Who's smoking what for Christmas dinner?

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Doing a smoked ham. Bought a spiral sliced 8 lber, and am going to do it like Jeff's newsletter.  I've done this several times over the last few years & it's great. Guests rave about how good it is compared to regular store bought & oven baked.
 
What is it about us guys getting "out voted"?   My wife claims she doesn't like smoked meat, but i know it was because her mother didn't like it.  They were yankees from New Jersey and didn't know what good bbq was.  I'll be getting a boston butt ready after Christmas though. Just ordered the AMNPS and I hope it gets here in time.  Until then I guess I'll put up with the traditional oven baked turkey and ham................geeeeezzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz. 
 
I'll be smoking a full pork loin. I did a test run with a small section the first of the month and it went well, I hope the Christmas cook turns out as good.
 
Not smokin for Christmas, having oven baked ham.... But smokin a Prime Rib Roast for New Years Eve !
 
Going to be busy as heck over here.  Will be doing a high heat 24lb turkey in the oven, a 24lb PR, an apple stuffed pork loin and a spiral cut ham on the smoker, and lastly, a 20 bone Crown pork roast in my outdoor oven.

That's all for Christmas Eve family dinner.   Have a smaller 10lb PR that I will be smoking for Xmas day lunch/dinner.
 
 
I was in Sam's club today and spotted a boneless, flat "slicing" ham, so had to give it a try.  Never seen one that way, so it's gonna be a new experience.  It is pre cooked, and at about 4 inches thick it won't take long in the smoker

I have 10 pounds of highly modified Bear's beef logs in the smoke today
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We love them, you can't buy good lunch meat for what they cost. We put in the oven, slice it for sandwiches or with eggs.
 
I got a full week of cooking on my Rec Tec Grills.  Doing a Maple Turkey for Xmas.  Then for Sat party doing smoke salmon, brisket, chicken, bacon candy.  Then for Dec 29 football game doing a hog.  Going to have a great time.  
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I have a 16 lb. Prime Rib for Christmas Eve, and I'm also going to take chicken wing sections, smoke them for about ten minutes, then bread and deep-fry them for appetizers.  I also have a brisket in the fridge waiting for some attention, but it will probably have to wait until next week.
 
I have a 4 1/2 lb standing rib roast im gonna do with the wicked baked beans I keep reading about on here for Christmas day and going to double smoke a ham for Christmas eve
 
Seems to be a lot of family outvoting us smokers.  I've got that same issue here.

Still, going to smoke some scallops today (Christmas Eve) to go with my Italian heritage 7 Fish Christmas Eve Dinner.

Christmas Day will do a double smoked glazed ham for dinner tomorrow night.  I have to run to HD this morning and get a new propane torch.  Going to put a hard glaze coating on it once it is smoked.
 
I was told to bring an appetizer for dinner tonight.  So I put a turkey on the smoker this morning.  If smoked turkey isn't an appetizer, then I dont know what is :)
 
I'll be smoking some baby backs on the SFB smoker and some cheese in my mailbox mod'd MasterForge on Christmas day.  

Whilst the family is in, I have orders for bacon (which is just finishing up with the pellicle stage), cheese, pork loin, and venison back-strap.  I'll have both smokers running full bore right through the weekend...  :)  

Not that I mind.  

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I get a few things I want out of this deal too.
 
 
About noon, 

Gary
Cool!  What are the GPS coordinates
 
Hello.  We had planned on moving house so just me and the wife this year.  That has been delayed but just a turkey leg quarter for us two.  Happy Healthy Holidays.  Keep Smokin!

Danny

Turkey will work!  Thought I was going to get a wild one with the crossbow this morning while out deer hunting, but they stayed just out of range:-(

73 De N6DDD
 
I'm doing my first brine ever and first smoked turkey.  Waiting to hit 24 hours in the brine, then will let it sit in the fridge until tomorrow morning.  After we open presents, it'll go in the smoker with some cherry wood.  BTW, everyone's menu sounds amazing.  Merry Christmas y'all!  

ROLL TIDE!

Jay
 
 
I'm doing my first brine ever and first smoked turkey.  Waiting to hit 24 hours in the brine, then will let it sit in the fridge until tomorrow morning.  After we open presents, it'll go in the smoker with some cherry wood.  BTW, everyone's menu sounds amazing.  Merry Christmas y'all!  

ROLL TIDE!

Jay
 
Sounds good!  If you want, or need  to cut way down on cook time, spatchcock that baby!  not as pretty, but tastes just as good and cooks way  faster
 
I smoked a 18 lb turkey for the crew working the midnight shift at Coast Guard Sector Baltimore tonight. It was a huge hit! I used my MES 30. Simple brine for 24 hours, then I let it dry for 6. I rubbed it with olive oil and Claude's Chicken Dry Rub (discontinued sadly).  Smoked it with applewood for 2 hours @ 225 degrees, then moved it into the oven for 3 more hours @ 350 degrees w/ a foil tent. Finished product was perfect. Juicy, tender on the inside, crispy skin. Midnight shift ate well tonight!
 
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