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April 18, 2024
Smoked Chili with Ground Beef
Living in MN, I think there is a short window of time to use your smoker for “hearty” meals. You can use it year-round for various kinds of meats or perhaps vegetables, but if you are making something traditionally enjoyed during winter months or that is much more filling, you don’t have much time. That is why I took advantage of the mild winter and slightly warmer than usual temperatures lately to make a batch of Smoked Chili with Ground Beef. I chose this time of year for a couple of reasons. 1) winter is too cold for me to want to smoke food and I would spend too much time trying to keep the temperature consistent, and 2) I wanted to make something hearty that could be enjoyed while it was still cold out. That’s why this time of year was perfect (for me). The smoker was able to … Continue reading
October 20, 2023
Smoked Macaroni & Cheese
Smoked Macaroni & Cheese is a wonderful comfort food that is sure to be a hit! You essentially take a recipe for macaroni and cheese but enhance the flavor by smoking it vs baking it. A few things I’d like to point out: The smokey flavor is well developed – you can taste it in each bite but it’s not overpowering. It’s pretty effortless to make – you assemble, smoke, add some toppings, and dig in! It’s smoked in a foil pan so it’s easy to cover and transport to another location. It can be a full meal, served as a side, or shared at a potluck or party. The recipe can be found here. Let’s walk through how to make it. Start by preheating your smoker to 250 degrees F and add hickory wood chips. I think this recipe tastes great with hickory but feel free to experiment with another wood chip flavor. Bring … Continue reading
July 20, 2022
Hickory Smoked Buffalo Wings
We recently got a smoker and let me tell you, we’re having some fun working on recipes! Our first attempt at smoking meat was chicken wings. We thought, let’s start small, see how this thing works, and not spend a lot of money on meat in case it doesn’t turn out…. The result was Hickory Smoked Buffalo Wings. They were phenomenal! We used hickory wood chips and the flavor really came through in the chicken wings. The smoker is electric and does require you to add additional wood chips throughout the smoking process. Perhaps next time we’ll try mesquite. The whole process was pretty easy. You basically smoke the chicken wings as is, then toss them in the sauce and smoke again, so the smokey flavor will also absorb into the sauce a bit. The recipe can be found here. Start by adding the hickory wood chips to the smoker … Continue reading
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