bitter

Hi! I'm new to smoking but I recently picked up the hobby of sausage making and charcutier and its been going pretty good. so I figured I would take the next step of cold smoking my meat product, i have watched a lot of YouTube videos on how they're made and I tried a few experiments on my own...

Hey folks. I'm new to the forums. I've been smoking various meats on an electric smoker called "smokin-it II" for a few years now. The meat always is tender and it turns out well except that the bark is usually bitter. For example: I smoked a brisket yesterday. meat was rubbed down with a light...