The Inkbird Wifi IBBQ-4T Thermometer is quite the contender when it comes to a Wi-fi multi-probe thermometer. The market has a few of these that are true Wi-Fi, and what I mean by this, is that they connect to a wireless router at your home and then you can log in to the thermometer via a smartphone app (iOS or …
Simple Way to Smoke Trout in a Portable Smoker
Over the years I’ve smoked hundreds of trout, & used a portable smoker quite a few different ways. I wanted to share my ‘simplest’ way of using my portable simple smoker. I’m sure other guys have used this technique before, however I wasn’t able to find it online and thought I would post this easy to follow guide which I …
What Equipment Do I Need to Make Delicious Bacon?
There are so many options when it comes to equipment for making your own delicious bacon. When I first started planning this write up, it got a bit scary writing down all the different equipment that you could use, there are SO many options! But hopefully, it helps whether you are smoking/cooking the bacon then cutting into nice thick chunks. …
The Best & Most Useful Dry Curing Meat Books I have Read
Here is a useful rundown on the best books I have found on meat curing, dry curing, smoking food, these are books I have re-read and use as references throughout this site, the best of the best!. When I started meat curing decades ago, there wasn’t much information I could find for the stuff I wanted to do, which was …
Gift Ideas for Meat Curing & Smoking
Here are my top picks on some novel suppliers to try, useful tools & books for info or inspiration that are worth giving to someone or giving to yourself! But only if you have been good…. (or bad). Curer/Smoker Toys & Equipment Tube Smoker – Cold Smoking, adding smoke flavor to a grill (simple tool, many applications) – simple and …
Traeger Pellet Grill Steak Test in Northern Ireland
Over the last six months, I’ve been lucky enough to spend a lot of time in different countries across the United Kingdom & Europe. I was visiting a friend around Belfast and wanted to explore what’s going on in the barbecue and smoking world of Northern Ireland. This post is a thank you, but also a little bit of an …
The Best Portable Smokers for Camping (with Analysis!)
I love to bring a portable smoker camping, I’ve check out a lot and reckon that I’ve come across the best around. There was a fair bit of analysis that went into portable smokers, and some smokers are best for different types of scenarios. I love to smoke trout and a host of other fish when on camping trips (but I …
How Does a Pellet Smoker Tube Work? (Smoking Guide)
How a pellet tube smoker works is pretty simple, but there are quite a few different ways that you can use it that I love. I’ve had a lot of fun playing around with pellet tube smoking both cold smoking and hot smoking on various different types of smokers. I looked around for ages trying to find the right type …
Some Charcuterie Recipes for Beginners (Meat Curing & Smoking)
When you start out with charcuterie as a beginner it can seem overwhelming with all the variations out there, in our very online connected world (low information diet is the key I reckon). The definition of charcuterie encompasses a lot more then dry-cured meats for most people, which I guess now it becomes whatever you want to highlight your charcuterie …
How Much Curing Salt Per Pound of Meat? (Tool & Calculator)
Meat Curing Calculator Tool Method Equilibrium Dry Curing or Equilibrium Wet Brining Meat Weight lb kg g Pink curing salt % Salt % Water % % Calculations Pink Curing Salt 1.59 g or 0.056 oz (optional depending on preference or recipe) Sea Salt 15.88 g or 0.56 oz Water 0.181 litres or 0.048 gallons Recent tweaks – adjustable water for …