Food Smokers and Smoking Tips/Tricks/Techniques

They should have stuck with bananas.

 

Sous vide, Kitchen Aid, dehydrator, cast iron pans, non stick pans, bread pans, sheet trays, waffle iron, muffin tins, air fryer, toaster oven, roaster pan, crock pots in various shapes and sizes, rice cooker, Dutch Ovens...

 

These are the same thing

I want to get a carbon steel pan. But I hate teflon/enameled pans. Give me metal!

I recommend an instant pot. it does all that. Slow cooker, rice cooker, and pressure cooker. I use mine for yogurt too.



(credit where it's due, I have no idea if Instant Pot is a good brand or just the popular one, but it's the one I have)

https://www.lodgecastiron.com/product/cast-iron-combo-cooker?sku=LCC3

The lid of the dutch oven is a skillet. Combo.




I think it's Alton Brown who goes on about single use kitchen implements like me.

 

I think he has a episode on youtube mentioning how much he hates singe use things and has a top ten list as well.

 

To each their own! Alton has a brilliant way of cutting up a turkey/chicken but it doesn't mean his word is gospel.

 

Nah, I was just throwing him out as someone I agree with for kitchen utensils. Single-use stuff, I do not like.

 

Right tool for the job!

 

I agree on a variety of single use kitchen items, but I did just get a rice cooker and it is incredible.

 

I have one but use the instant pot now instead. Does it just as good and everything goes straight into the dishwasher and it's easier (with my rice cooker at least) to clean.

My wife initially said no but I may look for a second smaller instant pot that's more manageable and doesn't take up as much space when I'm doing stuff on the smaller scale. I use mine to the full size maybe half the time at most. Probably less often than that.

 

Ninja Foodi Does a better job than the full size convection oven, with less power, and transitions right into a rice/quinoa/pressure cooker. Does a few more things than the Instant Pot, but same concept. Replaced several other space taking contraptions gathered over the years.

 

These all serve many purposes in my kitchen, just have to get creative!

 

At these prices the pressure’s on

 

I know the fancy food you make but if you ever want to make simple tater tots.. you can put them in the oven for 45 minutes.. or the air fryer for 12 minutes and have a much better end result! Haha!

 

What is "choke cherry" ? Edit -- I looked it up -- may be ok --Buuuut I would stick with regular cherry wood
We have cherry trees around here

My opinion here - Traeger --you are paying extra for the name. Look into Camp Chef, Pit Boss, Green Mountain, Oklahoma Joes, and Req-teq. All of these get good ratings. Month ago , I went with Green Mountain (Prime plus model) it was/is 100 off. I chose it on the reviews and its solid inside construction.
Check out the reviews from here as a starter then see if you can see them in person
AmazingRibs.com, The Authoritative Source For BBQ And Grilling
This website does a great job with all things bar-b-q ing and smoking, and their reviews are fair and thorough
Whatever you get -if you can- get the blanket for the model you choose -experts say this can cut your pellet use by 40-50% -
I have no earlier comparison on the pellet consumption, but my green mountain is stingy with the pellet use and holds the temp within 1-2 degrees -even when the temp is in the lower 30's.
I would bet in the future, the manufacturers will make these things hold the heat better, but then again, the price will probably go up with more materials being used in the build.

 

@JimboJones i wouldnt use choke cherry

 

Thanks for the wave off.

JB

 

Cold smoking cheese this morning. 26 degrees ambient.

 

Gonna be good!! Excellent job with the smaller blocks to increase the surface area !

 

Vac-sealed and in the fridge. Now the wait.

 

Immersion blenders in multiple sizes

Meathead at Amazing Ribs is my spirit animal.
X2 on a blanket. Even a cheap Harbor Freight welding blanket makes a difference. Especially on a windy day.