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  1. dadwith4daughters

    Cupcake sausage? Seems so wrong...

    Anyone brave enough to try this one??? http://www.cupcakeproject.com/2012/05/cupcakewurst.html
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    Deboned chix smoke w/Q-view

    Got started late yesterday with my chickens so I decided to debone them. Two whole birds. Thought maybe it would save on time and it really did. Had them done in about 1hr 45mins at about 250. Alder/Cherry. Brined for 2 hours. Here's the improvised technique: Wanted them to hang so I took a...
  3. dadwith4daughters

    A Christmas ham gone bad: The final chapter

    (For those who want to see the beginning of this adventure, check here... http://www.smokingmeatforums.com/for...ad.php?t=85983 ) Well, as they say, failure is the first rule of success (or at least that's what I'm saying to my hungry family). I wouldn't claim a complete failure but I challenge...
  4. dadwith4daughters

    A Christmas Ham...sort of-Update!

    Sorry, thought I could update my original post and it would show up as a new post. So for those following the trials of my ham, plz click here: http://www.smokingmeatforums.com/for...ad.php?t=85983 Mike
  5. dadwith4daughters

    A Christmas ham...sort of (with Q-view) Part 1

    Boy it's been a while since I've been back here. Great to see all of the activitiy and new faces. For Christmas this year I decided to go for Rytek Kutas' schinkenspeck recipe (less the 'speck' or bacon) and cure/smoke according to his ham recipe. Here's the play-by-play. I'm a complete ham...
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    Fat back: Quick question

    Can't seem to find any fat back that's not salted. Is there a way to rehydrate and remove the salt? Will it work to just soak in water for 24hrs?
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    First-timer brats and Chicken sausage w/Q-view

    Well, after reading all the sausage posts over the last year, I dove in and bought a grinder on Ebay and a stuffer from Northern Tool. Getting ready for a Memorial Day Q. My first batch of brats came straight out of Rytek Kuta's book. I then made a batch of chicken/sun-dried tom's/garlic/basil...
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    Rytek Kutas' Brats: What's Soy Protein Concentrate?

    I was all jazzed to start making Rytek's brat recipe when a wacky ingredient popped up; Soy Protein Concentrate. Seems my local health food store doesn't have it. 1. What is it? Powder? Solid? 2. Can I replace with something else? UGH.
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    Rytek's book-question on meat type

    I'm getting ready for my maiden voyage into sausage-making this weekend. Casings arrived yesterday. Bought the grinder on ebay and the stuffer from Northern Tool. In Rytek's book, many recipes call for pork or beef "trimmings" along with butt or chuck. What does he mean by trimmings? I'll be...
  10. dadwith4daughters

    Can you smoke using one of those public parks grills?

    I'm heading to a family reunion and they've decided to do a rib cook-off. I'll be using one of those park grills that you see too often where it's a square-open faced grill with a grate that's adjustable. I'm thinking about a large aluminum pan with holes over top of the meat and wrapping the...
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    Q'g for 200: Step 2 with Q-view (cont'd from Pt 1)

    Began working on the chicken last night. My two daughters again stepped up to help. 60lbs of boneless chicken thighs was our target and we planneed on pulling the chicken when it was done. All of it brined, half of it rubbed. Little did we know how much "pulling" we'd actually be doing. Used...
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    Q'g for 200: Part 1.5 with Q-view

    Well, it's chicken time. Have 60lbs of boneless/skinless chicken thighs that needed some brining for tomorrow's smoke. I'm going to create two levels in my Chargrillers so I can hopefully get this done in two shifts. Bought some "chicken leg holders" from Lowes for a few bucks which I'll use as...
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    Q'g for 200pp: Step 1 with Q-view

    I've been asked to provide the Q for our neighborhood July 4th party. Easily the biggest thing I've ever done X 10. The great news is that 2 of my 4 daughters love to cook and I hired them to help. Step 1 involved the butts: 88lbs of 'em-10 total. We rubbed and wrapped Monday night and got up at...
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    Char griller mods: bricks as tuning plates

    Bought my second Char griller so I thought I'd take some shots of how I tuned my other one. Had some bricks left over from a paving job and had this idea. It works pretty well...got it to within 8 degrees right to left. Looking for something under 5 degrees tho, so will keep trying. It's very...
  15. dadwith4daughters

    Q-view: the family and friends perspective

    Just wonderin if any of you out there get the lame jokes, snide comments, and general disbelief that accompanies your Q-view photoshoot? "Are you actually taking pictures of raw meat?" they often say. I find myself having to sneak the camera around the kitchen and take pictures of my Q when ever...
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    Spreadsheet for those big Q's

    So I've got my first catering job, cooking for my neighborhood July 4th party. 120 adults/80 kids. I put this excel doc together to help me figure it all out. Here are the details (step-by-step is on the spreadsheet) 1. Accounts for 3 different meats and two types of ppl (adults/kids) 2. You...
  17. dadwith4daughters

    Has anybody ever used the Smokepistol?

    Looks like it would be good for cold smoking but not sure about regular bbq'g. Anyone got one? http://www.smokepistol.com/smokepistol.html
  18. dadwith4daughters

    Cold smoke mods for a char-griller

    Did a search on this and there doesn't seem to be anything on the subject (then again, my searching capabilities have been in question in the past) but was curious if you've seen any specific mods to a char-griller smoking pro that would let you do a cold smoke? Venturing out to do cheese and...
  19. dadwith4daughters

    Smoked Fish Dip-Nice recipe

    A buddy of mine just whipped up some smoked mahi dip. After beggin' a bit, he forked the recipe over. I asked if it would be ok to post here and he obliged. He was having a party to this is for about 16pp. Half it for 8 or less. · 2 cups flaked smoked whitefish · 2 tablespoons fat-free...
  20. dadwith4daughters

    Is it crud or micro-flavor enhancers?

    There's been some recent q-views that have shown some mighty clean grills/grates in the background. Caused me to go out and compare mine to these shiny examples. When I actually got down and looked, what I saw was something that was more of a fur coat of sorts, surrounding my grates. In fact, I...
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