The Smokers thread

[username_taken]

I've been doing a lot of smoking lately, the yummy food type, not the dirty cigarette type.

Thought I'd post up a few of my delectable creations...

First up is a Smoked Wivenhoe Bass. Gutted and Gilled, rubbed with 'lemon myrtle' seasoning and smoked him at about 110 C for 5 or so hours.

[kevinchen19870316]

yum!

[username_taken]

Smoked at the same time as the Bass was some bacon.

A week ago I bought some pork belly strips and rubbed it with a mix of salt, brown sugar, and pepper ( 3:2:1 ratio ) and refrigerated it for 7 days, turning and rubbing occasionally.

Friday Night it was rinsed off and soaked overnight in water ( to draw out some of the salt ) and then left uncovered in the fridge splashed with maple syrup until this morning.

Smoked with Hickory for about 5 hours @ 110 C until the internal temp was 65 C.

Sliced it up and here it is. I fried up a sample and it was delicious!

[brisfisher]

mmm,sunday breakfast...does the kind of wood u put in the smoker affect the taste of whatever u are cooking?

[username_taken]

A large ham, bought pickled pork as I wasn't feeling confident enough to cure a piece of meat so large, and smoked it with hickory for about 10 hours at 110 C. I took it to work the next day and baked it with a maple syrup and pineapple glaze and served it on a waldorf(ish) salad.

the flash makes it look a lot pinker than it was.

[Mozza]

YUM!! Shotgun coming over to your house for dinner haha

[werewolf]

Nicorette, Nicorette, you can beat the cigarette!:laugh:

The bass looks divine! Curious, have you ever tried catfish in there?

[Angus]

Thats awesome username.

What about Eel?

I love smoked eel Japanese style

Angus

[username_taken]

Nope, haven't tried catfish, doubt I ever will

Haven't done Eel in there either, slightly more likely than catfish, but still not very

[Bommie]

that all looks delicious:) well done

eel tastes pretty good done in a smoker

[username_taken]

Pastrami.

Goes beutifully in a Reuben sandwich.

[username_taken]

Atomic Buffalo Turds

Jalepeno's stuffed with cream cheese wrapped in bacon.

[username_taken]

smoked chicken with peri peri sauce and charred just before serving.

[username_taken]

smoked beef ribs with a cajun rub

[username_taken]

Whole leg of pork

[username_taken]

Giant Mario Cooking ( oh wait this wasn't smoked ... oh well )

[Bommie]

mmmmmmmmmm yummmmm

:laugh: mario:laugh: :laugh:

[werewolf]

username_taken wrote:

Nope, haven't tried catfish, doubt I ever will

Haven't done Eel in there either, slightly more likely than catfish, but still not very

Aha fair enough, the old man has always tried to pinch shark off me, and I've always told him knick off and I'll catch a catfish for him to smoke instead lol. I won't let him have eel either:laugh:

[Mozza]

haha that mario cookie is awesome

[jeff f]

what cut of beef did you use for the pastrami paul?

it looks beautiful

i deffinately want to try the atomic buffalo turds they look great

[werewolf]

hopefully you don't have septic though Jeff, you don't want nuclear waste stuck in your yard!:laugh:

[jeff f]

dont remind me got a cracked septic and waiting on the plumers

backyard stinks

[werewolf]

ewww lovely:S

[username_taken]

jeff f wrote:

what cut of beef did you use for the pastrami paul?

it looks beautiful

i deffinately want to try the atomic buffalo turds they look great

That was just a piece of corned beef from Woolies ( I haven't cured my own beef yet ) which I rubbed with herbs/spices and smoked.

The ABT's are great, but there's a magic number of 5. If you eat more than that you'll lose 10kgs the next morning.

[jeff f]

username_taken wrote:

jeff f wrote:

what cut of beef did you use for the pastrami paul?

it looks beautiful

i deffinately want to try the atomic buffalo turds they look great

That was just a piece of corned beef from Woolies ( I haven't cured my own beef yet ) which I rubbed with herbs/spices and smoked.

The ABT's are great, but there's a magic number of 5. If you eat more than that you'll lose 10kgs the next morning.

ahh the ring of fire diet :dry: :pinch:

[mangler]

username_taken, they look great, especially the pastrami, and the buffalo turds, and the chook legs, even Mario! And as for bacon, well I'm pretty sure that it is a food group in itself... mmm, bacon...

[STU]

username_taken wrote:

I've been doing a lot of smoking lately, the yummy food type, not the dirty cigarette type.

Thought I'd post up a few of my delectable creations...

First up is a Smoked Wivenhoe Bass. Gutted and Gilled, rubbed with 'lemon myrtle' seasoning and smoked him at about 110 C for 5 or so hours.

Not having a go at ya but that makes me sad:( have a soft spot for bass:blush:

[Plastic Man]

have to agree with stu things like bream and flattys and things like that are fine but bass cant breed in dams that bass is probably 10 + years old as stu said not having a go at ya mate i just think bass are too good to be caught just once

[rayke1938]

We get our cure mixes for our hams bacom and corned meat from Lesnies in Taylor St Bulimba.Also good place for other butcher supplies such as sausage skins and fillers.

For chooks we just use their Royal Blend ham/bacon cure.

For other things such as fish we devise our own blends

Cheers

Ray

[werewolf]

Stu and Plastic

I know you boys are just stating your view, which is a view I don't disagree with, but remember Username is well within his right to keep a fish if he wants. It gets really tricky presenting alternate viewpoints without being disparaging, so let's keep this thread about cooking dead animal!

cheers, wwolfB)

ps - in the past I have kept bass and released bass, so I'm definately not taking sides:side:

[username_taken]

STU wrote:

Not having a go at ya but that makes me sad:( have a soft spot for bass:blush:

Yeah I don't keep that many fish to eat, It'll probably be a long time before I keep another Bass. Never eaten bass before and thought I'd give one a shot.

[big dyl]

wowzes