new to smoking

Stuart · August 28, 2009, 09:05:02 AM

Hi
I've been a butcher for 37 years but I'm completely new to smoking. I particularly want to smoke chicken and venison to supply hotels and restaurants and would appreciate some tips. Also I'd love to make good pastrami can any body suggest a good recipe? Thanks

sodak · August 28, 2009, 09:09:20 AM

Welcome. You've just found the best site online. Lots of recipes at susanminor.org which is loosely affiliated with the site.

FLBentRider · August 28, 2009, 09:11:07 AM

W E L C O M E to the Forum Stuart!

Click on the ribs at the bottom of this post, it will take you to our recipe site were you will find smoked chicken as well as pastrami.

I highly recommend the "Pastrami from Habanero Smoker"

OU812 · August 28, 2009, 09:17:03 AM

Welcome to the fun of smoking

Chicken and Deer two of my favorites

muzzletim · August 28, 2009, 09:27:23 AM

Welcome aboard, read the posts and ask questions, you will be amazed at the knowledge here!

mikecorn.1 · August 28, 2009, 09:35:22 AM

Welcome to the forum. Ask away. You will get the answers you are seeking. ;D Make sure and keep that vent all the way open for chicken.

mikeradio · August 28, 2009, 11:05:31 AM

Welcome Stuart Lots of great people and information here, nice to have people with your experience on the forum.

Mike

westexasmoker · August 28, 2009, 11:14:37 AM

Welcome to the fourm Stuart! I'm with FLBR, Habs Pastrami is a darn good one! Good luck and keep us posted!

C

Tenpoint5 · August 28, 2009, 11:48:26 AM

Welcome Aboard Stuart.

OU812 · August 28, 2009, 12:09:43 PM

Quote from: westexasmoker on August 28, 2009, 11:14:37 AM
Welcome to the fourm Stuart! I'm with FLBR, Habs Pastrami is a darn good one! Good luck and keep us posted!
C

I have used Hab's Pastrami recipe and the one out of the book Charcuterie.
I used deer with each one and they were both great.

Hopefull Romantic · August 28, 2009, 12:36:28 PM

Quote from: Stuart on August 28, 2009, 09:05:02 AM
Hi
I've been a butcher for 37 years but I'm completely new to smoking. I particularly want to smoke chicken and venison to supply hotels and restaurants and would appreciate some tips. Also I'd love to make good pastrami can any body suggest a good recipe? Thanks

Welcome to the Bradley family Stuart. The place where the nicest smokers are.

I am flying to Aleppo Syria on a business trip tomorrow evening where there is a very large Armenian minority. As you may know, pastrami was perfected by Armenians and I just happen to know just about the best butcher making them there. I shall be gone for a couple of weeks and I promise to make the time to visit him and get you a very old pastrami recipe from him and his mother. I will post it to you as soon as I get it.

I have one question though, do you want one with the heavy spices (eating about 50 grams of that would make you s
sweat and smell like pastrami for the next 3 days) or would you rather have the milder version?

HR

HawkeyeSmokes · August 28, 2009, 01:41:27 PM

Welcome to the forum Stuart!

OU812 · August 28, 2009, 02:12:32 PM

HR

I would be intersted in an old perfected pastrami recipe also

Keep us posted

Mr Walleye · August 28, 2009, 02:18:37 PM

Hi Stuart and welcome to the forum.

HR

I'll be real interested to see an old world recipe too.

Mike

Hopefull Romantic · August 28, 2009, 02:23:31 PM

Quote from: OU812 on August 28, 2009, 02:12:32 PM
HR

I would be intersted in an old perfected pastrami recipe also

Keep us posted

Quote from: Mr Walleye on August 28, 2009, 02:18:37 PM
Hi Stuart and welcome to the forum.

HR

I'll be real interested to see an old world recipe too.

Mike

Ou812, Mike and Stuart,

I am just going to get both types; smelly and mild
and will post them hopefully by the end of next week.

HR