What did everyone cook today?
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Smoking cheese today. Temps about 37-40 and cloudy. Doing pepper jack, Monterey Jack, Muenster , aged Provolone and some Mozzarella with Alderwood. Trying to beat the storm. Supposed to get snow measured in feet here in Colorado but I am taking advantage of the cool temps today.
Bob Stehlik
Are you using chips or pellets with the Alderwood? Tried using Alderwood pellets in the smoker tube with last batch of sticks. They kept flaming up for some reason. Had to switch to Maple pellets. Worked fine. -
where do you get alder pellets ,my wife loves salmon and would like to do some for her
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craigrice
I believe I got these from local Fleet Farm. These are Smokehouse brand. Have been using the chips exclusively on my chicken wings. Awesome! -
craigrice Got any Ace or True Value hardware store there in Maine, you can buy Traeger pellets from them. They carry Alder. That wood comes from my side of the country.
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Bob Stehlik
Are you using chips or pellets with the Alderwood? Tried using Alderwood pellets in the smoker tube with last batch of sticks. They kept flaming up for some reason. Had to switch to Maple pellets. Worked fine.PapaSop I’m using pellets because I’m using my Traeger with a Cold Smoker. I use Alder for the regular smoking of fish, poultry, veggies and we even bake bread and pies using the lighter/milder smoke of Alder. I usually use the Traeger or Smokehouse brand.
Improvise, Adapt and Overcome! Semper Fi
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PapaSop I’m using pellets because I’m using my Traeger with a Cold Smoker. I use Alder for the regular smoking of fish, poultry, veggies and we even bake bread and pies using the lighter/milder smoke of Alder. I usually use the Traeger or Smokehouse brand.
Bob Stehlik See if you can find Bear Mountain pellets, they are cheaper than Traeger and made just as well and burn better in my opinion. I use them in my Traeger. They are equal to the Smokehouse brand too, Smokehouse is a bit cheaper than Bear Mountain.
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I did not much on meat though, just checked my salami’s then got into cutting a few pounds of Texas Grano onions, making curried onion salad for the winter. Yeah, I think I have arrived at the right site for my craving! Thank you all for the very warm welcome!
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I did not much on meat though, just checked my salami’s then got into cutting a few pounds of Texas Grano onions, making curried onion salad for the winter. Yeah, I think I have arrived at the right site for my craving! Thank you all for the very warm welcome!
magician176 never heard of curried onions, hot or cold dish? Heck that’s right half way around the world and below the equator your winter is just beginning. Sister in-law is from Australia.
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Bob Stehlik See if you can find Bear Mountain pellets, they are cheaper than Traeger and made just as well and burn better in my opinion. I use them in my Traeger. They are equal to the Smokehouse brand too, Smokehouse is a bit cheaper than Bear Mountain.
johnsbrewhouse I have used Bear Mountain Pellets many times. Their Alder, Apple and Hickory are outstanding. Murdoch’s, a ranch & home store here in Colorado carries them.
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magician176 never heard of curried onions, hot or cold dish? Heck that’s right half way around the world and below the equator your winter is just beginning. Sister in-law is from Australia.
YooperDog Yeah, this onion thing is a cold preserve/salad, we just love spicy food! This year we did not have fruit or veggies from our garden, seems to much rain and low temp. We normally gather and preserve, loads of jams and jellies too. I saw somebody mentioned “down under”, now that would be in Australia and here we say “Just across the ditch” to indicate Oz is our neighbor.
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johnsbrewhouse I have used Bear Mountain Pellets many times. Their Alder, Apple and Hickory are outstanding. Murdoch’s, a ranch & home store here in Colorado carries them.
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I cooked up some picadillo this weekend along with some Ranch Beans and Mexican Rice.
Isaiah 5:22 Woe to those who are heroes at drinking wine and champions at mixing drinks
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Wow! that looks very appetizing!
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Tex_77 The household was busting at the seams. Darn you, now I’m starving.
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today is saint Patrick’s day cooking new England boiled dinner !
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craigrice The corned beef is in the pot with the potatoes, carrots and cabbage. Even have a bonus on the smoker, pastrami from a previous corned beef cure I found in the freezer vacuum sealed.
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craigrice The corned beef is in the pot with the potatoes, carrots and cabbage. Even have a bonus on the smoker, pastrami from a previous corned beef cure I found in the freezer vacuum sealed.
johnsbrewhouse I’ll bet it is good. Margaret is having to handle ours in the pot this year as I have been out of town on assignment in Birmingham & was unable to do what I wanted. Thanks for covering me! Hopefully next year again. Your combo sounds great.
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Tried something new this year and tested making a 3 lb corned beef in a pressure cooker with Guinness, beef broth and the pickling spices for 80 mins. Took it out, wrapped it tight in plastic wrap from both ends and cooled it in the fridge. It ended up like butter, tight and very tasty. That test went well. Then cooked the veggies in the same broth for 5 mins in the same cooker.
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Tried something new this year and tested making a 3 lb corned beef in a pressure cooker with Guinness, beef broth and the pickling spices for 80 mins. Took it out, wrapped it tight in plastic wrap from both ends and cooled it in the fridge. It ended up like butter, tight and very tasty. That test went well. Then cooked the veggies in the same broth for 5 mins in the same cooker.
zbigjeff Oh YES, that is a good one. I never tried it in the pressure cooker, but I can attest to the fact that if you cooked it with home made beef bone broth & Guinness Stout, it is good, real good & tender too.
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