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  1. vivid

    First smoked bologna!

    Ever since I saw a recipe from All Things BBQ where they made a smoked bologna roll, I've been dying to try it.  Yesterday I finally did.  I followed his basic recipe with different spices.  First I rubbed a thin layer of mustard on to act as a binder for the spices, then I hit it with a coating...
  2. vivid

    Idea for pepper stout bacon. Opinions needed

    Hey folks, I've got an idea for making a sort of "Pepper Stout" bacon and i'm looking for some opinions on the cure.  I usually do a standard wet cure, the one mentioned here: http://amazingribs.com/recipes/porknography/making_bacon_from_scratch.html What I'm thinking of doing however is...
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    Smoked Cheese-its

    I know crackers don't typically fit into this forum, but it's about the best place I could find to post this. Anyway, I experimented today with a couple boxes of white ruffle cheese-its that I picked up on a whim at the store. I dumped them all into a bowl with a bit of olive oil and my...
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    Smoked Venison Roast

    Last week I shot a really nice 12 point buck.  It's the biggest deer I've ever gotten, one shot one kill.  Couldn't ask for a better result from gun season this year.  Needless to say he's been named "Remmy" (for Remington the method of his dispatch, lol) and he will be mounted on my wall.  The...
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    Smoked Cheddar, Pepperjack, Swiss, and Provolone!

    The weather is fantastic for cold smoking lately, and I've been itching to get a fridge full of smoked goodies to get me through winter.  Today I started on that project! I went out to GFS and bought a few 2LB blocks of cheddar, PJ, and Swiss, and a whole roll of Provolone that I will slice for...
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    3rd time is a charm, Bacon done right!

    So after completely screwing up my last batch of bacon because I didn't know what the hell I was doing with curing salt, I've finally found a recipe that works for doing my own bacon.  I used the amazing ribs basic bacon recipe, and plan on tweaking it to add some more flavors in future batches...
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    Keeping spices stuck to nuts

    Hello, Most recipes I've seen on here involve tossing cashews, almonds, etc with olive oil prior to mixing in the spices.  However after a couple days the spices come right off and pool up at the bottom of the bag/tin. Are there better sticking agents than olive oil?  Does butter work better...
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    Smoked corn nuts?

    Hey folks, Has anyone here ever tried smoking corn nuts?  Did a quick search and I can't seem to find anything.  I don't think i'd do much in the way of giving it extra flavors like BBQ or buffalo sauce, etc.  I think just a nice simple cold smoke with hickory or pecan would add a really...
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    Help me figure out why my bacon sucks

    My second attempt at bacon and first attempt using my own dry rub has failed IMO.  Here's the basic recipe I used:  http://amazingribs.com/recipes/porknography/making_bacon_from_scratch.html I bought 13 lbs of pork belly from the market, cut up into two slabs.  I estimated about 6.5 pounds for...
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    Smoked wings exploding in the fryer

    Hey guys, I tried something a little different last night and I'm trying to figure out what the deal is.  I smoked up some whole chicken wings in the gas smoker last night for a couple hours until they looked done.  Then, in an attempt to crisp up the skin (chicken skin in the smoker almost...
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    Smoked some bacon today

    My girlfriend surprised me with a tender-belly bacon kit for valentines day.  The kit came with a 4lb pork belly along with the cure/rub mixture.  If you guys haven't tried making your own home-made bacon yet I highly encourage you to do so.  I don't care that it takes a week to sit in the dry...
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    Smoked chicken thighs!

    I call these delicious little devils Chicken Bombs. Basically I just take a boneless skinless chicken thigh, toss some barbeque rub on both inside and outside. Then take a jalapeno, and a chunk of cream cheese, and place it inside the thigh, roll it up. Wrap in bacon, secure with toothpicks...
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    Smoked a Pork Butt this weekend

    I've smoked a lot of stuff with my Master Forge vertical smoker, but Pork Butt was one thing I hadn't done yet.  I've been meaning to make some ever since I got the thing, and figured my annual party/barbeque was a good enough excuse as any.  I went to the local GFS and picked up 17.5 pounds...
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    Smoked shrimp fettuccine alfredo!

    So I smoked some garlic shrimp tonight, and threw them in with some fettuccine and an alfredo sauce.  It wasn't too bad!  This is the recipe I used for smoking the shrimp: http://www.cookingchanneltv.com/recipes/kelsey-nixon/garlicky-smoked-shrimp.html And basically I just used some...
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    Smoked Cashew Recipes - Master List

    Hey Folks, There seem to be a ton of different recipes for cashews out there, so I wanted to try to create one post that lists them all!  I've done a bit of searching but if you guys have more add them here. Yardbird and Salt Lick Rub cashews by ellymae Spicy Cashews by Wutang Kicked up...
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    FNG from Ohio

    Hey folks, So I got a meat smoker for Christmas and stumbled on this lovely corner of the internet yesterday while testing it out.  I made an awesome smoked chicken and it turned out really well!  Not sure if I'm supposed to put pictures in these Roll Call threads but I'm gonna do it anyway...
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