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Food Smokers and Smoking Tips/Tricks/Techniques

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

  1. Dec 21, 2019 at 2:01 PM
    CurtB

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    I'm curious if you find a difference in food taste from different pellets.
     
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  2. Dec 21, 2019 at 2:05 PM
    CurtB

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    Easy bake oven. Food looks great, I bet the salmon tasted like.... gah salmon.
     
  3. Dec 21, 2019 at 2:16 PM
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    I can tell difference. Used apple, fruit blend, charcoal and competition on similar food. Fruit blend was better than competition blend on pork shoulder. Competition seems to taste better with beef
     
  4. Dec 21, 2019 at 3:08 PM
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    IMG_1558.jpg IMG_1559.jpg Not smoking, but prepping French Onion soup for Christmas Eve dinner. Braised the beef bones and simmer overnight for the beef broth. Going to use yellow, vidalia, and sweet Maui onions. Thinking about throwing the Beef bones on the smoker for a little bit and putting them back in the simmer.
     
  5. Dec 21, 2019 at 3:11 PM
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    Ha thanks. I for some reason assumed Pit Boss pellets are lower end. Even though I own and love my Pit Boss upright.
     
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    Some things I will always stick with fire and real wood. Apple.

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    Now I am sweating.
     
  7. Dec 21, 2019 at 4:47 PM
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    Looks good! I'll be making some tomorrow. I typically use cherry but last year my neighbor gave me a bunch of apple so I've been rotating that in from time to time.
     
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    This thing has a date with some Pitfaced and a Traeger tomorrow. Any tips?
     
  11. Dec 21, 2019 at 5:36 PM
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    interesting packaging...
     
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    Meat cake?
     
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    wilcam47 Keep on keeping on!

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    I found another tri tip and smoked some red rice. The tri tip was great but I overcooked the rice and the red rice became mushy. It was still pretty decent though.

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    What’s wrong with that?
     
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    Wrap the bones in foil, rub with your favorite rub. Smoke with apple or cherry at 225, and pull when it hits 140 internal temp. Cover and rest for 5-10 minutes.
     
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    Looks alien.
     
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    I assumed same before I tried them
     

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