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fishinjohn

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Re: Smoke It If You've Got It!
« Reply #15 on: Jul 25, 2018, 06:10 PM »
Here are a few pics, some you may have already seen.

Large home made smoker which can hold 350-400lbs of kielbasa.


Medium home made smoker that does birds and fish.


Smoked pheasant


Kielbasa


Pork shoulder (pulled pork) in the electric smoker


Smoked venison ribs

You and i will get along really good!!! I love smoking! I smoke appx 1000lbs of snack stix 500lbs of summer sausage/bologna 500lbs of italian/kielbasa .. bacon.. hams... and the occasional salmon
I use an electric smoker.. typically I use hickory..  but i like mesquite and apple wood especially!!!!!

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Re: Smoke It If You've Got It!
« Reply #16 on: Jul 25, 2018, 06:14 PM »
I am with you on the types of wood fishinjohn. Hickory is my favorite in general.

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Re: Smoke It If You've Got It!
« Reply #17 on: Jul 26, 2018, 06:32 AM »
Fishinjohn, apple and cherry are my 2 favorite and most commonly used.
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Re: Smoke It If You've Got It!
« Reply #18 on: Jul 29, 2018, 05:07 PM »
Well, the smoked corned beef brisket was amazing. A 5.5 lb piece disappeared in a flash. I was lucky to get a sandwich and a small chunk of leftover.

6.5 hour smoke at 240-250.





The meat was tender, not salty, juicy and really full of flavor. The sauce it cooked in, bourbon, brown sugar, molasses & beef broth made a super reduction and glaze for the finish.

Also on the menu were, clams casino, stuffed portobello mushrooms and smoked Mac and cheese. Our guests brought fresh steamed corn, salt potatoes, a really unique cold spaghetti salad and a tomato zucchini dish baked in a Dutch oven.

It was a really enjoyable party with horse shoes to follow.

In retrospect, I should have smoked 2 briskets.

Rg
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Re: Smoke It If You've Got It!
« Reply #19 on: Jul 29, 2018, 05:32 PM »
Looks and sounds delicious!  :thumbup_smilie:
     One more with the one we're after and we'll have two.
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Re: Smoke It If You've Got It!
« Reply #20 on: Jul 29, 2018, 05:51 PM »
Well, the smoked corned beef brisket was amazing. A 5.5 lb piece disappeared in a flash. I was lucky to get a sandwich and a small chunk of leftover.

6.5 hour smoke at 240-250.





The meat was tender, not salty, juicy and really full of flavor. The sauce it cooked in, bourbon, brown sugar, molasses & beef broth made a super reduction and glaze for the finish.

Also on the menu were, clams casino, stuffed portobello mushrooms and smoked Mac and cheese. Our guests brought fresh steamed corn, salt potatoes, a really unique cold spaghetti salad and a tomato zucchini dish baked in a Dutch oven.

It was a really enjoyable party with horse shoes to follow.

In retrospect, I should have smoked 2 briskets.

Rg
UUUUHHHHHHHHH....you forgot something...MY INVITATION!!!!????????
sounds liklike quite the feast!!!!!!!

rgfixit

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Re: Smoke It If You've Got It!
« Reply #21 on: Jul 29, 2018, 06:17 PM »
Looks and sounds delicious!  :thumbup_smilie:

You were a great help Bill. Your advice to  cut  the temps down and lengthen the cook was spot on. I'm old....but I listen ( when I can hear)  ;D

Rg
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Re: Smoke It If You've Got It!
« Reply #22 on: Jul 29, 2018, 06:19 PM »
You were a great help Bill. Your advice to  cut  the temps down and lengthen the cook was spot on. I'm old....but I listen ( when I can hear)  ;D

Rg


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Re: Smoke It If You've Got It!
« Reply #23 on: Jul 29, 2018, 07:08 PM »
Well, the smoked corned beef brisket was amazing. A 5.5 lb piece disappeared in a flash. I was lucky to get a sandwich and a small chunk of leftover.

6.5 hour smoke at 240-250.





The meat was tender, not salty, juicy and really full of flavor. The sauce it cooked in, bourbon, brown sugar, molasses & beef broth made a super reduction and glaze for the finish.

Also on the menu were, clams casino, stuffed portobello mushrooms and smoked Mac and cheese. Our guests brought fresh steamed corn, salt potatoes, a really unique cold spaghetti salad and a tomato zucchini dish baked in a Dutch oven.

It was a really enjoyable party with horse shoes to follow.

In retrospect, I should have smoked 2 briskets.

Rg

Sounds like a perfect meal! Apologies for not sending you a Mac n Cheese recipe but sounds like you nailed it!

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Re: Smoke It If You've Got It!
« Reply #24 on: Jul 29, 2018, 07:19 PM »
It was good mac and cheese, but I'll keep playing with it. I'll take any recipes offered.

Love this new cooking experience. The electric smoker is super easy.

CAN TOU HEAR ME NOW MAC?

Rg
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Re: Smoke It If You've Got It!
« Reply #25 on: Jul 29, 2018, 07:54 PM »

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Re: Smoke It If You've Got It!
« Reply #26 on: Jul 30, 2018, 07:33 AM »
It was good mac and cheese, but I'll keep playing with it. I'll take any recipes offered.

Love this new cooking experience. The electric smoker is super easy.

CAN TOU HEAR ME NOW MAC?

Rg

Here's my home made mac n cheese recipe. This calls for baking it. i have yet to try cooking it in a smoker but i guess you already mastered that

1 box of elbows
Melted stick of butter
2 cups of milk
Add milk to butter and whisk over med heat
Add 16oz bag of shredded cheddar to mixture
Add fluor 2 tbsp
Put macaroni in glass dish
Pour mixture on top
Add parm cheese om top to brown
Bake 30 min at 375

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Re: Smoke It If You've Got It!
« Reply #27 on: Jul 30, 2018, 08:11 AM »
I do pretty much the same but I start with butter, sauté some minced onion and minced jalapeños. Then  add flour to make a roux. Then I use 1% milk to thin to a cream sauce. Add salt, pepper and cheese. I'll thin more with milk as necessary to make the cheese sauce smooth.

We prefer cooked rotini for macaroni. Italian cheeses are more stringy. Cheddars, jack or Munster are smoother in the finished sauce. I'll stay away from the Italian varieties next time. Extra sharp cheddar would be perfect. The cast iron skillet worked well for the smoker. The bacon was good on top....bacon is good on anything.

There so many ways to make mac and cheese.

Rg
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Mac Attack

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Re: Smoke It If You've Got It!
« Reply #28 on: Jul 30, 2018, 08:31 AM »


There so many ways to make mac and cheese.

Rg


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Re: Smoke It If You've Got It!
« Reply #29 on: Jul 30, 2018, 08:57 AM »
I do pretty much the same but I start with butter, sauté some minced onion and minced jalapeños. Then  add flour to make a roux. Then I use 1% milk to thin to a cream sauce. Add salt, pepper and cheese. I'll thin more with milk as necessary to make the cheese sauce smooth.

We prefer cooked rotini for macaroni. Italian cheeses are more stringy. Cheddars, jack or Munster are smoother in the finished sauce. I'll stay away from the Italian varieties next time. Extra sharp cheddar would be perfect. The cast iron skillet worked well for the smoker. The bacon was good on top....bacon is good on anything.

There so many ways to make mac and cheese.

Rg



I love you variation, just can't play too much with the recipe or the Princess will not eat it. Can't wait until she enjoys my modifications! She even turned her nose up to smoked chicken wings, and she  LOVES chicken wings...

 



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