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Food Smokers and Smoking Tips/Tricks/Techniques

Discussion in 'Food Talk' started by Polymerhead, Jul 15, 2012.

  1. Aug 19, 2018 at 7:39 PM
    Cold Iron

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    Soak the corn for at least a couple of hours then throw in the fire. Rotate every few minutes. Takes a bit longer than you usually think and if it is burnt it's just carmalized and those are the "tasty" spots. Grew up eating it that way at lakes and camping on cricks. Soak in a burlap bag overnight in the creek then throw some ears in the fire when your ready. Hard to find burlap feed bags now they are all plastic :pout:

    Late start on the ribs today. Getting close to done finally. After using the WSM for so long to smoke I now remember why I bought it. Kettle does work though a bit more work baby sitting especially in the wind.

    Ribs Bark.jpg
     
  2. Aug 19, 2018 at 7:47 PM
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    Propane for heat source. At $3,000 it's a little steep for me.
     
  3. Aug 19, 2018 at 8:20 PM
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    Same here.
     
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    Dayum... trying to find some third party reviews. Curious now...
     
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    Hmm my instant read therm did just break on me
     
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    [​IMG]
     
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    What’s y’alls review on thermoworks products? Looking at the thermopen mk4 va pop

    Who’s using the thermo works Smoke? Worth it? Only time I would need one is briskets and primerib and I cook then very seldomly, smoking on a weber 26 I pretty much know the temp inside. If I had an offset, different story. I just use some cheap one from Amazon that works well
     
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    what??
     
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    Oven......

    :rofl:
     
  11. Aug 20, 2018 at 8:43 AM
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    wilcam47 Keep on keeping on!

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    you could use the grill/smoker...;)
     
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    Fresh wiper fluid
    Anyone use Gunter Wilhelm knives? Our entry in the SCA Steak Cook-off got me a decent little discount code to their site. The stuff looks pretty nice, but I've never used it. If there is a lineup or particular knife I need to consider, let me know.

    I could always go for a new slicer and chef's knife, though :D.

    https://www.gunterwilhelm.com
     
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    Good looking knives. Haven't heard of them before so no help there. But they are shiny and purdy :D
     
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    wilcam47 Keep on keeping on!

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    what causes the grill grates to corrode away? I clean them after every use and they still start corroding away...
     
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    Sorry, I haven’t, but I’m digging the pro 12” slicer!!
     
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    I'm a function > form guy, but that 12" slicer might be sexy looking enough for me to not care :laugh:.
     
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    Don’t know, maybe repeated heating and cooling weakening the metal.

    I clean mine as well, seems to extend life of them, but not forever.
     
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    Great minds think alike!!!
     
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    I just saw that :laugh:.
     
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    I don’t have a true slicer. That one might be it.
     
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