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midnightdinner

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Aug 29, 2012
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Big Bay, Michigan
Hey guys midnightdinner here. Been getting into smoking this past summer and man o man is it fun, and addictive. I just moved from downstate Michigan to Michigan's beautiful Upper Peninsula. I've been smoking kinda like a hillbilly and want to take it a bit more seriously. I have a barrel smoker and go in the woods behind my house to find random hardwoods to smoke with and so far so good. But I know i can get my meats so much better if i learn more about this art of smoking. I've been doing a lot of fish this summer, mainly Northern Pike and Bass, but also did a bit of venison, turkey, and chicken. I plan on using my barrel smoker till probably next spring. I think I want a 55gal drum smoker with a side attachment for cold smoking, I also want to build it. Hope some fellow smokers hit me up on here and give me some good advice and Ideas. I do know quite a bit about cooking, but know very little on smoking. Hope to hear from you guys, I'm sure I'll be active on this site!
 
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The northern was awesome! Used an apple based brine and mop, it was soaking in brine about 20hrs. Turned nice and carmelized on the outside and flakey soft on the inside. A bit of a "campfire taste" but with the random hardwoods what did I expect? haha. Threw them on the smoker at 200 for about 2 1/2 hrs, yum. 
 
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