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    Shrinkage in the Meat Case

    Purchased some 8 oz NY Strip Steaks yesterday afternoon from the fresh meat case at a local grocery store. They were priced per steak, not by individual piece weight. When I got them home I weighed them on a scale I trust and every one was less than 7.3 oz. A couple weighed in at 6.7 oz. Based...
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    Beautiful Tuesday, Wonderful Chx

    Nothing productive on my calendar for today, so the other night I pulled some chx leg quarters out of the freezer to smoke today. About 12 pounds. Loosened the skin this morning and rubbed under the skin with some Jeff's rub. On the smoker at 230* with Pecan and Oak. Finished to IT of 165*...
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    A Little of This & A Little of That

    Howdy. Haven't posted a smoke for a while so I thought I should put today's fun out there. Usually forget to take the QViews and today is not completely an exception. Soaked and rubbed a corned beef point for pastrami a couple of days ago and started smoking this morning. I remembered that...
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    Chuckles' New Favorite...Chuckie

    Bought a 2.4 pound chuck roast from Aldi's the other day, so since today looked to be a nice day I cranked up the Bradley. Wasn't really expecting much. Wow, was I wrong. Rinsed and dried the chuckie. Rubbed on some grape seed oil and SPOG. Into the smoke at 220* - 230* for about 5 hours...
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    Poultry - Freeze in Modified Atmosphere Package or Vacuum Seal

    I try to buy lots of chx breasts and thighs when they are on sale. It is packaged on a foam tray and I believe it has a modified atmosphere gas. I've always frozen it in this commercial packaging in which it is sold. Now that I have a vac sealer, would it be better to unpackage and vac seal...
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    Will foodsaver container connect to vacmaster pro 140 sealer?

    When my sister-in-law found out I just bought a Vacmaster Pro 140 sealer she offered me a Foodsaver marinating container but doesn't have the hose. Anyone know if the hose included with the Vacmaster will fit the Foodsaver container?
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    Cold smoke without Bradley cold smoke adapter?

    Outdoor high temps next few weeks in the 20s & 30s, some single digit and teens. Can I cold smoke in my Bradley without the cold smoke adapter (which I don't own).
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    The Day's Way Too Nice to Not Smoke

    Since I'm a fair weather smoker, I haven't done too much lately, but 40* at the end of December....can't not not smoke today. Nothing thawed so ran up and got 2# lean ground beef, seasoned it with SPO and mixed in some bread crumbs and 2 egg whites, and a few chx breasts seasoned with Jeff's...
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    Where's The YAWYE Folks?

    Trying to figure out why there's so little participation in the YAWYE Group. There is nothing innately inconsistent about healthy eating and smoking great food. There is no shame in healthy eating. Sure, we can all make smoked food unhealthy, but it doesn't seem like it should be that tough to...
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    Not So Fatty

    Wife doesn't like the term fatty so I'm calling this slimmed down fatty a smokey rollup. Seasoned 2# ground round with some pork breakfast sausage seasonings from a recipe I found on one of the forums. Cut down the salt by half and subbed the brown sugar with sugar free. Added a couple of egg...
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    Sunday's Smoke

    Took advantage of some of the last mild weather in Illinois. Smoked a small pork butt, a brisket flat, a boneless turkey breast and my version of a slimmed down fatty (wife says I should call it a smokey rollup). It consisted of seasoned ground round stuffed with spinach, cabbage mushrooms and...
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    Cheesecloth Wrapped Fatty?

    Trying to lean myself, so trying to lean my smokes. I thought I'd try a well seasoned bison fatty filled with spinach and mushrooms. I'd like to leave off the bacon wrap but bison tends to fall apart pretty easily. I am thinking of wrapping in cheesecloth. I've seen posts from folks using...
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    Pork Sirloin Roast

    Smoked a couple of 3.75# pork sirloin roasts today. Brand - Hormel. Sorry, forgot to get "before" QView. Injected one with broth, SPOG & brown sugar, then rubbed with Jeff's. Just rubbed the other with Jeff's. At smoker temp of +/-220* brought 'em up to IT of 145* in about 4 hrs. Smoked with...
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    RF SMOKER?

    Being a newby, I hope I can get away with showing my lack of knowledge occasionally. I've read about people building RF Smokers. What does RF stand for?
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    Great NY Strip

    NY strips have always been one of my favorite steaks. Almost always tender, flavorful and relatively lean. I never knew that a NY Strip could be improved. Well... smoked a 14 oz strip on my Bradley digital tonight. Sprinkled very lightly with kosher salt, fresh ground pepper and onion powder and...
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    Heat Distribution Pattern

    Anyone know the heat distribution pattern of the Bradley 4 rack digital smoker? Hotter at the top, bottom, left, right, all the same?
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    First Ever Smoke

    Because of rain, had to wait 3 days after that wonderful delivery guy brought my smoker, a Bradley digital electric 4 rack. Sure was worth the wait. Smoked 3 chix leg quarters and 2 breasts. Rubbed with Jeff's and smoked at 230* to IT of 165*. Even my wife, who usually knows in advance that she...
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    Remote Thermometer Transmitter Placement

    Bought a Mav ET-73, dual probe. The transmitter unit has a wire hanger on it. I know the oven probe gets hung on a rack. Does the transmitter get hung inside the smoker as well. Made of plastic, so that would surprise me but I'm a newby so what do I know. I guess u could run the probe wires...
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    Bradley 4 Rack Digital - Unpack & Assembly

    Bradley packaging is well designed and does a great job of protecting the smoker. Smoke generator and all other parts are all contained inside the smoking cabinet protected by custom molded expanded bead foam. This keeps everything nice and tight and prevents parts from rubbing against each...
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    My New BFF, The UPS (Unique Puck Smoker) Delivery Guy

    Oh boy, oh boy, oh boy. This terrific guy brought me my very first smoker today. Bradley Digital. :sausage: [IMG
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