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  1. gibsorz

    bacon bag cured, cold smoked and aged.

    OK so I am just starting this project now. But figured I would start the thread right away so that anyone who wants to follow can. The goal is to create a smoked, aged bacon, but since I do not have the capability to go by the old world techniques, I will be using new world technology...
  2. gibsorz

    cold smoked Turkey

    Hey all, I am hamming a turkey (curing) in a couple days. Has anyone ever cold smoked a hammed turkey before cooking it. I have cured and cold smoked brisket over night with the amnps to make an extraordinary Montreal smoked meat, it did not rest between cold smoke and cooking. Would the turkey...
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    Montreal Smoked Meat - Step by Step Guide with Q view

    Ok I will be doing a Montreal Smoked Meat for my office Christmas party. I made the mistake of making it once a year and a half ago, and now it has to be at every event. First what is Montreal Smoked Meat? It is a slice of heaven sent down by God to fix vegetarians along with its brother...
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    Double smoked Ham from start to finish

    Hey all, I am looking to do a Double Smoked ham from start to finish for a Christmas pot luck. Now I don't have anywhere to hang it or great humidity control, so I guess I will be doing a City Ham. I have a few questions. When I Cure the ham, bone in my understanding is I will need to inject...
  5. gibsorz

    Where to buy Cure in Canada (list)

    Hey all, as I see a lot of people asking where to buy Prague powder #1 or other curing agents. I am starting with canada, because there are less major cities, but I am going to try to list here places to buy your curing products. Please make sure you verify what you are buying, and the % of...
  6. gibsorz

    New bradley Smoker

    I picked up a new bradley 2 rack for a killer deal at my local Target, 99$ New in box. I then got 4 boxes of hickory and 5 boxes of Apple 24 pucks per box) for 40$. That will give 108 hours of smoke application as each puck lasts 30 minutes in this model. It seems just the right side for when it...
  7. gibsorz

    My first bacon

    Started curing my first bacon today, managed to get a 13lb pork belly, skin on, at cash and carry for under 3$ a pound. Made three separate cures see below, ingredients are per pound of meat. Bacon 1: simple bacon 15g Morton's tender quick 15g dark brown sugar 5g fresh cracked black pepper...
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    Swiss sausage for potato soup help

    I don't have much to go on, but darnit I need help. When I was a kid, my mothers family who were from Switzerland used to make the most amazing sausage for their potato soup. It was all pork, of that I am sure, but it was very dry and probably quite a simple recipe. There were no fancy spices...
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    Washington state/bellingham pork belly prices

    Looking for input on current prices in washington for pork belly to cure and make bacon from. As I posted on another thread, it is 6$ a pound with skin on and 7$ a pound skin off. I go down to bellingham for my large grocery runs but did not see pork belly at the bellingham cash and carry last...
  10. gibsorz

    New member from Canada

    Hello all, I am from Vancouver BC but buy most of my meat south of the border. I have been a hobby smoker for the last 3 years using a WSM. I have had very good success in smoking everything I have tried EXCEPT pork ribs. No matter what I do, what I try, I just can't get them right. Beef ribs no...
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