Introduction

[chief rickert]

Good Morning All!

Well I am a recent purchaser of a Master-built Electric Smoker. 

I have used lots of smoker boxes on the grill and enjoy the taste.

I really wanted a smoker to process my deer meat.  I have been a dehydrator for a long time, and now that my spices are in order for jerky, I wanted to start making smoked jerky, summer sausage and linked sausage.

I got the smoker in Jan of this year and so far I have smoked pork loins, Boston's, chickens, peppers, bacon, venison, and turkey legs.

I want to learn how to cold smoke cheese.  You tube has been my staple, but I have pulled recipes and info from this forum for the last couple months.

My processes have been pretty steady....I like to fill the wood and liquid and kick the smoker to high gear, then drop down to 200ish.  Once there, I fill the smoker and go buy internal temps.  However, the pork loins are tricky for me, as they seem to be very touchy.  I have dried out a couple so far (lol).

I like using dark beer and tequila when I smoke.  I prefer rubs.  I use the tablespoon ratio for building them, however, I like to use olive oil on the meat to make a paste out the rub. 

I look forward to any wild game recipes or techniques that you all my have.

Oh, yea....I am a retired warrant officer and live in Enterprise, AL.

See you round the forums.

Carl

 

[seenred]

Welcome to the forums, Carl! Glad you joined us. You've found a great place to learn and share ideas on our favorite pastime...Smoking and Grilling great food! Lots of friendly and knowledgable folks here who really enjoy helping one another. Just ask when you need help and you'll get plenty.

Red

 

[s2k9k]

Hi Chief! :welcome1: to SMF!!! We're happy you found us! You've come to the right place, we have over 45,000 members who just love to share their experience and over 900,000 posts describing it!
The search bar at the top can be your best friend when you are trying to find answers to your questions but you can still ask too if you want!

Would you do us a favor and add your location to your profile, it helps others to know where you are when they offer advice, Thanks!

You might want to check out Jeff's Free 5 day E-Course, it will teach you all the basics plus a whole lot more!

Thank You for your Service! :PDT_Armataz_01_37:

 

[kathrynn]

to SMF!  We are so glad you joined us!

Thank you for your Service!

If you didn't read the "Terms of Service" notes.....please do.  There are a few things that everyone should know about those pesky little rules before plunging into the forums. http://www.smokingmeatforums.com/a/terms-of-service

If you need any help roaming around the forums....just holler!  Happy to help out!

Kat

 

[veryolddog]

Glad to have you aboard Chief. You will find that this site is an encyclopedia of information and a lot of good people here willing to help answer any of your questions.

Good luck in your efforts. 

With kind regards,

Ed