A Meat Eater from the UP of Michigan

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craigduf

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Jan 11, 2013
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Upper Pennsula of Michigan
Hi All,Craig (craigduf) here to introduce myself.....

    I'm 60+ years old and I've always loved good food and by the size of my waste line it shows. Most of my outdoor cooking  was always on the old standard charcoal grill and consisted of Hamburgers,hotdogs,bratts,steaks and an occasional chicken.

     This spring I bought a 30" charbroil barrel type grill and smoker combination and after some research I grilled my first Boston Butts,Beef Ribs and pork spare ribs .... all low and slow !!!!! My wife and I enjoyed our new discovery so much I went and bought a Master Built propane and charcoal combination 2 door smoker.  I soon managed to have my own little patch of grilling heaven on a section of our deck just for myself with work table and a small propane grill I use to burn off and clean grates as well as slow cook a duchoven of beans on occasions that there's no room on the other grill.

    I look forward to hearing and learning about the many differant meals that can be done in a smoker grill.  It is winter time here now

and I still love to cook on my smoker,I'll be doing 2 Pork loins tomorrow, I've done these loins 3 times so far this year and they have always been wonderful,moist and very tender.

Looking forward to the conversations and the tips and tricks :~)

Craig
 
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Good Morning Craig!  So happy you joined us at SMF!  There are a lot of folks in your area on the forums.  You will find everyone here is friendly and willing to share.

Sounds like you have a piece of "man cave" heaven with all of your toys! (That is what my husband calls my smoker things..toys)  We wanna see pictures of your smoke!  Gotta drool over them!  
 
Good Morning All :~)

   Thanks for the nice welcoms and as I mentioned two pork loins were going in the smoker today. They recieved a spicy and sweet rub yesterday morning and were taken out to remove the chill this morning( about a hour and half)  I will follow up with pics. of the smoke as it progresses


My Man Area


Loins Rubbed and Ready for Grill


After 1 hour 250 degrees w/ white oak for smoke smoke internal temp is 145 degrees
 

Here is phase 2 of my cook, the loins have reached 170 degree internal and have a real nice bark so now I put them in foil pans,add apple juice and wrap tightly with foil and return to smoker to finish the job (about another hour or so) and assure they are fork tender.pictures to follow

Craig


This is my pit boss waiting to taste test that pork



Tender and Moist
 
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 aboard, you find alot of us over the "60" mark and when it comes to smokin, kids, just big kids with big toys and the dreaded waisteline LOL

Rich
 
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