New guy from Alaska

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floorguy

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Jul 9, 2011
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Palmer, Alaska
Hey everyone, I have been checking the forum out for a while and finally decided to join.  I have been smoking meat for about a year now and have a BBQ Grillware Vertical gas smoker.  So far I have done 2 briskets, 2 pork picnics, 1 butt, 5 chickens and a fattie.  I started smoking because I grew up in Texas and loved BBQ and really haven't found anywhere that I like yet.  What I have been doing is making enough for friends and family to have and critique and now have friends that offer to pay for one of whatever I am doing so they can have their own, my wife is refusing to cook chicken ever since the first bird I did.  My smoker works good but I have decided to move on to something else I want to make a switch to charcoal and wood (just saw the side fire box mod for vert gas smokers might have to check that out).  Right now my dream smoker would be a Yoder or Horizon in 20 -24in diameter range unfortunately now one carries them or an equivalent up here will probably end up building a UDS until I have the money for a yoder.  Anyway great to be here and look forward to learning more. 

John
 
Welcome to the SMF. Glad to have you here. Lots of good folks, great recipes and knowledge. Looking forward to  your first qview. 
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John,

Alaska here as well, North of Willow to be exact.  Welcome aboard and please go to profile and update location if ya would.  Who knows we may be neighbors..lol

Glad to have a fellow Alaskan here, you're gonna love this place.

Rich
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Florguy and Alaskan Bear I'm a fellow Alaskan also down here in Homer, wouldn't  want to be anywhere else but Alaska!  I've been using wood pellet grill/smokers for the last 18 years or so, and won't ever use a gas or charcoal unit ever again. Not to brag, but I've done about all kinds of meats that there are to smoke and BBQ and grill. Hoping to get into some moose and caribou to cook up one of these days with myself living up here now. Feel free to shoot me a PM if you'd like.

TIM
 
Welcome and enjoy the forum

Looks like some great smokes already, but where is the salmon?
 
awww rad-- visions of smoked halibut fills my taste buds with a delicous aroma that just cant hardly be beat..  Great to have another fellow Alaskan aboard this wonderful and imformative site.

Rich
 
AlaskanBear - I am a little south of you in Palmer.

RadFisher - If you have a good smoked halibut recipe that would be awesome, I got some buts in seward 2 weekends ago and all I have been thinking is that I want to try smoking some.  As for my smoker choice I am taking steps backwards in life I am starting to look into hunting with bow over rifle and smoking wood and charcoal instead of pellets or gas probably just a phase

I really want to try pulled bear shoulder.  I figure black bear is a cousin of pigs and all the spring black bear I have had has been awesome it should go great together.
 
Floor,

I did a smoked front shoulder last winter, and I am here to tell you, GREAT!!  Low and slow took about 11 hours to get to 155 IT, but it were delicious and not dry by any means. I didnt take pics of it as I wasnt a member here as yet so cant share the visual with you, sorry.  Next one I do will be used for pulled shoulder.  The fore arms I smoked and then pressure cooked to get thru all the tendons and it was to die for.. I pulled those and made sammies and they were awesome!! Not a bad thing for 'free' meat, organic and the likes!

Again, welcome aboard!

Rich
 
 

Welcome to SMF, Glad to have you with us.


This is the place to learn, lots of good info and helpful friendly Members.
 

Many of our members have years of experience in smoking meat.  They are more than happy helping Newbies learn the art.
 

We have members who cure there own Bacon, Hams, Jerky, Snack Sticks, Make Their own Sausage, etc. if you want to learn,
this is the place. 
 

Don't be afraid to ask questions of them and follow their advice. You won't be sorry, you will be making great Q in no time at all...

Just remember, when curing your own meats follow the instructions included with the cure to the letter, this is not something to experiment with.  


Never use more cure no mater if it is Tender Quick or Cure #1 or Cure #2 than the manufacturer says to use, this can be very dangerous.
 


Tender Quick and Cure#1 or Cure #2 are not interchangeable, neither Cure #1 interchangeable with Cure #2 or vise versa
 


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  11. Remember, We Always Cook by Temperature and NOT BY TIME...
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  13. If you are wanting to get into curing meat, there are many members here more than happy to help and give good advice.

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