FYI, I just learned that when they say their lid knobs are oven-safe to 450f (232c), they mean it! I was preheating my LC braiser at 500f (to bake bread in) & the knob popped right off.
No reason to vilify slow cookers. They do what they do. Some of the claims made for slow cookers, and many of the recipes put forth for them, are well worthy of vilification.
Butzy - yes, Fahrenheit. 100-125 Celsius is the temperature range you want for smoking. Btw, I've only used briquets with this method, lump charcoal burns hotter & faster, so if that's what you're using, you'll...
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I do have a webber braai, a charcoal one. Should I make an indirect fire?
What is the best way to use wood chips / saw dust?
How long would the smoking last...
It sounds like you're looking for "hints" (use a wire boiled-egg slicer to slice mushrooms!), and this may come more under the heading of advice, but I wish I'd taken these 3 precepts to heart sooner:
Buy the...
I've been doing my own bacon for almost a year now. I dry-cure in salt & sugar for 5-6 days, dry in the fridge for a day, and hot-smoke with orange wood @ ~225f in a Weber kettle. Once you get used to having home-made slab...
Beans. I've read that they were originally developed for cooking beans, & they do a great job of it.
One significant advantage no one's mentioned so far is that they use very little energy. My apartment tends...
