I went to visit with Rick's sister and BIL yesterday. I learned how to make sauerkraut, shredding the cabbage, salting and tamping and tamping and tamping. And then tamping some more. We filled an 8-gallon crock with the cabbage; he figures it will be ready around the middle of February. Rick came up later and joined us for supper.
Well, he gave me his first smoker! I've been looking at smokers forever and have wanted one at least that long. He has a huge Brinkmann smoker (that he did the pulled pork in yesterday) and he is building a small smokehouse on their property that I can also use. So he's had this small electric smoker that he's not using anymore and it is now in our basement. I've been perusing the owner's manual and some recipes for smoking different things. I'd love to smoke our Thanksgiving turkey and, if we get a smaller one instead of the 20+ pounder that we usually get, I might try to smoke the thing. I'll have to put it outside on the deck to use it, but that should be fine.
I'm really excited to try it!
Well, he gave me his first smoker! I've been looking at smokers forever and have wanted one at least that long. He has a huge Brinkmann smoker (that he did the pulled pork in yesterday) and he is building a small smokehouse on their property that I can also use. So he's had this small electric smoker that he's not using anymore and it is now in our basement. I've been perusing the owner's manual and some recipes for smoking different things. I'd love to smoke our Thanksgiving turkey and, if we get a smaller one instead of the 20+ pounder that we usually get, I might try to smoke the thing. I'll have to put it outside on the deck to use it, but that should be fine.
I'm really excited to try it!
