Which smoker to buy

[keefe]

Anyone got a good salmon marinade?

In Seattle the go-to whole salmon prep is hit it the outside with olive oil then the cavity with sea salt, cracked pepper, sliced lemon, onion, and fennel. Grill on an alderwood plank. Finish on the grate to char the skin (which is edible!)

Always do a whole salmon v fillets if you can. That is easy here in the PNW but I am sure any good fish monger in the heartland has whole salmon on offer.

[keefe]

One important note on salmon - always buy wild. The farm raised is dyed and tastes like sawdust.

Most people prefer King but for my money the best eating is sockeye. When the silver are running in the Sound we will bring home a dozen. Fresh out of the water they eat like filet mignon.

[rocket surgeon]

i'm sitting here with a big corned beef brisket and i'm thinking, what if i throw this bad boy on the smoker?  so i look up smoked corned beef and guess what?

                          IT'S PASTRAMI!!!

sonuva...i never knew that and i love pastrami.  i knew it was kinda like corned beef and, well, it is

anyway, throwing a 4 pounder on for the first time with a rub of brown sugar(1 tbsp) garlic and onion powder(1 tbsp each)  4 tabsp fresh ground black pepper,  2 tbsp ground corriander, rub over a coat of dijon mustard

cook/smoke until internal temp hits 195(some are good with 165-170)
allow to rest for 30-60 min. or refridg overnight and slice on meat slicer serve with your best buns(yes sir!) provolone cheese, dijon mustard and whatever else is your pleasure. a little giardiniera...

    i prefer a good soft onion bun-actually all my buns need to be soft yet firm-able to hold a dime while running the 100 yard dash without falling out-better yet-give you change at the finish line

i'll let ya'll know how this turns out-the pastrami that is

[real chili 83]

Gol dangit, that sounds good.

Send pics.   

[Benny B]

More food porn:

This, my friends, is 14 lbs of rubbed and scored pork belly, a/k/a the best f*cking meat known to mankind... well, the majority of mankind any way.  I'm no theologian, but I'm pretty sure that the ultimate reward of going to heaven is watching the arriving Jews and Muslims discover that slow-roasted pork belly is the only thing on the menu for all of eternity.

[rocket surgeon]

Gol dangit, that sounds good.

Send pics.   

no doubt-here she goes
  i have a pic of the slab of meat all rubbed just before throwing it in, up on my attach in jpg form-how do i attach to msg?  man, am i computer challenged?  last time i didi this, my sis-in-law did it and i forget   never mind, it worked!!

[4everwarriors]

Cheers y'all, ai na?

[keefe]

More food porn:

 a/k/a the best f*cking meat known to mankind...

I prefer to sport the best f*cking meat known to womankind...

[rocket surgeon]

Cheers y'all, ai na?

goin vegan, "ey?

[real chili 83]

Benny, copied this article for you.

http://foodspin.deadspin.com/how-to-cook-pork-belly-which-thoroughly-kicks-bacons-a-1619788169

[rocket surgeon]

Benny, copied this article for you.

http://foodspin.deadspin.com/how-to-cook-pork-belly-which-thoroughly-kicks-bacons-a-1619788169

wow!  a couple of comments/questions-i understand it's hard to find uncured, but if you call a farmer or butcher who has regular access to pork belly, couldn't you pre-order it for cheaper than $15-20/lb.?  i mean, they aren't getting near that when sold to someone who is putting in more time with it to turn it into bacon.  and bacon sure ain't $15-20. 

so benny, where did ya get yours? 

also, the author/cook of said pork belly makes no mention of smoking it.  i'm assuming because he doesn't think one could improve it any further?  i'd love to try it both ways though just to satisfy my curiosity

[real chili 83]

I looked around at a couple of stores tody, plus a meat market (Von Hanson's) with no luck.

[rocket surgeon]

here's your kubota

http://www.williams-sonoma.com/products/3890019/?catalogId=80&sku=3890019&cm_ven=Google_PLA&cm_cat=Shopping&cm_pla=default&cm_ite=default&gclid=Cj0KEQjw2KyxBRCi2rK11NCDw6UBEiQAO-tljQeSjtSnyHT9_9XSD_IegsXz5YoNsMLElp1nFbE2m2MaAskp8P8HAQ&kwid=productads-plaid^95747195863-sku^3890019-adType^PLA-device^c-adid^45527542423

here's a 15 lb'er for $169

http://www.amazon.com/Snake-River-Farms-American-Kurobuta/dp/B00ICYUMIQ/ref=sr_1_1?s=grocery&ie=UTF8&qid=1445720967&sr=1-1&keywords=pork+belly

i might have to check one of these bad boys out

[Benny B]

Despite pork belly costing much less than bacon to produce, it's typically much more expensive at retail due to supply/demand (i.e. there simply isn't any supply because the demand is for bacon).  Enter Costco.

That monstrosity cost me about $40.  About $2.79/lb or thereabouts.

[real chili 83]

Anyone see them at Sam's?

[rocket surgeon]

Despite pork belly costing much less than bacon to produce, it's typically much more expensive at retail due to supply/demand (i.e. there simply isn't any supply because the demand is for bacon).  Enter Costco.

That monstrosity cost me about $40.  About $2.79/lb or thereabouts.

that's a little better than $15-20+/lb. williams sonoma and snake river stuff that's getting up around the kobe stuff

[rocket surgeon]

doing my first chicken(on the smoker) rubbed with rosemary olive oil, minced garlic, cracked pepper and a lawry's perfect blend poultry rub.  wrapped whole 6 ib.'er in seran wrap tight with spices over night. 

smoke her at 225-230 hickory blend chips until the breast temp of 165

here she goes

[real chili 83]

No pork belly?

[rocket surgeon]

i haven't had a chance to pin one down locally yet.  there's an old time butcher down the road i'm going to see if he can get any pre-bacon first,  then i'll go online.  have'nt given up yet

[rocket surgeon]

anyone ever been to kansas city?

http://www.foxnews.com/leisure/2015/10/28/best-kansas-city-bbq/?intcmp=hpff

[Benny B]

You can't see the tag very well, but that whole belly on the top is just over 9 pounds priced at $26.99 ($2.89/lb).  This was taken Friday.

You don't need a heritage pig or one that's been sponge bathed in spring water its whole life.  As the deadspin article says, you can die f-ing happy after eating one of these (which you probably will if you eat the whole thing in a single sitting).

[Hards Alumni]

Had a Halloween party this weekend... Smoked

2 chickens after brining for 16 hours
20 lb brisket
3 racks of ribs
4 whole trout

[MUfan12]

anyone ever been to kansas city?

http://www.foxnews.com/leisure/2015/10/28/best-kansas-city-bbq/?intcmp=hpff

Yep. Been to Bryant's, Gates, and Jack Stack. All were excellent. Burnt ends sammich at Gates was the best thing I ate.

[real chili 83]

Had a Halloween party this weekend... Smoked

2 chickens after brining for 16 hours
20 lb brisket
3 racks of ribs
4 whole trout

What, no pics????

[🏀]

Any of you pros got a brisket recipe to share?

It'll be my fourth time using the smoker. Did a pork shoulder, chicken and two bacon explosions so far. Getting out of my busy season and thinking about picking up a brisket at the meat store tomorrow.