I ended up buying two more CB's @ 1.49 // Lbs @ S&S . I could not resist .
my current method of SV'ding two at a time works well for me .
total cost ~ < 28 USD , and savings ~ > 60 USD . the second set in is the SV//Cooler set up , w one more day to go for
those.
I resurrected my Weber , for the cold smoking , temp : 36 F outside , clear. started like a charm , but need a bit of cleaning
around the gas ' mains ' it has not been used for years and years.
the CB , out of the bag : 48 H 140 F.:
on the Weber , w the smoke tube raring to go .
I have 3 x 5 lbs bags of pellets : Alder , Hickory , and mesquite . each are 100 % named wood. most larger bags are 40 -
60 % Oak + ' flavor wood ' I started w Alder.
Weber doing its work . note the wisps of smoke. A little over 60 minutes :
they don't look much different , but the aroma is subtle and smokey , and very nice
Re-bagged :
I saved the Jus , and used a couple of Tbs in each new bag. in the distant past , after cold smoking the meat was delicious , but
the edges were a little dry . I remedied that w the addition of some of the Jus.
I froze the rest , ~ one standard ' brick ' vac'd for later. Ill use that when I iPot the potatoes//carrots//cabbage for the
traditional CB&C dinner . the jus was outstanding . salty of course , but you don't use much , and a bit gelatinous.
@gfweb : I took a sample , and did a taste test : Just as I remember it : tender , holds the slice , delicious . there was no
Papain effect as I had one time in the past. that's documented , possibly on this thread , years ago.
when I had the papain effect , the bags were kept in my refrigerator for quite some time , as I didn't get to the SV'ding until
later. Best buy date for these packs is June 15 2025 !
I cooked them before the ' best by ' date , but not by much. don't know if that had anything to do w the papain effect back them
no mushiness now.
Ill also cold smoke the next batch ( # 2 ) tomorrow AM , and try the 100 % hickory . H has a more pronounced taste than Alder.
I might leave the third batch " Regular CB , unsmoked " I wouldn't want to use the 100% mesquite and then find the CB to
be two harsh.
a fun , rewarding , easy for me to do project .
again , sorry for the dupe pic at the bottom . cant seem to delete it.
