Hooked on smoke

[tj crash]

Got an ECB as a gift a few years back. Finally tried it last year. Store bought salmon with hickory & a few different flavors - plain, honey, chipotle & peach jam. (chipotle disappeared the fastest). Turned some chicken breasts into hockey pucks next - temp ran away while I wasn't watching - lesson learned. Then I tried some trout that the kids caught (oak/creole seasoning) - tasty! A few Weeks ago a friend turned me on to this site & I decided to try a turkey. Had a little trouble getting the smoker to temp in the beginning but once I had enough lump burning, it went smoothly. Two identical birds were served - standard oven & my injected, peach smoked bird. We're still eating the oven bird - the smoked one disappeared at the table. My most recent smoke was elk jerky from some round steaks I had in the freezer. Sliced them a quarter inch thick & soaked in brown sugar/honey/garlic concoction overnight. Smoked at 190 deg with peach wood. They were looking really good after two hours, but I had to leave for a Bronco party. (I'm in Colorado, by the way.) Instead of finishing in the oven, I opened the door, cracked the lid & hoped for the best... Upon my return, I thought I had more hockey pucks due to the almost black color, but after trying some & sharing with the family, we decided that it wasn't too bad. We actually ate the rest tonight.

Long story short, I'm thankful to have this site & the great info available on it. I'm going to try some appetizers this Thursday (Another Bronco game) & keep on trying new things down the road.

Thanks for having me!

 

[s2k9k]

to SMF!!! We're happy you found us! You've come to the right place, we have over 40,000 members and over 800,000 posts so you should be able to find almost anything you want to know. Remember the search bar at the top can be your best friend for finding answers fast!

Would you do us a favor and update your profile to include your location, Thanks!

You might want to check out Jeff's Free 5 day E-course it will teach you all the basics and a whole lot more!

 

[diggingdogfarm]

Welcome to Smoking Meat Forums, TJ, happy to have you with us.

You've come to the right place, lots of great information and friendly helpful folks.

Never hesitate to participate or ask questions!


~Martin

 

[smokinhusker]

Hello and welcome to SMF! Would you mind updating your profile to include your location please?
 

You can use the handy dandy search for modifications to your ECB and that might help with the temps.