Cooking now - HELP

[Worm]

My name is Paul, I purchase a new stainless steel Bradley smoker yesterday. I brought it home, seasoned it and then pulled a big elk roast out of the freezer, thawed it for a while, cut it into little strips and marinaded them overnight. Right now, I've got those little strips of hard earned elk meat smoking with mesquite. My queston is; can this stuff be oversmoked? Anyone have any tips or suggestions?

Thanks

Worm

[owrstrich]

worm...

you control the smoker temp... meat temp... damper position... water bowl... variety and amount of pucks...

i dont know about an elk roast but assuming its like a beef roast you can over temp the smoker... over temp the meat... over smoke the meat... over hydrate and dehydrate the meat... whole or strips...

is it your intention to make jerky... if so look at these links...

http://www.bradleysmoker.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=2307&SearchTerms=jerky

http://www.bradleysmoker.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=28&SearchTerms=jerky

http://bradleysmoker.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=1410

ELK...
 
http://www.bradleysmoker.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=1599&SearchTerms=jerky

ELK...

http://www.bradleysmoker.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=2626&SearchTerms=elk,jerky

more later...

owrstrich

[Worm]

owrstrich,

Thanks. I am making jerky and these suggestions are very helpful. I too started smoking right away rather than letting the strips dry a little. I'll know better next time. I'm going out to rotate my trays right now. Thanks a million. This is an awesome forum.

Worm

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<br />worm...

you control the smoker temp... meat temp... damper position... water bowl... variety and amount of pucks...

i dont know about an elk roast but assuming its like a beef roast you can over temp it and over smoke it... whole or strips...

is it your intention to make jerky... if so look at these links...

http://www.bradleysmoker.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=2307&SearchTerms=jerky

http://www.bradleysmoker.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=28&SearchTerms=jerky

more later...

owrstrich
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Worm

[vonndogleg]

Hey worm, how did the elk turn out???

[iceman]

Love that elk worm. Hope it all turns out for you. ;)