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Zarin posted:Seems like the largest ones (of what's left of this bag) are only about 50% larger than a Quarter, with most smaller than one:  It’s technically doable in my kitchen, but I don’t want to gently caress up my good knives on wood chips. Good news is I’m going to my parents’ house in a couple weeks, so I can mess with a bag of big chips there.
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Ive been using the Western brand wood chips and most of them were smaller than 2 inches. I found them on amazon as a variety pack. They are also thin enough that you could probably snap them in half if they were too big. Why cant you use pellets? They seem ideal for the size you want.
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Device maker says not to, plus warnings from other users of the device. I think, like the tiny wood chips, they burn too fast and hot, so things get creosotey (which obviously happens easier anyway in this thing with no ventilation)
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So I want to pastrami on Sunday, and I have one of those precorned beefs from the store. Do you smoke it until 200 like a normal brisket? Or do you cook it until beef done temp because the brining process breaks down the connective tissue? I also assume the rub is just black pepper and coriander, yes?
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McSpankWich posted:So I want to pastrami on Sunday, and I have one of those precorned beefs from the store. Do you smoke it until 200 like a normal brisket? Or do you cook it until beef done temp because the brining process breaks down the connective tissue? I also assume the rub is just black pepper and coriander, yes? Absolutely soak it first. The precorned beefs are super salty. They expect you to simmer them in water. So, cover over with water now, let it sit for 4-6 hours in the fridge, drain, dry, back in the fridge overnight so it can equalize. You’ll definitely want to cook it more like a brisket than a steak. If you’re going to be slicing it thin for sandwiches, don’t cook it to quite as tender as you would a normal BBQ brisket. Coriander and pepper is the classic.
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McSpankWich posted:So I want to pastrami on Sunday, and I have one of those precorned beefs from the store. Do you smoke it until 200 like a normal brisket? Or do you cook it until beef done temp because the brining process breaks down the connective tissue? I also assume the rub is just black pepper and coriander, yes? Amazingribs.com has an absolutely delightful pastrami rub that I've enjoyed every time.
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Looks like it's going to be a nice weekend so I think I'll finally fire up my electric. Which would be better for smoking, frying chickens or roasting chickens? I understand the latter are older and have more fat.
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Smoking and frying? You can do that to the same piece of meat?
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No you can buy chickens designated as frying chickens, or chickens designated as roasting chickens. The latter are older and have more fat. Just wondering which would be more suitable for smoking?
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Smoking is most similar to roasting, so I would think that route. It's basically just roasting with smoke.
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You can smoke a bird halfway and then fry it afterwards, but my understanding is it's not worth the effort.
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Internet Explorer posted:Smoking is most similar to roasting, so I would think that route. It's basically just roasting with smoke. Thanks, that was my hunch too but figured I'd check.
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Tomfoolery posted:You can smoke a bird halfway and then fry it afterwards, but my understanding is it's not worth the effort.
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smoked a tomahawk and finished it basting in butter and herbs. was pretty good.
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Lawnie posted:I’m no expert, but the one time I tagged along with my uncle and made several dozen pounds of sausage, we used a hand-cranked stuffing tool for finer control of the feed rate. I can dig it, the stuffer attachment can get a little out of hand. Makes me want a foot-controlled power/speed device for the mixer.
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Stringent posted:smoked a tomahawk and finished it basting in butter and herbs. was pretty good. That looks so good
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Stringent posted:smoked a tomahawk and finished it basting in butter and herbs. was pretty good. Hell ya!
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Got a Traeger 780 Pro today. Excited to join this thread.
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Tim Whatley posted:Got a Traeger 780 Pro today. Excited to join this thread. Whatcha gonna smoke first?
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Tim Whatley posted:Got a Traeger 780 Pro today. Excited to join this thread. Congrats on never being able to leave a steakhouse again without thinking “meh, I can do better in my own backyard”.
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LochNessMonster posted:Congrats on never being able to leave a steakhouse again without thinking “meh, I can do better in my own backyard”. This is true, but in that case you might reframe it as: you're not really paying someone else to cook, you're paying someone else to clean up the mess
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I've indicated to my father in law that I was thinking of getting into smoking, and he said he'd buy me a smoker as long as I smoked him a bunch of meat next time he visits. I'm looking to go electric, which I know means I should go with the Masterbuilt. I'm looking at the 30" digital options, and there's the digital, digital with window, and digital with wifi. The "digital with window" comes with a stand which seems worth it alone, even if the window won't be all that useful. I'm ultimately tempted by the wifi version, especially since it can be had for about the same price as the digital with window. I'm wondering if anybody has experience with the Wifi model specifically, and if it has any downsides compared to the regular digital with window?
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lonelylikezoidberg posted:This is true, but in that case you might reframe it as: you're not really paying someone else to cook, you're paying someone else to clean up the mess That’s a great way to look at it differently and feel less bad about it.
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FISHMANPET posted:I've indicated to my father in law that I was thinking of getting into smoking, and he said he'd buy me a smoker as long as I smoked him a bunch of meat next time he visits. I have a MES 30 with window, and I use it all the time. I like it. My only issue is that despite being sent multiple control modules the unit has no clue what the temprature is inside, so I always have to set it to the max setting of 275 and then it gets about 225~235 which is perfect anyways. The window then lets me put an oven thermometer inside so I can keep track of it. I want to get a wifi thermometer (like a fireboard) to better control things but that's a future endeavor.
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Also I smoked a corned beef for st Patrick's and while it didn't finish in time it came out perfect. Even microwaving the pieces today to warm them back up they're flawless. 
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ZombieCrew posted:Whatcha gonna smoke first? I'm thinking wings and a smoked meat loaf oddly enough!
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Anyone do a smoked chili before? I was thinking of hucking my veggies onto the kamado to get some flavour on there before putting everything into the slow cooker. Alternatively I could just put everything into a big pan and let my pellet grill do its thing.
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I've never tried smoking a whole chili, but using smoked brisket this recipe was really great - https://www.vindulge.com/smoked-brisket-chili-recipe-and-video/
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Internet Explorer posted:I've never tried smoking a whole chili, but using smoked brisket this recipe was really great - Brisket chili is definitely on my list of things to do this summer so I'll definitely Unfortunately I do not have a brisket so my meats are going to be some ground beef, bacon, and some smoked pork belly that was leftover from last week's bbq.
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Chuck roasts smoke up pretty well, if you're looking for something smaller/more economical for chili or tacos.
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also if you make brisket semi regular, save the trim for chili
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sinburger posted:Anyone do a smoked chili before? I was thinking of hucking my veggies onto the kamado to get some flavour on there before putting everything into the slow cooker. I've not made it, but I've seen plenty of pictures of people making "over the top chilli".
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Broke in the 780 with St Louis ribs from Costco using the Meat Church method in this vid: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C76PIwTxkyU I was a little too focused on time vs temp and they were really falling apart. I'm also in New England where it decides to goddamn snow on March 23rd and I went through an entire hopper of fuel. Luckily the flame out happened at the very very end. Overall I'm happy with my first ever smoked thing but lots of room for improvement! 
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I was redirected over here from the general questions thread.. Recently I bought a meat thermometer via my farm share and after reading the instructions for it I found out it has a terrible quirk where it will automatically turn itself off after ten minutes if the temp it is detecting is below 110 F. To me this makes it almost completely useless for doing the long low and slow roasts I bought it for. Can anyone here recommend a meat thermometer that won't just abandon a long roast after ten minutes?
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I have this Inkbird one and it works well, I think it goes on sale every so often if you don't need it right now. Edit to add: here it is, with case for $1 cheaper
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I have this: https://www.thermoworks.com/smoke/ Works great.
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Capisano posted:I have this Inkbird one and it works well, I think it goes on sale every so often if you don't need it right now. I also have this and enjoy it as a good not billion dollar meat thermometer. The battery lasts ages.. I often leave it on after I pull a smoke and pull in the driveway next day and think.. huh I left that on.
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Murgos posted:I have this: https://www.thermoworks.com/smoke/ Seconded.
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Murgos posted:I have this: https://www.thermoworks.com/smoke/ Same as well as the wifi gateway. I rate the thermometer itself 5/5 (wait until it goes on sale though) and the gateway maybe 3/5? The gateway works fine but the app has some annoying quirks.
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Discussion Quorum posted:Same as well as the wifi gateway. I rate the thermometer itself 5/5 (wait until it goes on sale though) and the gateway maybe 3/5? The gateway works fine but the app has some annoying quirks. Good news! They're currently running a warehouse sale with select colors on sale for $59.40. Same link as the general one posted earlier.
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