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Ingredients

• ✓ charcoal briquette
• turkey
• hickory chip

Instructions

1. 1 Place charcoal into the bottom pan of the smoker. Light coals and wait for temperature of the smoker to come to 240 degrees F (115 degrees C). Lightly oil grate.
2. 2 Pat the turkey dry with paper towels. Soak hickory chips or chunks in a pan of water.
3. 3 Place turkey onto the prepared grate. Add 2 handfuls damp chips at start of cooking, then a handful every couple of hours during the cooking process. Cover the smoker and maintain the temperature at 240 degrees F (115 degrees C). Do not lift the lid frequently, as this will release heat and smoke. Continue smoking until an instant-read thermometer inserted into the thickest part of the thigh registers 165 degrees F (74 degrees C), about 6 hours.
4. 4 Remove the turkey from the smoker. Cover loosely with foil and let rest for before carving.

By Glenn

Ingredients

• ✓ charcoal briquette
• pork belly
• brown sugar
• sugar-based curing mixture
• water
• hickory wood chip
• apple wood chip

Instructions

1. 1 In a 2 gallon container, mix together the brown sugar, curing mixture, and water. Submerge the pork belly in the mixture so that it is covered completely. If the meat floats, you can weigh it down with a dinner plate or similar object. Refrigerate covered for six days.
2. 2 Light charcoal in an outdoor smoker. Soak wood chips in a bowl of water. When the temperature of the smoker is between 140 and 150 degrees coals are ready. Smoke the pork belly for 6 hours, throwing a handful of wood chips on the coals about once an hour. Store in the refrigerator. Slice and fry as you would with store-bought bacon.

By Dave