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Re: Going To Try Smoking Meat - Which Type/Brand BOWHUNR #5986937 01/01/12
Joined: Sep 2010 Posts: 860 Missouri ryanjay11 Campfire Regular
ryanjay11 Campfire Regular Joined: Sep 2010 Posts: 860 Missouri	I use a smoker that I made out of a beer keg a couple of years ago. It is based on the same design as the Ugly Drum Smokers, but shouldn't ever rust because it is all stainless. Someday I will step up to one of these: http://spicewineironworks.com/smoker-models/

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Re: Going To Try Smoking Meat - Which Type/Brand ryanjay11 #5987553 01/01/12
Joined: Jun 2001 Posts: 19,120 Likes: 6 Colorado Springs, CO, USA S saddlesore Campfire Ranger
saddlesore Campfire Ranger S Joined: Jun 2001 Posts: 19,120 Likes: 6 Colorado Springs, CO, USA	Question here. I have had good luck( and taste ) doing turkeys, pork, sausages, etc. The lighter meats, but not so much on the darker meats like deer, elk, antelope. I don't get the good smokey flavor. A little but not a lot. Am I doing something wrong,or is that just the nature of smoking? If God wanted you to walk and carry things on your back, He would not have invented stirrups and pack saddles

Re: Going To Try Smoking Meat - Which Type/Brand ryanjay11 #5990097 01/02/12
Joined: Apr 2009 Posts: 33,971 VA 2 SC byc Campfire 'Bwana
byc Campfire 'Bwana Joined: Apr 2009 Posts: 33,971 VA 2 SC	Originally Posted by ryanjay11 I use a smoker that I made out of a beer keg a couple of years ago. It is based on the same design as the Ugly Drum Smokers, but shouldn't ever rust because it is all stainless. Someday I will step up to one of these: http://spicewineironworks.com/smoker-models/ Those things are great for boiled peanuts as well. Proud to be a true Sandlapper!! Go Nats!!!!

Re: Going To Try Smoking Meat - Which Type/Brand eh76 #5993173 01/02/12
Joined: Aug 2002 Posts: 5,759 Omaha, NE BOWHUNR Campfire Tracker
BOWHUNR Campfire Tracker Joined: Aug 2002 Posts: 5,759 Omaha, NE	Originally Posted by eh76 I just showed this to my wife I mentioned a little one would be handy....she laughed and then said "You're serious aren't you!" Ya know Keith, that small is probably my most used egg right now. For just my wife and I it is great for steaks, burgers, chicken, etc. It doesn't use much lump and with the cast iron grate and woo ring it is great for T-Rexing steaks. It's very easy to move so I pull it right up to the patio door on cold nights. Although you can smoke on it, I like the real estate the larges give me for that. I got a really good deal on it as my dealer had it in his show room for a year and wanted to make some room. We had company before Christmas and I had all three going. Twice baked potato's indirect on large #1, bacon wrapped filets on the small and the wok in large #2 for stir fried veggies. It smelled like Eggtoberfest on my deck! Mike Know fat, know flavor. No fat, no flavor. I tried going vegan, but then realized it was a big missed steak.

Re: Going To Try Smoking Meat - Which Type/Brand BOWHUNR #5993220 01/02/12
Joined: Apr 2009 Posts: 33,971 VA 2 SC byc Campfire 'Bwana
byc Campfire 'Bwana Joined: Apr 2009 Posts: 33,971 VA 2 SC	I use my small more than any others. I also use my smokey joe a lot. Don't like burgers on the BGE but everything else rocks on a small. I would not go lower. Medium is perfect for tailgates! Proud to be a true Sandlapper!! Go Nats!!!!

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Re: Going To Try Smoking Meat - Which Type/Brand byc #5993677 01/02/12
Joined: Aug 2002 Posts: 5,759 Omaha, NE BOWHUNR Campfire Tracker
BOWHUNR Campfire Tracker Joined: Aug 2002 Posts: 5,759 Omaha, NE	Why are something as simple as burgers so hit and miss on eggs? I've had some great ones and had some miserable failures. Of course the great ones are always when it's just the two of us and the failures seem to happen when I have company. In all fairness the perfect burger has been my nemesis clear back to my gasser days. Guess I should be happy that I don't screw up the expensive cuts like whole tenderloins and rib roasts!! Mike Know fat, know flavor. No fat, no flavor. I tried going vegan, but then realized it was a big missed steak.

Re: Going To Try Smoking Meat - Which Type/Brand BOWHUNR #5993722 01/02/12
Joined: Jun 2007 Posts: 24,724 Likes: 52 Bozeman, MT shrapnel Campfire Ranger
shrapnel Campfire Ranger Joined: Jun 2007 Posts: 24,724 Likes: 52 Bozeman, MT	Don't waste your time, go to Cabela's or order a Smoker Grill, leave the rest in the dust, turn on the gas, put in the chips and start smoking...

Re: Going To Try Smoking Meat - Which Type/Brand shrapnel #5994061 01/03/12
Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 13,760 Alabama .280Rem Campfire Outfitter
.280Rem Campfire Outfitter Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 13,760 Alabama	Depends on how much you want to spend. I've done many a fine bird on a Brinkman bullet water smoker. They're practically disposable at $75. Weber? They're smoker is bigger, and offers more heat control, but it's also aroun $300. Smoke on a Weber Kettle, you can. Just got to pay attention. BGE? Ok, if you got a lot of cash to spend and intend on using it a lot. Last edited by .280Rem; 01/03/12. War Damn Eagle!

Re: Going To Try Smoking Meat - Which Type/Brand BOWHUNR #5994987 01/03/12
Joined: Oct 2004 Posts: 16,917 Likes: 1 Time to be someplace else 2 284LUVR Campfire Ranger
284LUVR Campfire Ranger 2 Joined: Oct 2004 Posts: 16,917 Likes: 1 Time to be someplace else	Originally Posted by BOWHUNR Why are something as simple as burgers so hit and miss on eggs? I've had some great ones and had some miserable failures. Mike Should work on your BGE. Low and slow to 150ish internal temp. Remove burgers and set aside. Crank egg up to high heat then replace burgers for the dash to the finish line. Yuummmmmmmmmmm. http://www.amazingribs.com/recipes/hamburgers/steakhouse_burgers.html

Re: Going To Try Smoking Meat - Which Type/Brand saddlesore #5995104 01/03/12
Joined: Jan 2010 Posts: 15,394 907novacancynenana atvalaska Campfire Ranger
atvalaska Campfire Ranger Joined: Jan 2010 Posts: 15,394 907novacancynenana	Originally Posted by saddlesore Question here. I have had good luck( and taste ) doing turkeys, pork, sausages, etc. The lighter meats, but not so much on the darker meats like deer, elk, antelope. I don't get the good smokey flavor. A little but not a lot. Am I doing something wrong,or is that just the nature of smoking? get the bigger meat colder...i start most everything at room temp...state 40deg meat and it will take in lots of smoke...a hot and cold exchange thing. I work harder than a ugly stripper....

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Re: Going To Try Smoking Meat - Which Type/Brand atvalaska #5997266 01/03/12
Joined: Jun 2007 Posts: 24,724 Likes: 52 Bozeman, MT shrapnel Campfire Ranger
shrapnel Campfire Ranger Joined: Jun 2007 Posts: 24,724 Likes: 52 Bozeman, MT	Originally Posted by saddlesore Question here. I have had good luck( and taste ) doing turkeys, pork, sausages, etc. The lighter meats, but not so much on the darker meats like deer, elk, antelope. I don't get the good smokey flavor. A little but not a lot. Am I doing something wrong,or is that just the nature of smoking? This smoker grill is still the answer, Nothing will do it better! Elk Tenderloin... Branded Pork Chops...

Re: Going To Try Smoking Meat - Which Type/Brand byc #6020923 01/09/12
Joined: Jan 2012 Posts: 24 Wyoming CATMdude45 New Member
CATMdude45 New Member Joined: Jan 2012 Posts: 24 Wyoming	I would say that a good smoker is like a good handgun; each brand has an upside and depending on what your specific needs is there are going to be down sides. Figure out if you want to take the time and patience for a charcoal or if you want to shoot and forget like the electric or propane. Once you find one you want�. conduct lots of practice and once you feel confident, well then that is the smoker for you. My dad once had the same conversation with me after I asked him what should be my first handgun. LOL True or false: Malfunctions are caused by the trigger actuating nut?

Re: Going To Try Smoking Meat - Which Type/Brand CATMdude45 #6020954 01/09/12
Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 52,680 North of Liberalism in Wyoming eh76 Campfire Kahuna
eh76 Campfire Kahuna Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 52,680 North of Liberalism in Wyoming	Liberalism is a mental disorder that leads to social disease.

Re: Going To Try Smoking Meat - Which Type/Brand eh76 #6021012 01/09/12
Joined: Oct 2004 Posts: 16,917 Likes: 1 Time to be someplace else 2 284LUVR Campfire Ranger
284LUVR Campfire Ranger 2 Joined: Oct 2004 Posts: 16,917 Likes: 1 Time to be someplace else	I'll take a slice of turkey and some cole slaw, please. Wait a dern minute !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Where's the cole slaw???? 284.

Re: Going To Try Smoking Meat - Which Type/Brand eh76 #6021064 01/09/12
Joined: Oct 2004 Posts: 16,917 Likes: 1 Time to be someplace else 2 284LUVR Campfire Ranger
284LUVR Campfire Ranger 2 Joined: Oct 2004 Posts: 16,917 Likes: 1 Time to be someplace else	You show me your bird and I'll show you mine. Weber Smokey Mountain with Grub Rub using Royal Oak charcoal.

Re: Going To Try Smoking Meat - Which Type/Brand 284LUVR #6021168 01/09/12
Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 52,680 North of Liberalism in Wyoming eh76 Campfire Kahuna
eh76 Campfire Kahuna Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 52,680 North of Liberalism in Wyoming	I have to find me some of that Grub Rub...I keep hearing about it. Liberalism is a mental disorder that leads to social disease.

Re: Going To Try Smoking Meat - Which Type/Brand eh76 #6021188 01/09/12
Joined: Oct 2004 Posts: 16,917 Likes: 1 Time to be someplace else 2 284LUVR Campfire Ranger
284LUVR Campfire Ranger 2 Joined: Oct 2004 Posts: 16,917 Likes: 1 Time to be someplace else	Want me to mail ya some ? 284.

Re: Going To Try Smoking Meat - Which Type/Brand 284LUVR #6021359 01/09/12
Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 52,680 North of Liberalism in Wyoming eh76 Campfire Kahuna
eh76 Campfire Kahuna Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 52,680 North of Liberalism in Wyoming	I might take ya up on that. I'm gonna get to the city this weekend and will look there first. What color is the bottle....hell I guess I can google it Liberalism is a mental disorder that leads to social disease.

Re: Going To Try Smoking Meat - Which Type/Brand eh76 #6021363 01/09/12
Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 52,680 North of Liberalism in Wyoming eh76 Campfire Kahuna
eh76 Campfire Kahuna Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 52,680 North of Liberalism in Wyoming	Is this the stuff? Liberalism is a mental disorder that leads to social disease.

Re: Going To Try Smoking Meat - Which Type/Brand eh76 #6022150 01/09/12
Joined: Oct 2004 Posts: 16,917 Likes: 1 Time to be someplace else 2 284LUVR Campfire Ranger
284LUVR Campfire Ranger 2 Joined: Oct 2004 Posts: 16,917 Likes: 1 Time to be someplace else	That's it. Fill out the order form on his website and order that way. He very seldom answers the phone unless you happen to get lucky. Pretty good all around tasty general purpose rub with something tropical in it. My wife just about faints when I smoke a turkey breast for her. 284. 284.

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