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  1. thirdeye

    Dry Cured Jerked Beef

    Yesterday I smoke dried a couple of batches of jerky in my Big Chief box smoker. Because it's thin, the dry cure time is only 25 to 30 hours, and for flavor I used some homemade garlic pepper seasoning. I'm using pecan pellets from A-Maze-N, and for me.... they work much better than...
  2. thirdeye

    Cured & Smoked Chicken Breasts

    I've been making these twice a month so we have smoked chicken for snacks, regular salads, and a weekly Cobb salad (which is on the menu tonight). They keep well for 6 or 7 days, then we have a week without, then it's time to smoke another batch. This time I smoked a couple extra and will...
  3. thirdeye

    Dry Cured & Smoked Steelhead Trout

    Although there is nothing I enjoy more than catching and smoking my own fresh caught trout, skin-on steelhead is my favorite store bought species. My Sam's Club carries it and it's an excellent quality. Steelhead has about the perfect fat content, and the fillets are very even on thickness...
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