powdered smoke

[calvin]

i’m new here so let me tell you about my experence with "powdered smoke " i have always smoked my sausages and people love them, then i ran across something called powdered smoke on the internet and decided to try it
i had just mixed a batch of my smoked sausage and with the last few lbs i added the powdered smoke and sat the batch aside , then smoked the rest
after those were ready, i took some that i had added the powdered smoke to and cooked them , then cooked some that just came off the smoker so that looking at them you could “see” no difference . i put them on seperate plates and headed out the door to where 5 friends worked and asked them to try one on each plate and tell me if they could tell any difference between the two plates , …not one person could tell which one came off the smoker and which one i added powdered smoke to

[rugerbear]

Sounds like a good deal. Where did you get it?

[Tex_77]

rugerbear https://waltons.com/hickory-smoke-powder/

[calvin]

i bought it from amazon , i have found the same thing here on waltons and at a better price

[calvin]

what suprised me was that no one could tell the difference

[Jonathon]

calvin In an old series we used to do we would smoke some and then add hickory smoke powder and even we usually had trouble telling the difference. Now, these were often odd things to smoke but still, that Smoke Powder is a great thing to use if you don’t have a smoke source!

[calvin]

well one reason i did it was because on a hot day i have had troube keeping my smoker temp low enough, the powdered smoke was a great solution to the problem and it works great if i’m feeling lazy haha

[rugerbear]

What temperature did you cook them at? Would you still put cure in the mix? What was internal temperature when done? Sounds like a good way to try.

[Dave in AZ]

Nice to hear, I bought some from Walton’s last week and have never tried it!

[calvin]

we just pan fried them, cure was in them because i took it from the same batch that i put on the smoker, just be careful how much you use because powdered smoke is some powerful stuff

[toys4dlr]

I use powdered hickory smoke in my marinades for jerky. As I like the product my dehydrator gives over any of my smokers. But you are right. A little goes a long way.

[bocephus]

calvin I have used liquid smoke but never powdered smoke. Thanks for the information.

[calvin]

bocephus : powdered smoke is stronger than liquid smoke , as best that i can tell powdered smoke is real smoke !!! ( i’m still scratching my head how they do it though )

[Boudin]

calvin - I bought some from Walton’s and put the bag with my other seasonings kept in the top of my pantry. Opened the pantry the next day and it smelled like I was smoking something in the pantry. Very powerful. Now have it inside in of 4 different ziplock bags to contain the smell.

[zbigjeff]

Boudin I solved your issue by vacuum packing each seasoning pack. Maybe, try that process.

[Boudin]

zbigjeff Thanks! That makes sense.

[ezzera]

Use it in my bacon brine works great!

[Bob Stehlik]

Boudin It’s some pretty potent stuff. A little bit goes a long ways. I learned from experience. Now a days; when I use it, I start with half of what I think I should use. I can always add a tad, but you can’t take it back. I store mine in a zip lock bag inside a canning jar.