 52 pounds of bacon in pops brine coming out later today and sitting in smoker at 40degrees...
  3. webebigdog

    Wood, where, what and why?

    Been smoking for a  long time. Avid Hickory wood user for all most every thing. I use Apple wood when I smoke bacon. Today, I scored a full trailer of apple wood, logs from 20 inches or so down to 4 inches. I get to go back tomorrow for another trailer full. Up until now, I have been begging and...
  4. webebigdog

    Apple wood cold smoked bacon.

    This is my third smoke of bacon. The first two smoked at 120 for four hours. Apple was good, Hickory was a little too much for my taste on bacon. I have 45 pounds of cured bellies in my home built smoker. Using apple wood and maintain a temp of 90 degrees. I plan on a 10 hour smoke. Then in the...
  5. webebigdog

    Apple versus Hickory wood for smoking bacon

    I finished my second attempt at bacon. My first attempt was awesome, using Pops brine and apple wood for smoke. Bacon didnt even last 2 days. Second run was using my new built smoker using hickory. Good taste but a little to smoky for my taste. Both batches smoked at 135 for 3 hours and temp...
  6. webebigdog

    first time bacon maker

    I get to pick up my pork bellies Moday. Cure #1 salt coming. What is best brine?Rub? to put on? how long in brine or rub? I built a smoker which can hot smoke and cold smoke. Pictures coming soon on smoker, is my first one. I have heard 7 days in fridge, only 3 days? I am slowley converting to...
  7. webebigdog

    Smoker Build

    I just ordered my grids for smoker I plan on building. I plan on using 4x4 cedar for the four corners. cedar interior panels with insulation outside and a plywood exterior. Will I have any adverse problems with a cedar interior. I know I cant use pressure treated and the smoker will be in the...
  8. webebigdog

    Cold smoke or Hot smoke

    I am going to build a smoker and am wondering the difference in hot and cold. When I smoke my temps never go above 275. I have never had to go hotter than that. Mostly smoke in the 225 to 250 range for all most all that I smoke. I smoke any thing I can and get away with it. A little advice would...
  9. webebigdog

    Hello from Wisconsin

    New to the site, cool. Been smoking stuff for about 20 years now. I currently use a propane smoker, upright. I prefer to use hickory for my wood. I seam to like that flavor better. Tried apple, cherry, oak, mesquite but just didnt care for there tastes. I smoke anything. I will try any thing at...
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