Smokers...BBQ...NOT grilling...

[andrewb70]

True,

The "fatty" looks amazing. Looks like cheese inside a bell pepper, wrapped in some sort of meat, then wrapped in bacon, right?

Andrew

[Bob in St. Louis]

Doing a Google search for "smoke a fatty/fattie" will yield more ideas than you could cook in an entire weekend. Jalapeño peppers are a good match with the typical bulk sausage (Jimmy Dean, R.B. Rice, Tennessee Pride) type one pound rolls. But yea Andrew, sounds like you've got the picture of what a fattie consists of.

[Damn True]

True,

The "fatty" looks amazing. Looks like cheese inside a bell pepper, wrapped in some sort of meat, then wrapped in bacon, right?

Andrew

You'll need the following:

1lb bulk Mild Italian Sausage
1/4lb bulk Hot Italian Sausage
1 8-10" Italian Pepper
1-2oz Shredded Parmesan
Mozzarella
3-4 Tbsp Marinara
8 slices Prosciutto
Granulated Garlic

Knead the mild & hot sausage together and press out flat.
Dust Sausage with a bit of the Granulated garlic
Spread 3-4 Tbsp of the marinara over 2/3 of the surface of the spread out Sausage
Slice the top off of the Italian Pepper, remove seeds & stuff with spears of Mozzarella
Place the pepper lengthwise on the sauced end of the sausage and roll toward the un-sauced end
Shape the roll and close up any gaps.
Dust again with granulated garlic and wrap in prosciutto

Pop it in a ~300deg smoker until the internal temperature reaches 160deg. Put it on a plate tented with foil to rest for a while then carve into ~1/2" slices.

[andrewb70]

You'll need the following:

1lb bulk Mild Italian Sausage
1/4lb bulk Hot Italian Sausage
1 8-10" Italian Pepper
1-2oz Shredded Parmesan
Mozzarella
3-4 Tbsp Marinara
8 slices Prosciutto
Granulated Garlic

Knead the mild & hot sausage together and press out flat.
Dust Sausage with a bit of the Granulated garlic
Spread 3-4 Tbsp of the marinara over 2/3 of the surface of the spread out Sausage
Slice the top off of the Italian Pepper, remove seeds & stuff with spears of Mozzarella
Place the pepper lengthwise on the sauced end of the sausage and roll toward the un-sauced end
Shape the roll and close up any gaps.
Dust again with granulated garlic and wrap in prosciutto

Pop it in a ~300deg smoker until the internal temperature reaches 160deg. Put it on a plate tented with foil to rest for a while then carve into ~1/2" slices.

Nice recipe. I bet it would also work great with veal instead of the sausage.

Andrew

[Damn True]

If you use ground veal Id still go about 50/50 with pork so it isn't to dry. The spicy italian + smoke is a nice combo.

[Nicks67GTO]

I was looking into a pellet grill about a year ago. I was told Treagrs were nice....A friend saw one in person and said it was a flimsey Chineese made POS and he would never spend that kind of money on one. So I started looking for a good US made one. I found this guy who makes pellet grills in Nebraska. It looks like its built strong. I was going to pull the trigger on it but ended up just getting a propane Weber ES330 a few weeks ago.

http://www.blazngrillworks.com/

[Damn True]

Third hand reviews. Awesome.

The Tragers sold at your local big box retail are made overseas. That isn't true of all of them.

[68EFIvert]

I use a BGE and love it. I make everything from steak, burgers, ribs, butts, pizza whole turkeys, bacon stuffed cabbage, prime rib......... You get the idea. It is a very versatile grill. One thing I would do is try to find a place local that does classes. I did that and it was very helpful with technique as well as thinking of item to cook that are not the normal things like pie.

[Nicks67GTO]

Third hand reviews. Awesome.

The Tragers sold at your local big box retail are made overseas. That isn't true of all of them.

Can you show me one thats still built in the US? I have a hard time paying 1K for a chineese made grill.

[Bob in St. Louis]

There's a bunch of US companies making smokers, actually.
It's just that you won't see them on the shelves of Home Depot or Sears because they're smaller companies and couldn't keep up with the demand.

[andrewb70]

There's a bunch of US companies making smokers, actually.
It's just that you won't see them on the shelves of Home Depot or Sears because they're smaller companies and couldn't keep up with the demand.

Bob,

Is there a list somewhere?

Andrew

[Bob in St. Louis]

Not that I know of, but I'll getcha one.

[Bob in St. Louis]

Well it didn't take me long to get an answer from "The Brethren".
Check out >> THIS THREAD <<.

I have no doubt the thread will be added to (in spades), so check back for additions.
Hope that helps!

Bob (flag waving patriot American)

[Bob in St. Louis]

After two hours, here's a list of 36 American companies that build smokers that the boys have come up with.
More later....

Yoder Smokers
Weber
Jambo
Lang
Gator Pits
Klose
Horizon
Shirley Fabrication
Primo
MAK
Memphis
Blazin' Grill Works
Stumps
The Good One
Superior Smokers
Big Poppa
Humphreys Competition Smokers
Greasy Hill
Tiernan SOB (son of brisket)
Pit Barrel Cooker Company
Original New Braunfels cookers (out of business?)
Pitmaker
One man Pits
Pits by JJ
Lone Star Grillz
Spicewine
Kingfisher Kookers
Grant Hastings (Hasty Bakes)
Gateway Drums
Backyard bombes
Clover Ridge
Bubba Grills
Backwoods
Rebel Smokers
Assassin Smokers

Abe's Smokers
Jack's Old South - Georgia (if you've seen the tv show "BBQ Pitmasters", this is Myron's company)
American Barbecue Systems
Mack Daddy Smokers in Middleburg - Jacksonville, FL
Lyfe Tyme - Uvalde, Tx
Pitt's & Spitt's - Houston, Tx
Bell Fabrications - Tulsa Oklahoma

[andrewb70]

Bob,

Thanks for the list. I added the hot links to the websites.

Andrew

[Bob in St. Louis]

Wow, that took you some time! Thanks Andrew.
The BBQ guys have added some more to the list:

Abe's Smokers - Michigan
Jack's Old South - Georgia (if you've seen the tv show "BBQ Pitmasters", this is Myron's company)
American Barbecue Systems
Mack Daddy Smokers in Middleburg - Jacksonville, FL
Lyfe Tyme - Uvalde, Tx
Pitt's & Spitt's - Houston, Tx
Bell Fabrications - Tulsa Oklahoma
Tuscaloosa Q


Oh...and the Spicewine company wanted me to show you guys this, since I told them I was reporting back to a car forum. ha ha ha

[andrewb70]

Wow, that took you some time! Thanks Andrew.
The BBQ guys have added some more to the list:

Abe's Smokers - Michigan
Jack's Old South - Georgia (if you've seen the tv show "BBQ Pitmasters", this is Myron's company)
American Barbecue Systems
Mack Daddy Smokers in Middleburg - Jacksonville, FL
Lyfe Tyme - Uvalde, Tx
Pitt's & Spitt's - Houston, Tx
Bell Fabrications - Tulsa Oklahoma
Tuscaloosa Q


Oh...and the Spicewine company wanted me to show you guys this, since I told them I was reporting back to a car forum. ha ha ha

I updated the first list to include the ones listed above. The attached image isn't loading because it is on the bbq-brethren forum.

Andrew

[Bob in St. Louis]

Thanks Andrew.
>Here's page three<, the pic is at the bottom of the page.

[andrewb70]

Thanks Andrew.
>Here's page three<, the pic is at the bottom of the page.

Have to be a member to view it...LOL

Andrew

[Bob in St. Louis]

Ahhhh...sorry about that. I thought that section was open to the public.
The photo is a trailer type smoker, painted shiny red with brushed aluminum and is larg enough that it requires four wheels.
If you're interested in learning about smoking food, that site really is a wealth of great information.

EDIT: Just curious...if I send you this link, you should be able to view the thread:
http://www.bbq-brethren.com/forum/sh...d.php?t=186946