Stinkin' up the house

[Texas Jim]

My wife, God bless 'er... She loves me, she supports me in everything I put my hand to and helps me in any way she can, but she's not a 'smoke head'.

Yesterday, I ran a long cold smoke on about 3 lbs. of sliced yellow onions. I brought 'em in the house and put 'em in the dehydrator with the end goal of making some homemade smoked onion powder.

Got up this mornin' and Janet says "The whole house smells like Hickory smoked onions. Imagine that."

 

[hardcookin]

That's a good women!!

 

[Texas Jim]

That's a good women!!

She is most certainly that.

 

[bluewhisper]

Something similar, if you use a baking pan in the smoker, that can work fine but the next time you heat it in the oven it will "bloom" smoke aroma and the kitchen will smell exactly like there's a wood fire going.

I did this with a Lodge casserole which I call The Lifeboat. I couldn't find an exact match on an image search but here's my piece with my sister flipping an herbed pork roast in it.

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• bluewhisper
• Aug 8, 2016

I love the way iron cookware can go straight on the fire. This board rings with the clang of dutch oven lids.

 

[Texas Jim]

 
Something similar, if you use a baking pan in the smoker, that can work fine but the next time you heat it in the oven it will "bloom" smoke aroma and the kitchen will smell exactly like there's a wood fire going.

I did this with a Lodge casserole which I call The Lifeboat. I couldn't find an exact match on an image search but here's my piece with my sister flipping an herbed pork roast in it.

herbed_roast_2.JPG

• bluewhisper
• Aug 8, 2016

I love the way iron cookware can go straight on the fire. This board rings with the clang of dutch oven lids.

Forgive me for being dense... Are you suggesting I put them in the oven instead of the dehydrator after smoking them?

 

[gary s]

Oh  it happens, she will get used to it.

Gary

 

[SmokinAl]

We usually keep the house open in the winter & it seems like it always smells like smoke in here.

Al

 

[joe black]

Just ask her what her preference is for hickory smoked__________?

 

[gary s]

Here is one better !!     Those who know me, know I am smoking or curing something all the time.

One day my Wife was making something and went to the fridge for some cheese as she started to grate

she said " Is this Smoked ??,"  I said Yeah !!  She then said The house smells like smoke about half the time,

You smell like smoke most of the time and most everything in the fridge and freezer is smoked !!!

I said " Yeah I know ain't it great"

Gary

 

[Texas Jim]

I'm sittin' here laughin' out loud, thinkin' "Dern, Gary, don't you know when to shut up?" 

 

[gary s]

Oh she's use to it "Pretty Much"  I have to back off every so often so I don't get Banned again.

Gary

 

[GaryHibbert]

 
Here is one better !!     Those who know me, know I am smoking or curing something all the time.

One day my Wife was making something and went to the fridge for some cheese as she started to grate

she said " Is this Smoked ??,"  I said Yeah !!  She then said The house smells like smoke about half the time,

You smell like smoke most of the time and most everything in the fridge and freezer is smoked !!!

I said " Yeah I know ain't it great"

Gary

I'm pretty lucky that way too, Gary.  The day I slightly "over dried" the hickory pellets in the microwave and filled the house with smoke, Miss Linda just grinned and said it made a "nice air freshener".

Gary

 

[gary s]

There is a whole bunch of us that have some Great Wives.   I tell everybody "My Wife is the Best Person I Know"

Gary

 

[chef jimmyj]

HA! Just a Wife!!?? Try living with a Wife, MIL, 3 Hormonal Teenage Daughters, a female Cat, female Dog and two female Rats! I am pretty sure even I get Bloated once a Month after all these years!!!

...JJ

 

[pc farmer]

HA! Just a Wife!!?? Try living with a Wife, MIL, 3 Hormonal Teenage Daughters, a female Cat, female Dog and two female Rats! I am pretty sure even I get Bloated once a Month after all these years!!!:icon_eek: ...JJ

Ha ha. Now that's funny.

 

[gary s]

Dang , sounds like a tough household   We had boys all grown. We have a grandson who lives with us who is 19 (He didn't want to move to Houston with his Dad)

Grand Kids   ---    3 Boys - 3 Girls     all ranging in ages from 23 to 3

Gary

 

[GaryHibbert]

 
HA! Just a Wife!!?? Try living with a Wife, MIL, 3 Hormonal Teenage Daughters, a female Cat, female Dog and two female Rats! I am pretty sure even I get Bloated once a Month after all these years!!!

...JJ

Ha!!  Things have changed a bit now, but it used to be pretty bad.  Wife, step-daughter, 2 female dogs, 1 female cat,----------and me.

Gary

 

[fischersmokin]

BAHHH I am on the other end- I and mini dachshund are the only females in a house with hubby, teenaged son, college son and his best friend when they come home, and two male dogs.

 

[gearjammer]

Sounds like a lucky bunch of folks here.

We are all, I believe very blessed.

I know I am.

       Ed