Smoked baked beans

[BigSmoker]

Bill,
Beans will get crunchy after a while even if they are cooked at low temps.  give it a whirl as canned beans are pretty cheap.  I could be wrong as this is new territory for me.  I do know the bean recipe Olds posted before rocks but it is a different dish[:D].

Jeff



Some say BBQ is in your blood, if thats true my blood must be BBQ sauce.

[Habanero Smoker]

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<br />I will only be smoking at 205°F.  Think they will still dry out?  

Bill

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Bill,
Sounds like a good idea, but 24 hours is a long time, and most dehydrators work at a temperature of 140; so there is a possibility of at least the top layer drying. I would give them an occasional stir, or at some point cover with foil. I'll be interested in learning how this went.

[nsxbill]

Well, I did the pork starting at 5:00 p.m. Friday afternoon, and it came out of the smoker for FTC at 5 p.m. on Saturday.  The beans were left in for approximately 8 hours, and the taste was pretty intense. The bacon and the pork dripping into the beans was a good idea.  I think I will probably add some of the butt to the beans to add to the chopped up bacon that came from the top rack - 1 lb raining down for 8 hrs.  Next time probably 4 hours is enough.  I stirred them twice during the smoke, once at 4 hours and again again at 6 and 8.  Decision to take out at 8 hrs.

As usual, pork butt was great.  I sure do enjoy the pulled pork half of a sandwich...get full to the top with just half a roll and about 4 oz of butt.  Definitely going to vacuum pack and freeze.

Post surgery on my stomach, my capacity is only a little more than size of an egg.  Still enjoy the taste, just can't eat any more than a little at a time.

I like the new website...sure is a lot easier to search for stuff!

Bill

[Habanero Smoker]

Bill;
I think I will give one a try. Thanks for reporting back on how the bake beans came out.

I haven't had time to check out the site that much. For myself, it's going to take a little time to get use to, but I already observed it is much faster. I know I am going to go overboard (at least occasionally) with the editing tools.  8)

[IKnowWood]

Bill

Those sounds like some great beans.  Did you use the enitre smoked 1lb of bacon in the beans?  Was the liquid loss something to worry about?

[nsxbill]

No real loss of fluid to speak of.  Actually with all the fat going down, glad I removed some of the beans to allow room for the (gasp!) fat that was in the beans. ::) ;D

Bill

[IKnowWood]

So much you had to skim?  Or it blended in Ok. 

Sure, Pig Fat rules.  But to much and it begins to taste like just Pig.  A goot baked beans has many complex and rich flavors.

Thanks again for the review...