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croatan 11-28-2016 09:51 PM

Re: What's in your smoker?
 
Just tried doing something for the first time. Pork belly burnt ends. I cured a pork belly in maple syrup, brown sugar, and salt for three days. Put that on the smoker for a few of hours until it got to about 180, pulled it off, sliced and cubed it, covered the bites in karo syrup and a brown sugar and pepper-heavy rub, and put them back in the smoker for a couple more hours. Combination of hickory, apple, and pecan wood. They turned out great. Good sweetness with plenty of bacon flavor. Can't wait to make them again and try a few different things.

http://i158.photobucket.com/albums/t...pswnr12qx0.jpg

http://i158.photobucket.com/albums/t...psjalcf0sm.jpg

http://i158.photobucket.com/albums/t...pswmmrnekt.jpg

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MarkinAZ 11-28-2016 09:56 PM

Re: What's in your smoker?
 
That looks delicious James:dr Pork Poppers:tu

Porch Dweller 11-29-2016 06:40 AM

Re: What's in your smoker?
 
:dr

pnoon 11-29-2016 08:43 AM

Re: What's in your smoker?
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by croatan (Post 2108767)
Just tried doing something for the first time. Pork belly burnt ends. I cured a pork belly in maple syrup, brown sugar, and salt for three days. Put that on the smoker for a few of hours until it got to about 180, pulled it off, sliced and cubed it, covered the bites in karo syrup and a brown sugar and pepper-heavy rub, and put them back in the smoker for a couple more hours. Combination of hickory, apple, and pecan wood. They turned out great. Good sweetness with plenty of bacon flavor. Can't wait to make them again and try a few different things.

http://i158.photobucket.com/albums/t...pswnr12qx0.jpg

http://i158.photobucket.com/albums/t...psjalcf0sm.jpg

http://i158.photobucket.com/albums/t...pswmmrnekt.jpg

http://i158.photobucket.com/albums/t...psngpet2ne.jpg

In my best George Takei voice, "Oh my!"
I definitely have to try this!

When you "covered the bites in karo syrup and a brown sugar and pepper-heavy rub", did you make sort of a paste and coat the cubes or did you put the dry rub on first and then coat with the syrup.

croatan 11-29-2016 09:09 AM

Re: What's in your smoker?
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by pnoon (Post 2108799)
In my best George Takei voice, "Oh my!"
I definitely have to try this!

When you "covered the bites in karo syrup and a brown sugar and pepper-heavy rub", did you make sort of a paste and coat the cubes or did you put the dry rub on first and then coat with the syrup.

I did the syrup first and then the rub on top of that and then tossed them around to get them all coated as best I could.

The rub was just your basic brown sugar, white sugar, black pepper, salt, chili powder, garlic powder, onion powder, and a little cayenne pepper. I want to add more cayenne next time and am going to crack black pepper on top of them.

I let them stew in their own juices when they went back on the smoker and also want to experiment with 1) holding the cubes on a cookie rack up above the grease they give off and 2) cooking them in their juice but at a higher temperature to try to make them even a little more candy-like.

pnoon 11-29-2016 10:09 AM

Re: What's in your smoker?
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by croatan (Post 2108804)
I did the syrup first and then the rub on top of that and then tossed them around to get them all coated as best I could.

The rub was just your basic brown sugar, white sugar, black pepper, salt, chili powder, garlic powder, onion powder, and a little cayenne pepper. I want to add more cayenne next time and am going to crack black pepper on top of them.

I let them stew in their own juices when they went back on the smoker and also want to experiment with 1) holding the cubes on a cookie rack up above the grease they give off and 2) cooking them in their juice but at a higher temperature to try to make them even a little more candy-like.

:dr

mahtofire14 01-03-2017 07:05 PM

Re: What's in your smoker?
 
3 degrees and I'm smoking two pork butts for a work party. New electric smoker is holding temp steady as a rock though.

http://i262.photobucket.com/albums/i...pscanwhh3t.jpg

kydsid 01-04-2017 05:29 AM

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Forgot to post our Christmas dinner. Had to get some brisket going cause ain't no place down here know how to cook it


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Stevez 01-04-2017 02:18 PM

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Originally Posted by kydsid (Post 2112806)
Forgot to post our Christmas dinner. Had to get some brisket going cause ain't no place down here know how to cook it


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Good Lord that's beautiful! I can taste it.

Steve 01-14-2017 03:04 PM

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Cooked around 90 pounds of yard bird for the archery club workday today, fed about 30 people. Not much left for leftovers though ;)

Some girls grow up with fairy wands, mine grew up with a flamethrower

http://oldchurchbbq.com/sharedpictur...kday%20001.jpg

Over the years Boo has helped me clean and prep food for the smoker and has helped me while I cooked the food, then helped clean up. Today, she prepped the smoker, fired it off, loaded it, controlled the temperature, and pulled the food when it was done. Today she has officially graduated from Executive Sous Chief to Jr Pitmaster!

http://oldchurchbbq.com/sharedpictur...kday%20002.jpg

Tio Gato 01-14-2017 04:01 PM

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Great photos. Boo is so tall! Good job teaching her the smokey art! :cl

Brandon 02-15-2017 02:33 PM

Re: What's in your smoker?
 
18 hr smoke on 14 lb packer brisket. Point fully separated for burnt ends. https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...ef473fb48a.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...ee7e62d324.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...00812c7c47.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...3ccf6512ac.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...39f30f0160.jpg

mahtofire14 02-15-2017 03:52 PM

Re: What's in your smoker?
 
Oh yeah.......:dr

Steve 04-01-2017 05:57 PM

Re: What's in your smoker?
 
Today I re-seasoned the old smoke house. I have a mess of sausage to grind and stuff, and a sweet pork belly that is begging me to turn it into bacon.

http://oldchurchbbq.com/sharedpictur...1087102949.jpg

I am not usually a big gas-fire smoker guy preferring to use my log burner Lang, but for a low temp smoke for sausage and bacon (around 150*), gas is much easier to control.

http://oldchurchbbq.com/sharedpictur...1087102710.jpg

Seasoning time doesn't have to suck! Ribs for dinner :)

http://oldchurchbbq.com/sharedpictur...1087102243.jpg

I thought that since dad originally got me this smoker, this cigar seemed appropriate...miss ya dad!

mahtofire14 04-02-2017 07:19 PM

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Where do you guys get your meats? I have a local butcher that I really like and support but his prices are reflective of his good practices. Anyone use online suppliers? What do you recommend/like?

Chainsaw13 04-02-2017 07:51 PM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by mahtofire14 (Post 2120512)
Where do you guys get your meats? I have a local butcher that I really like and support but his prices are reflective of his good practices. Anyone use online suppliers? What do you recommend/like?

Mostly local farmers when I can. I'd rather pay the higher prices for better quality.

E.J. 04-02-2017 08:10 PM

Re: What's in your smoker?
 
Been using the Traeger like a mad man. Nothing crazy, just easy dinner stuff. In the last week did a tri-tip, some thick cut pork chops and some chicken breasts.

pnoon 04-02-2017 08:34 PM

Re: What's in your smoker?
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by Chainsaw13 (Post 2120513)
Mostly local farmers when I can. I'd rather pay the higher prices for better quality.

:tpd:

mahtofire14 04-03-2017 04:58 PM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by pnoon (Post 2120516)
:tpd:

That's kind of what I figured. Thanks for the replies. Here's an easy rack of baby backs I smoked over hickory last night. Used a new rub mix and a new homemade sauce. Turned out very good.
http://rs262.pbsrc.com/albums/ii91/d...h=480&fit=clip

pnoon 04-03-2017 05:18 PM

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Looks delicious, Pete.


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