Smoking meat

[D.Gray]

I seem to have my Bradley working good now. I did a mailbox mod to it and use a pellet tray. You can ply lots of smoke to meat and it's cheaper than the pucks the sell. My only problem now is that the Bradley isn't big enough to do all the sausage and pepperoni I'm making.

That is a bad problem to have.... I am thinking about buying a barrel smoker so I can smoke in it, but connect its chimney to the chimney on my offset smoker so I can cold smoke cheese and fish.

 

[DesertIguana]

Long ago I use to go every summer to West Yellowstone, Montana every summer.

My mission was week of Fly Fishing, guy from our Fly Fishing Club recommended this motel. Rate was $8.00/night.

Chris & Seldon were the owners, husband & wife.

She ran motel, he was fishing guide. Seldom my first time recommended me this good place to go. He said there were Big Brown Trout there.

Then he said it was also full of Montana White Fish. Ask if I would bring back any White I caught.

I took Coleman cooler he Dave me,it was half full of ice.

Think I caught over fifty Whites, gutted ask asked.

That night I gave Seldon the cooler, and asked what do you do with the White Fish?

Seldon said I soak in secret brine, then smoke.

Then we went to old freezer, he handsome chunk of his Smoked Ehite Fish.

Told Seldon after eating the fish, this reminds me of Lox.

For year I went to Yellowstone, the Room rate went up, last time it was $11.00. Best part was I always got 10 or more pounds of Smoked White Fist to take home.

White Fish Jerky.

 

[never-stop-learning]

That's a lot thicker steel than the cheap Char-Griller that I modded out. It holds temps great now and has done so for years.

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Looks very similar to the Char-Griller I modified. Seems to work just fine.

I use oak for beef and fruit woods for pork.

Also still use my 40 year old Webber Kettle with numerous toys and mods. Use an extension ring, a large charcoal basket (for long smoking) with a pizza stone on top and a water pan on top of that to get some great results. I use some thin hooks to suspend the cooking grate above the water pan.

 

[nlife]

That is a bad problem to have.... I am thinking about buying a barrel smoker so I can smoke in it, but connect its chimney to the chimney on my offset smoker so I can cold smoke cheese and fish.

I've been thinking of building a smoker, though I need to figure out how to heat it. I rent and don't have an outlet for a plug-in. I've been looking into propane, but that brings it's own set of issues.

 

[D.Gray]

I've been thinking of building a smoker, though I need to figure out how to heat it. I rent and don't have an outlet for a plug-in. I've been looking into propane, but that brings it's own set of issues.

I prefer wood or charcoal.

 

[nlife]

I prefer wood or charcoal.

The only smoking wood I have ready access to is Alder. Other than that it's spruce, pine and fir. Not much for hardwoods or fruit trees up in Northern BC. I've not looked at charcoal too much.