Smoke All the Things 2

16 lbs of brisket from Costco at $3.99 per pound (and people act like brisket is crazy expensive…), 15 lbs pork butt at $2.29 per pound, 4.87 lbs top sirloin at $5.99 per pound, and about 5 pounds salmon at $11.99 per pound. I’m going to try to cook the brisket and the pork butt at the same time… I think it’ll fit and not overload the smoker, but I’m a bit worried about that.…

Quarantine Brisket

Well - the world is on lockdown - it’s COVID-19 time. We don’t have any toilet paper at the store, but there’s plenty of meat. Don’t ask me why there’s such a disparity - I guess folks are stocking up on other things…

The shelves at Broulim's - a few bags of all purpose flour remain, and a ton of large 25 lb bags remain on the bottom shelf. — Not much left…

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Jerky and Sourdough

2120: pre-ferment done, by weight, except 2 Tbsp starter (40g). For the jerky marinade, I followed the original foodie recipe but skipped the brown sugar (we were out), and subbed coconut aminos for soy sauce, left out liquid smoke, used regular paprika, and added slightly more cayenne then called for. I sliced the 2.5 lbs of top round with the grain mostly. 9:50: meat is in marinade. 0815, next day: I added the remainder of an old packet of regular yeast to the sourdough, about 5g.…

More Jerky!

Alright, time for more beef jerky. This time I found top round roast for $3.99 per pound. I’m using the same recipe as last time, but it’s 3.5 lbs so I multiplied the marinade by about 1.5. I sliced the meat more along the grain than last time, and also slightly thicker. 1530: Meat is in the marinade. 1020 Sunday: Meat is on the smoker, 175℉, vents half open this time cause why not, that’s what I normally do.…

Trying Out Beef Jerky

My brother-in-law gave me a taste of some of his homemade beef jerky a couple weekends ago, and it was fantastic! Apparently it was also easy to make. Easy, delicious, I’m gonna try it! He used a dehydrator, but I plan to use a smoker to keep my wife’s dehydrator from getting strong flavors stuck in it. https://www.foxvalleyfoodie.com/homemade-beef-jerky Jason’s Recommended Starting Recipe I got a 2.5 lbs bottom round steak, sliced it thin, then started it in the marinade below at 2130.…