Just registered today and got my smoker model 1 on Monday. I'm retired from a popular Pro Audio Mfg company where I was the Sr. VP of Operations. I'm mentioning this because I know a quality product and this little smoker is so well built and should last a long time. A common thread is in products like this, the ones my company made and my four wheel pop up truck camper, all you have to do is check the forums to see the loyal customer base. Bravo Smokin-It team!
So I seasoned it on Tuesday morning and smoked sockeye salmon in the afternoon. For dinner I made the most awesome smoked fish tacos. I didn't have cabbage so I picked some rainbow chard out of my garden and simmered it with some duck fat, lemon juice, maui onions, baby bella mushrooms. Added the salmon and a can of organic corn. it was so good!
While at Costco to buy the salmon I noticed some trimmed fresh pork belly so I got some. Since I go to the farmers market on Thursdays to get my really good fish (for the BBQ), I decided to smoke the pork belly and slice into bacon. Since I like to limited my sodium, I only marinated the pork belly with a little kosher salt, pepper and maple syrup. Before I sliced into bacon I cut off a corner of the smoked belly, yum! I only put it in the fridge for a couple of hours before slicing since I wanted in that nights fish dinner. It came out great but next time I'll let it rest longer overnight before slicing. I now have a lot of bacon where I don't have to worry about too much sodium.
I'm still trying to figure how to post photos. Looks like you need to use a hosting site, Here's a little slide show of the pork belly
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TLQrPe09ssgConsidering my first two smokes were done by the seat of my pants, I can't wait until I actually know what I'm doing
