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    Smoked ham hock for ham and bean soup

    I posted this awhile back but only got 1 reply. Any advise on smoking a ham hock? I need to know how long it should take. I have a vertical propane smoker and will use hickory, maple, or cherry wood. Any advise would be great. Thanks.
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    Smokin in the boyz room!!

    Thanks for the reply. I just bought a Great Outdoors Smoky Mountain propane smoker this weekend. It is one of the vertical ones that looks like a safe. I paid about $150 for it. I cooked some ribs this weekend and everything seemed to work great except the ribs were tough. I used the 3/2/1...
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    Smoked ham hock??

    Anyone ever smoked a cured ham hock? We got a 1/2 hog from the butcher and it was in there. I didn't know if cured meat was already cooked or what. We also have a cured ham from the same pig. Any ideas would be greatly appreciated. thanks Guaves
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    Smokin in the boyz room!!

    Yeah my wife is starting to bitch that the garage is smelling like a campfire. I was just barely under the overhang with the overhead door open. But the wind always seems to blow in. I even had the walk door open and a window open! At least I got smart and moved her car out this time! I...
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    Smokin in the boyz room!!

    Thanks for all your help everyone! Well, I didn't crush my sisters ringer ribs but mine were a distant second. Jeff's rub recipe is awesome but it is a little spicy and I think that turned some people off. I love spicy and thought they were the best by far. Mine were the only ones that had a...
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    Smokin in the boyz room!!

    Well not in the boyz room but in the driveway. Hi...just wanted to introduce myself. You can call me guaves13 and I am a greenhorn smoker. I borrowed an electric smoker for my family's first annual rib cookoff this weekend. My sister cheated and got hers from a friend who is a restaraunt...
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    New smoker wants to start with chops

    Thanks for your help!
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    Maple or Walnut?

    I'm a new smoker and I have some seasoned maple on my property. I will probably use that for some chops and ribs. What size chunks works the best? Also I have some walnut. Does that work well?
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    New smoker wants to start with chops

    Thanks for your help. I have heard of soaking the wood chips first. That's probably what I was thinking of. Do you guys think maple chips would work fine?
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    New smoker wants to start with chops

    Thanks for the help! One more thing, should I put the wood chunks in the water pan or on the heating element?
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    New smoker wants to start with chops

    Hi I'm new to this board and would love some info. I have borrowed an electric smoker and want to try my hand on some chops first. I have Jeffs rub recipe and will use some on the chops. How hot should I smoke and for how long? I have heard 225-230F is good. Is there a time formula to use...
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