Smoked Meat

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A turkey wont fit on the current smoker, but I have smoked turkey before with good results. Salmon is a good suggestion, and something i will have to try soon. WTF is OX tails?

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Welcome to the wonderful world of smoked stuff. You now have a built-in weekend killer and will know more about brines, hardwoods and spices than you ever wanted to know.

Game hens, spiced with smoker-friendly spices (paprika, pepper, cayenne) and covered in fresh rosemary are ridiculous.

Salmon - I've used OJ, Maple Syrup, and Soy sauce in the smoking liquid and all were very successful. Whip up a platter with bagels, cream cheese, a homemade olivade or olive spread similar to a muffaletta topping, and some scallions and you're in heaven. Alternatively, smoked salmon omelettes make me want to believe in a god.

Quartered turkeys are very good but you've got to really vigilant with the liquid. It dries easily.

Seafood smokes are great for parties - putting together a pseudo-clambake in your smoker with lobster, corn, shrimp, clams, crab, fish, potatoes and spices is a great way to kill a saturday and make the neighbors all jealous.

You can also really eliminate the fishy smell and taste in freshwater fish - my father in law is a huge fisherman and we've done trout, perch, walleye and others and people that won't eat freshwater fish normally will eat it smoked.

You've done pork, which is the easiest and the most versatile.

A proper brisket is really hard to do, I've never been able to pull one off.

Experiment with different woods as well. I've used apple, peach, cherry, hickory, plum, and almond and all of them bring different flavors to the meat.