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Tal_IL
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Nov 27, 2016

Let there be smoked meat!!

I love to BBQ, but my 800lb custom wood fired smoker is a little difficult to take on the road. I've tried portable propane smokers with so-so results. Just got this as a birthday present from the family. Green Mountain pellet smoker that's small enough to go in a storage department, electronically controlled, and WiFi enabled so I can control it remotely from my smartphone.

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  • Congrats. Will probably smoke even better as it ages. Interesting that you can control by smart phone.

    One of our most fondest memories of camping is a campground that is only about an hour away from us on Hood Canal in Puget sound. Every year when the salmon are running, people smoke their salmon right at the campground. Not only the smell of all the smokers going in back of everybody RV, but everybody walking around talking about their brine mix and how long to soak and the different ways people smoke their salmon is interesting. Then about Sunday afternoon after everybody is done smoking, everybody is walking around tasting everybody eles. Fun to see what's the best. Many people also smoke up the oysters they got. But personally, I haven't found a way to make oysters taste good yet. So usually cook up some clam chowder in a Dutch oven using some of my smoked bacon. Lots of smoking forums online. When you find a good recipe, save it to your computer. I've lost some good info when a forum goes down. Right now I'm experimenting with making a small smoked sausage. Sort of a small beef stick "slim jim" type thing. Don't have it perfected yet. But did have to buy some processing stuff. Had to buy some processing stuff because it's hard to get your smoked beef product into the tiny sausage casings.

    I also like that your smoker is small. Mine is pretty good size and my taneo bed cover won't work when carrying my smoker... to tall.

    Last year, believe it or not...the guy voted the "best" for smoked salmon was using a cheap, "Lil chief". He would not explain is brining method. But for wood he was using about 2/3 apple and the rest was cherry and oak.

    :)But I questioned the voting process. To many people also tasting everybodys homemade wine at time of voting:)

    You got what model? Maybe this one http://greenmountaingrills.com/products/grills/davy-crockett-pellet-grill-wifi/
  • Gee, it looks just like mine !

    Cooked ribs for Thanksgiving on it.