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Here's some of the finished product. I used Peter's recipe, with just sugar, salt, pink salt, crushed allspice and bay leaves. Tried some fresh from the smoker. OMG! This is by far my best batch. It'll be even better tomorrow once it has time to meld all the flavors with the smoke. Double wrapped in plastic wrap and in the fridge. Thanks for the recipe Peter.

http://www.cigarasylum.com/vb/pictur...pictureid=6485

The pic kinda fools the color of the fish. King Salmon is lighter in color than regular Atlantic Salmon. Almost more pinkish than orange.

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Looks fabulous, Bob.

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DAAAAAAMN, Thats one hell of a smoke ring. Looks mighty tasty.

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This was Thanksgiving, smoked in a Brinkmann vertical charcoal smoker, cherry & apple wood. My own rub and sprayed with apple juice every hour.

Butter and rub under the skin, then lightly rubbed with oil then more rub on the outside.

Well here she is just on the smoker.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1...g/S1050016.jpg

And here she is rested right before carving.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1...g/S1050017.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1...g/S1050018.jpg.


Throwing another on next Thursday for dinner & 2 more newyears day to take to work on Monday. I'll be sure to post them up.

Shawn

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Wow, that looks better than the one I did. great job.

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To all of the above...:dr:dr

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Here is a couple of roaster chickens I did. 7lbs each.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1...g/S1050010.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1...g/S1050012.jpg

Stuffed with onion and apples. Sprayed with apple juice every hour & of course rubbed out with my rub.

Shawn

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I think this is the first Christmas in aout 10 years that I haven't fired my smoker up. I'm letting others cook this year.

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Yeah I don't usually for the actual holiday meal, Mom has to have the actual get together. So can't break tradition.

Mine is always afterwards for our own small smoked goodness of a meal :)

Shawn

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Thanks bro, that was actually my very first Turkey.

Shawn

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Best. Home. Grill. Evah.

:tu

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Nice bro, Santa hooked you up.

Shawn

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Sweet Mark!

Did a 25lb turkey in the smoker for Christmas dinner. Used a 5-day brining recipe from a brother on another board, and the thing came out super moist!

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Very nice grill, Mark. I've got a 30 year old one touch. All you'll ever need. :tu

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4.5 LB flat cut brisket with Boston Baked Beans under it for our Christmas meal.

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Some great looking eats and an awesome new grill!!!

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5 day?? Please elaborate because I love brined smoked turkey.

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Christmas Briskets.

http://i1210.photobucket.com/albums/...kingw/meat.jpg

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WOW, great treat Mark....I got a rock.

I'd like to pass on my most sincere thanks and well-wishes to all my CA smoker brethren
for their kind words and friendship over the years here. May 2012 bring you much joy
and happiness, good health and great smokes of all kinds. From the bottom grate of
my heart.

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Bone in Turkey breast goes on the smoker tomorrow. I will be sure to post up pics.

Shawn

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Cherry wood soaking since 5am,Spray bottle full of apple cider ready & Turkey rubbed down and chilling in the fridge and will be put on around 10am.


Shawn

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Back at you Brad! I'm a follower of this thread but I'm a big time newbie. I'm eager to get into it this summer.

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Decided the other day that it was time to kill off a piece of tri-tip that had been in my freezer for a bit.


Marinaded in cilantro chimichurri:
http://www.cigarasylum.com/vb/attach...1&d=1325375108

6 hours in the marinade and going on the smoker w/ mesquite - I meant to marinade for only 4 hours, but things got in the way and I was delayed. In retrospect, for this smaller cut, my initial thoughts were probably right, 4 hours would have been plenty, or maybe I only needed 3 hours, but 6 was too much - it was too bitey from the extra time in the lime and vinegar:
http://www.cigarasylum.com/vb/attach...1&d=1325375118

About an hour into the high-temp cook with smoke (300F-ish):
http://www.cigarasylum.com/vb/attach...1&d=1325375125

Pulled, rested and sliced... Frack, the overmarinading screwed me here - that meat shouldn't be that color. Should have been more like medium. Texture was medium, but looks were that of well done. Phooey.
http://www.cigarasylum.com/vb/attach...1&d=1325375133

Fixed with some killer Cuban black beans, white rice and a great, fresh, German style pilsner from the local brewery:
http://www.cigarasylum.com/vb/attach...1&d=1325375139]

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:tpd:

And Sudwerk rocks. :banger

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Getting ready to go into the smoker. A 4.5lb Berkshire pork belly porchetta. Seasoned with salt, pepper, fennel seed, rosemary, oregano, red chile flakes and fresh garlic. The original recipe doesn't call for cooking in a smoker, but I think it'll work nicely. Once done, i'll finish in a 500F oven to crisp the skin (mmm, cracklin's).

http://www.cigarasylum.com/vb/pictur...pictureid=6530

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Thanks and thanks Mark for the nudging to get me to try cooking a tri-tip that way rather than the usual grilling.

The beans and chimichurri recipes came from a website that Carlos turned me on to:
http://icuban.com/food/frijoles_negros.html
http://icuban.com/food/chimichurri.html

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I like where this is headed.:banger

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Push the envelop Bob. Never stick totally to the recipe I say;):D Your gonna have to show us a slice once its done. Looks like you have a winner there...

Thanks for the web sites Adam. Looks like I'm gonna have to invest in a bag of dried Black Beans:D

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Just finished cleaning up from dinner. The porchetta turned out awesome. Definitely going with the smoker for the first cook was a good call. The smokiness played well with the fattiness of the pork. It's so rich though, you can't eat a lot of it. I just paired it with a tossed salad which was more than enough. Here's some food **** for you to drool over.

Out of the smoker. 4 hours total around 250F to get to a IT of 165F.
http://www.cigarasylum.com/vb/pictur...pictureid=6536

Out of the 500F oven to crisp the skin. Next time I"ll remove the butcher twine so that area of skin can crisp up.
http://www.cigarasylum.com/vb/pictur...pictureid=6537

Sliced and ready to eat. Thank god for the electric carving knife. No way a regular knife could get through that.
http://www.cigarasylum.com/vb/pictur...pictureid=6538

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Here's a link to the recipe I used.

http://www.seriouseats.com/recipes/2...oast-pork.html

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Put 16 lbs of pork butt in the smoker a couple hours ago. First attempt at pulled pork. Planning on a 17 hr smoke.
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Mmm...pulled pork. Not sure if you're familiar with the FTC process Vin, but if it gets done before your ready to eat, foil the whole butt (F), wrap in a towel (T) and put in a cooler (C). It'll stay hot for hours.

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That pork belly looks fabulous!!!

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Thanks Gator. It tastes phenomenal. Very rich though, even with all of the fat that rendered out. I hope it freezes well, cause I wont be able to eat it all quickly.

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That does look great!!

First smoke of the year for me was just a batch of wings for the wife and I. smoked about 3hrs over hickory. Simple bbq style rub with some lemon pepper mixed in. Quick easy and tasty.

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Thought I would post to this thread, Just a Texas boy bringing a littl epig joy to the middle east for New years
http://i271.photobucket.com/albums/j...m/33c98b1b.jpg
http://i271.photobucket.com/albums/j...m/46b53f2d.jpg
http://i271.photobucket.com/albums/j...m/8bd6db71.jpg
Notice our Christmas lights we put on our camo netting

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Dude, right on Shawn!!!

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Sweet pics there Shawn. :tu

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Thanks guys, I ended up making the smoker and using that day...
Now the guys want me to make a Texas Brisket for them... OK, if I must

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Nice work, Shawn. I don't think I could fit a whole pig in mine. Brisket isn't all that easy, but surely it's easier than a whole pig? How did it taste?

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Well I smoked 2 and another guy cooked another 2, I got a lot of comments that mine was better and cooked the whole way, I don't think his was.

The pigs were really small so they fit ok, i made the smoker pretty big.

I injected apple juice into the hams and shoulders. smoked for about 12 hrs at 210.

I find brisket to be much easier that whole pig. just got to watch that temp.

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:tu:tu

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TTT....damn mouse post was pi55ing me off.

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Holy Crap those look good. Let me tell you that is not easy cooking whole hog. Nice work.

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Come on now it aint that hard. Just takes a little time and lots of charcoal, hardest part is keeping your temp just right.

I am doing 2 briskets this weekend, pictures to come

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Just threw 2 large texas style brisket on the smoker....Pictures to come

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http://i271.photobucket.com/albums/j...r/e36b2d38.jpg
http://i271.photobucket.com/albums/j...r/49e0c879.jpg