Smokin' in Princeton, NJ

njfoodies · June 22, 2010, 06:40:23 PM

Well, tomorrow I think I will season it as directed when it arrives, but doubt we'll have time to smoke anything after that...unless of course we want to eat dinner at 3AM, but you never know.

Thinking some kind of chicken on Thursday, so we'll see! Will definitely consider the link that FLBentRider posted, but not sure we'll have enough time to do a whole chicken.

This is definitely going to be a great learning experience that I am looking forward to!

Can't wait for brisket and pulled pork though! Cheers!

DarqMan · June 22, 2010, 07:01:50 PM

Welcome to the forum njfoodies!

StickyDan · June 22, 2010, 07:19:36 PM

Welcome, you're gonna love it here. When I got my smoker, I couldn't wait to use it. By the time I set it up and seasoned, it was getting to late to make anything that requires a huge amount of time. After a look in the pantry, I found a tub of cashews and thought to myself, why not. Within an hour, I was able to taste real homemade smoked flavor. Pretty soon, you'll be tossing everything into the box. And I mean everything!!!
Good luck

njfoodies · June 23, 2010, 05:52:42 AM

Cashews! I like it! What a great idea! I just may have to do that after my seasoning round tonight just so I can try it out! Great idea, so thanks for the tip!

squirtthecat · June 23, 2010, 06:00:23 AM

Yep, nuts are a quick smoke. Maybe try some MOINKS (bacon wrapped partially frozen meatball) to practice with.

Those are quick 2 hour cooks..

BuyLowSellHigh · June 23, 2010, 06:14:06 AM

Welcome guys! You'll love it, As a newcomer I can tell you if you listen to the seasoned veterans here (not me) you'll get expert advice and guidance. Follow their counsel and you will do very well and be a happy smoker.

Oh, and nice blog!

ArnieM · June 23, 2010, 07:09:31 AM

Hi njfoodies and welcome to the forum. I've done the nuts before - a little smoke, salt and cayenne. You might want to throw some peanuts in too as long as you're smoking.

njfoodies · June 23, 2010, 07:49:28 AM

Cashews and peanuts are both on my list. Hopefully the commissary here has something good, but I am guessing I am stuck with canned nuts. HMMM. Wish I had time to make a Whole Foods run after work for some good, bulk, raw nuts.

Thanks again to everyone for the warm welcome, and I am looking forward to years of fun with the Bradley! I have a feeling we are going to be a lot of smoking in the future, and I can't wait.

The forum has been a huge help so far, and I look forward to trying to make some jerky as well. So many interesting threads, and so many choices. UGH! Cheers!

njfoodies · June 23, 2010, 09:49:30 AM

As I was afraid of, now raw nuts at all on base at the commissary, and I really don't want to have to battle Route 1 traffic in Princeton today to get to Whole Foods or Wegman's. Bummer! Guess I will have to see what else we can smoke.

We did however get some good cabbatge and lettuce yesterday from our CSA. Hmmm....LOL! -mJ

StickyDan · June 23, 2010, 12:19:37 PM

Costco! Kirkland brand cashews. There about 14$ for 2.5 lbs here in Canada. After talking about it, I decided to throw some on last night. These are done with hickory and Memphis Blues style rub. The Rub turned out to have a bit to much of an onion flavor but there still pretty good.

njfoodies · June 23, 2010, 12:36:03 PM

Those look tasty! Now did you use any heat at all, or just smoke?

StickyDan · June 23, 2010, 12:42:55 PM

I'm still experimenting with that. I've used heat and cold smoked also. The cold smoke isn't bad however I find the heat gives a little more crunch. I've actually burnt some in the past so I'm still trying to figure out the magic number. Last night I used about 210 deg for an hour. Makes me think that I really should start keeping a log.

njfoodies · June 23, 2010, 01:12:14 PM

Well, the way I see it, I am starting with Planters, so I am at a disadvantage anyway. Figure I can do my break in while we go to the Farmer's Market today, and was figuring about 2 hours at 200 or so as my first experiement. It'll really be hard to judge as these nuts are canned, but I really want to smoke something tonight. LOL! Thinking a little sea salt, pepper, and some cayane. Or maybe I will do some dried garlic from my garlic grinder thingy. Or who knows, maybe I will go the hot sauce route. I keep changing my mind. LOL! Regardless, I am smoking some nuts tonight!

deb415611 · June 23, 2010, 02:16:16 PM

Welcome NJfoodies!

Nuts are a good smoke. Pistachios are really good - -here are some that will be making an appearance at the NEPA smokeout on Saturday http://forum.bradleysmoker.com/index.php?topic=12800.msg199684#msg199684

These almonds are good too http://forum.bradleysmoker.com/index.php?topic=10050.0

If you are free Saturday you should come to the Nepas smokeout, pm Nepas (if you haven't already)

Deb

njfoodies · June 23, 2010, 05:09:13 PM

Wish we could make the NEPA smokeout, but unfortunately, this weekend is my "one weekend a month" with the Air Force. Thanks for the invite.

Unfortunately, there was no "break in smoke" tonight as FedEx didn't deliver my smoker as promised. Stink! Hopefully it will get here tomorrow as it appears as though it never left Indianapolis this morning after arriving there from TX. We'll see!

Smokin' in Princeton, NJ

squirtthecat