Meat smoker?
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Daughter got a meat smoker for Xmas, finally got it together . I know have to due a break in on it. Want to try chicken first any hints or recommended things to due to the meat? You guys marinate the meat in any thing first? What chips due u like best!
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Re: Meat smoker?
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Gonnah get into smoking stuff....Nevah done it....but better late than Nevah.....watching this thread.....
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Re: Meat smoker?
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Where to start?
I'd throw in a bunch of chicken wings. Put a rub on half of them of you so desire. otherwise just bare wings. Set temp for about 220 and smoke for a couple hours. Finish in the oven at 450 for half hour or so , just to crisp up.
Enjoy.
Next week 3-2-1 ribs. You'll be ready.
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I just smoked some birds Saturday night. I mix up a wet brine that's 1 cup of canning salt per gallon. I add Bolners adobo ole seasoning, 2/3 cup brown sugar, and two tablespoons silver swan soy sauce. I take a quart of this mix out and dissolve a teaspoon of pink curing salt to it and inject the chicken very well. I then dump the rest of the quart back into the bucket and add the chickens. I add some fresh cracked pepper and let them soak for 24 hours. I take them out of the brine and rinse them well under cold water. Put them on racks with a fan for 4-6 hours with a fan and let the skin dry. I dust them with a little more Adobo ole and smoke them at 200 for two hours then raise it to 250. They hit 165 in my smoker in 3.5-4 hours. I use apple first and a little oak or Jim beam towards the end. This works for turkey as well. The smoke flavor is all the way into the meat and its really juicy meat. They turn out less salty than ham and have a slight sweet taste.
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My chicken is just plain awesome out of the smoker. Here's how I do it... 1. Brine the chicken overnight in salt/sugar/water - 3/4 c salt, 3/4 c dark brown sugar, 1 gallon of water. (adjust if you need more to cover the chicken) 2. Rinse the chicken well, soak for 2-3 hours in clean water. 3. Remove from water to a rack, dry with a towel. 4. Cover LIBERALLY with rub*. 5. Set smoker to 265 degrees. Add 3 parts pecan chips to 1 part cherry chips. 6. Put the chicken in the smoker, remove when it reaches 170-175 degrees in the center of the thickest parts. 7. Dip in KC Masterpiece BBQ Sauce thinned down some with Pepsi Cola. 8. Put it back in the smoker for 10 min. then remove it. 9. Let it set 5 min. and serve. *Rub Recipe 1 cup dark brown sugar 1 T Lowrey's Season Salt 1 1/2 t garlic powder 1 1/2 t onion powder 1/2 t chili powder 1 T paprika 1/2 T Salt 1/2 T course ground black pepper Guaranteed to be terrific!!! PS If your chicken is cut up, not whole or halved, cooking it in a disposable aluminum pan with 1/2 stick of butter in the bottom is recommenced. Lollipop the drumsticks and cook in muffin tins.
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Re: Meat smoker?
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07/17/19 04:54 AM
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I done some with rubs and others with just salt and pepper both are good. Getting ready to expertment with making smoked deer pastrami have no idea how it will turn out. Still surfing the net for different brines. I have a old offset smoker that I use hickory with J
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smoking is not rocket science
what it does take is some trial and error to find out what YOU like.
I typically smoke with oak and hickory because I have plenty of both readily available. sometimes I get some cherry, apple, and pear wood, and I like it too.
chicken I rub then smoke, 225 degrees - time varies based on the size of the bird and how well you can control your temps.
i've learned to do chicken, pork, ribs, and brisket at 225 - so if I'm doing multiples, I can do them at the same time.
pulled pork is about the easiest, but it takes a while. rub it down heavily and load it on the smoker. after a few hours I check the bark. Once the bark gets where I like it, I wrap in foil and add some of my homemade vinegar sauce to finish it off.
somebody mentioned 3-2-1 ribs, that's pretty simple as well.
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Anybody use mulberry? I've tried it several times & like it. Plus I got a bunch growing around me, just grab the loppers & cut what I need. Dennis
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I done some with rubs and others with just salt and pepper both are good. Getting ready to expertment with making smoked deer pastrami have no idea how it will turn out. Still surfing the net for different brines. I have a old offset smoker that I use hickory with J I have made corned deer with Alton Brown's corned beef recipe and it came out terrific. https://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/alton-brown/corned-beef-recipe-1947363 I haven't smoked it afterwords but as you know, it would be pastrami if you did.
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I cut some sassafras cookies this morning. I also use hickory, and fruit wood. I shy away from old orchard wood that was sprayed with who knows what for years.
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I done some with rubs and others with just salt and pepper both are good. Getting ready to expertment with making smoked deer pastrami have no idea how it will turn out. Still surfing the net for different brines. I have a old offset smoker that I use hickory with J I have made corned deer with Alton Brown's corned beef recipe and it came out terrific. https://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/alton-brown/corned-beef-recipe-1947363 I haven't smoked it afterwords but as you know, it would be pastrami if you did. What’s a good smoker to purchase ?
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I done some with rubs and others with just salt and pepper both are good. Getting ready to expertment with making smoked deer pastrami have no idea how it will turn out. Still surfing the net for different brines. I have a old offset smoker that I use hickory with J I have made corned deer with Alton Brown's corned beef recipe and it came out terrific. https://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/alton-brown/corned-beef-recipe-1947363 I haven't smoked it afterwords but as you know, it would be pastrami if you did. Thanks ADC Ill give that a look J
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