Bowl Cooking Part Four, Smoker Bowl

[@Reallybigmonkey1]

Thanks ,Rob. I bet FlatHead and bignose would be proud of me for doing these videos. I love it when people mention them because if it werent for them, I would have never set foot in the woods. I too love DIY and Bushcrafting both. Have a great weekend and thanks for watching my friend.

[@Reallybigmonkey1]

It was my pleasure. I'm just happy to have folks who want to watch, it makes all the work worth it. Take care and thanks for watching my friend.

[@Reallybigmonkey1]

Im glad you watched them all. I really didnt get as many views as I wanted on the bowl series. Alot of folks have no idea how useful a bowl can be.

[@Reallybigmonkey1]

Thanks man! My old mentors taught me to always find more than one use for an item you carry. I figured since the bowl was alittle large and bulky by backpacker standards that I should find four uses for it, Ha Ha. Take care and thanks for watching my friend.

[@Reallybigmonkey1]

Well, When I got done with the Shovaxe test video, I only had a week before the big annual shutdown at the papermill where I work. I was going to work three weeks straight ,12 hours days with no time off. I had a week to film these and I only had the chance for Nick to help on the oven one. I wished he could have done them all but ,he was in school while I filmed. Im glad you liked them, thanks for watching my friend.

[@Reallybigmonkey1]

Thanks Donald! I had alot of fun filming these and the best part was, I ate very well! take care and thanks for watching my friend.

[@Reallybigmonkey1]

Thanks Boyce, I had fun filming and eating on these. take care and thanks for watching my friend.

[@Reallybigmonkey1]

Thanks Billy, i'm glad you liked them. I had fun filming and eating, LOL. Take care and thanks for watching my friend.

[@Reallybigmonkey1]

Im always happy to make the vids, Thanks for watching my friend.

[@Reallybigmonkey1]

Im glad you liked them Robin. Alot of folks just dont realize how handy a stainless steel bowl can be. Ive been using one for years and they are great fun to cook with. Take care and thanks for watching my friend.

[@Reallybigmonkey1]

Cool! Im glad you liked it. If I had the time I'd love to flood the market with these sets. As far as selling you on these, Funny story. I showed up with a big bowl set up at a cub scout camp. I had a die hard backpacker laugh at my big bowl. Over that weekend, I made chili, fried chicken livers and onions, a pie, cornbread and apple smoked brim. the guy asked for plans and measurements for the system on sunday, Ha Ha. Take care and thanks for watching my friend.

[@Reallybigmonkey1]

You hit it on the head brother. Not only is the smoker a cool trail set up, its a survival tool. Yes, its great for making your rare overabundance of game trail packable and safe for a few days eating. Im glad you liked it. Thanks for watching my friend.

[@Reallybigmonkey1]

Thanks Mike, the pork was fantastic. I'm gonna make more this weekend with some maple for a try. You and Josie have a great weekend and thanks for watching my friends.

[@Reallybigmonkey1]

Im glad you liked them bro. I had a great time making them. Thanks for watching my friend.

[@Reallybigmonkey1]

Thanks man, someone else mentioned maple. Ive never tried that but I am going to for sure. Im glad you liked them, I had fun filming them. thanks for watching my friend.

[@Reallybigmonkey1]

Thanks! I'm glad you liked it, I gotta say, it was some excellent jerky. Its all in the wood. I'm gonna steal your "Smellify" comment, lol. Thanks for watching my friend.

[@Reallybigmonkey1]

Thanks ! Im glad you liked them. I had a good time filming them and I got fed in the end, LOL. Thanks for watching my friend.

[@Reallybigmonkey1]

Cool! I'm glad you could watch it after work then. I love making gadgets and trying them out. The pork was fantastic! Take care and Thanks for watching my friend.

[@Reallybigmonkey1]

It was very very tasty, Have a great weekend Sepp and thanks for watching my friend.

[@LesRamboGrylls]

I watched all four parts and loved it. Who would have known what you could do with just a bowl. I love the cooking vids.

[@Reallybigmonkey1]

I love smoking food, even at home. Smoking on the trail is a great way of preserving lots of food on the trail to carry with you. Funny you mention fish. Last summer Nick and I tried putting chopped up, smashed up pink grapefruits in the pan and steaming some fish. The flavor was unbelievable. I may do that in a video in the future. Im glad you liked them , thanks for watching my friend.

[@Reallybigmonkey1]

Thanks tim. With the pan full of wet chips right under the meat, it smokes perfectly, every time. Thanks for watching them all my friend.

[@Reallybigmonkey1]

Cool, Im glad you liked them. I ate well while filming these, Ha Ha. Thanks for watching my friend.

[@Reallybigmonkey1]

Thats pretty cool. I use bubble wrap and wool but I never thought about using a space blanket. Good idea man! Thanks for watching my friend.

[@Reallybigmonkey1]

Im glad you liked it Mark. I love smoked meat, not to mention its a great way to preserve alot of meat to carry on the trail. I use this smoker alot when I have time. take care and thanks for watching my friend.

[@Reallybigmonkey1]

Well, alot of folks missed these four videos for some reason. I think when I upload more than one at a time they get lost in the mix. I had no idea on the liquid smoke, thats a pretty cool tip to know. The only reason I used the pan with the wet chips is because when they are in the fire and dry they burn up super fast. When they are wet, it takes forever for them to burn up giving more time to smoke and alittle steam in the process. Im glad you liked it bro, thanks for watching my friend.

[@Reallybigmonkey1]

Im glad you enjoyed it Peter. I have always loved smoked food, It took alot of ruined food before I stumbled onto the idea for the wet chip tray. that was the key to slow smoking and edible food, Ha Ha. thanks for watching my friend.

[@Reallybigmonkey1]

Cool, Im glad you liked it. Not only is smoked meat and fish delicious but, its a great way of preserving lots of meat for on the trail hiking. take care and thanks for watching my friend.

[@Reallybigmonkey1]

I think thats a very good idea. I used to use branches and pine needles and stuff for years but I just recently started fooling around with carbon fiber. That stuff is awesome and lightweight. I plan on trying it out in alot more set ups. I will try that one next chance I get. Thanks for watching my friend.

[@Reallybigmonkey1]

Well the ole fire proof chimney is something new, I have done this here smoker bowl set up for almost 10 years now on the trail. I am planning on an upper grill for long time smoking in the new carbon fiber chimney. The smell of this smoker is fantastic! Thanks for watching brother.

[@Reallybigmonkey1]

Ha ha, no book yet brother,. I do like the idea tho. Outdoors cookin, Fun style. I'm glad you liked them, thanks for watching my friend.

[@Reallybigmonkey1]

I gotta admit, before I used to soak the wood and use the pan and just had the fire, the meat dried before it had flavor. With the pan full of wet wood chips, it smoke very slowly and yes, it is delicious bro! I'm glad you liked it, thanks for watching my friend.

[@Reallybigmonkey1]

It was unbelievably good. This batch turned out better than n ormal. I think because the chips got a really good soaking making them smoke really slow. I'm glad I caught this batch on camera tho, LOL. Thanks for watching my friend.

[@Reallybigmonkey1]

Thanks! I'm glad you liked them. these bowl cooking videos were some of my favorite ones to film. I got fed at the end, lol. Thanks for watching my friend.

[@Reallybigmonkey1]

Cool, now you got a project for the weekend, ha ha. I always had more luck with pork than beef. Take care and thanks for watching my friend.

[@smeagolthebulldog]

Great series of videos. Some really useful and practical ideas. Food always seems to taste better when it's cooked and eaten outdoors.

[@Reallybigmonkey1]

Hmmm, now thats a new one to me. I guess it would work if it acted like an insulator. I have had luck a few times using a bowl like this to keep food cold in the mountains in summer time a few times. I found a spring, ran a split sitck from the spring into the bowl and let it fill and overflow. I put plastic bags of raw fish in the bowl and the cold spring water was constantly over flowing and refilling the bowl with cold water.It worked great. Thanks for watching my friend.

[@Reallybigmonkey1]

Ha Ha, it did brother. I love that camo bag. I put long term stuff in my pack but stuff that I want to get at, goes into the MikeBag. Ha Ha. Im glad you liked it brother. thanks for watching my friend.

[@Reallybigmonkey1]

Cool, I have never tried maple. I'll remember that. I run across alot of maple. Hickory can be kinda hard to find at times. I'm glad you liked it, thanks for the comments and thanks for watching my friend.

[@Reallybigmonkey1]

Cool, Im glad you like the videos, I hope to make them for along time. I would love a T.V. show. I'd promise never a dull moment, Ha ha. that multi tool is a Gerber RADIUS. Its got a very comfortable feel to it. Very nice tool. Thanks for the comments and thanks for watching my friend.

[@Reallybigmonkey1]

Cool! I'm glad you liked it bro. As far as I know, if stranded somewhere, this is the best method for storing meat for future use. Not to mention, it makes it taste really good if you pick the right wood. Take care and Thanks for watching my friend.

[@Reallybigmonkey1]

Im glad you liked it, I had fun and ate good doing these, Ha Ha. Thanks for watching my friend.

[@Reallybigmonkey1]

Thats cool, I didnt know that. Im gonna try that one day, sounds good. Im glad you liked it, thanks for the comments and thanks for watching my friend.

[@Reallybigmonkey1]

Normally, i carry this system on trips with more than 2 people or on multiple night trips. One nighters or trips with just me and Nick, I bring a stove or a simple grid grill. It is a cool system tho. Thanks for watching my friend.

[@Reallybigmonkey1]

Im glad you liked them. I love doing the cooking videos, I eat very well, Ha Ha. Take care and thanks for watching my friend.

[@Reallybigmonkey1]

Man, this was some really good food! Thanks for watching my friend.

[@Reallybigmonkey1]

Thanks brother! It took a lot of experimenting and ruined food to figure out what worked the best. The key to this is the wet wood chips in the tray over the fire. Straight fire drys the food too fast and adds little smoky flavor. Try it, you'll love it! take care and thanks for watching my friend.

[@Reallybigmonkey1]

I'm glad you liked it. The smoked flavor was very good. Thanks for watching my friend.

[@Reallybigmonkey1]

Thanks! Im glad you liked them. I love doing the cooking vids. I eat good and walk away full, ha ha. Thanks for watching my friend.

[@Reallybigmonkey1]

Thanks! I'm glad you liked the videos. I gotta agree, food has always been better when cooked outdoors. Even Ramen noodles. LOL.. Thanks for watching my friend.

[@Reallybigmonkey1]

Cool, I get tired of the same ole cooking processes and the same ole food. I love doing different stuff like this. Thanks for watching my friend.

[@Reallybigmonkey1]

Im glad you liked it, I just kinda wished these bowl videos got more views. Not many folks know how handy a plain ole Stainless steel bowl can be. Thanks for watching my friend.

[@Reallybigmonkey1]

Very good question, this is not for when youre very hungry of for small amounts of food. This is for when you have lots of food or food left over that you want to preserve for the trail or that you want to keep edible for days at a time. Any meat smoked on the trail will last quite a lot longer than cooked. Im glad you liked it, Thanks for watching my friend.

[@Reallybigmonkey1]

Cool! As far as Im concerned its the best welding process of them all. Theres not much you cant do without it. I have another how to video coming up on my swamp grill pretty soon. Its a pretty easy project to do. Take care and thanks for watching my friend.

[@Reallybigmonkey1]

Thanks Bro! Im glad you liked all of them,Man, with the right wood, pork or beef made this way is fantastic! It makes it safe to carry with you for days too and it wont spoil. Thanks for watching my friend.

[@Reallybigmonkey1]

Certain woods yes, You need dry hickory, applewood, cherry,mulberry, maple and all oaks. You never smoke with green wood or any wood that resionous like pine. some woods give a nasty flavor and some like Oleander could possibly kill you with toxins in the food.You can also use some grape vines. I once used a dried up old muscadine vine to smoke some fish and it tasted incredible.Be sure to properly identify the vine before you use it tho. Im glad you like the vids,Thanks for watching my friend.

[@Reallybigmonkey1]

Ha Ha, reminds me of that Jim Carrey movie, Mask I think? I'll keep em coming as long as yall are a watchin, LOL. Thanks for watching my friend.

[@Reallybigmonkey1]

Thanks! The food was fantastic at the end of this one too. Thanks for watching my friend.

[@Reallybigmonkey1]

Thanks, Im glad you liked them. I love doing these cooking videos every now and then. I eat pretty good on these. thanks for watching my friend.

[@Reallybigmonkey1]

You would? Hey, I wanna go camping with YOU! Ha Ha. thanks for watching my friend.

[@eme71489]

Thank you for all the effort in putting these together.

[@Reallybigmonkey1]

I ordered it and thre others from Smoky Mountain Knifeworks in Seiverville Tenn. Cold steel makes a small line of stainless steel knives that are similar to the Mora. I bought all three for tag alongs on my machetes. they are The Roach Belly, the Finn Bear and the Canadian Belt knife. Fantastic for food prep. Thanks for watching my friend.

[@Reallybigmonkey1]

Ive had fish on it before, its really good. Get this, one time, I took a grapefruit and cut it up and crushed it into the pan. I put some fish on the grill and I honestly dont know if I was smoking it or steaming it but man o man was it good! I'm gonna try that with lemons or limes in the future. I use this method whenever I can. thanks for watching my friend.

[@Reallybigmonkey1]

O.K. what you have to look for is this, if theres little smoke, and mostly heat, youre only cooking the food and it will not be safe. You have to make sure that the hot smoke is covering and coating the food. The smoking process actually coats the food and makes it safe to carry. I have carried pork and fish this way for up to 3 days. I always eat it up by the 3rd day tho and never got sick from it. I havent tried to keep any past 3 days yet Hope this makes sense, thanks for watching my friend.

[@Reallybigmonkey1]

Thanks! Im glad you liked it. I loved doing these Bowl videos. Thanks for watching my friend.

[@Reallybigmonkey1]

Thanks bro! I would love to take people on trips one day just like my old mentors did. There just inst spare time for me to do that right now. I'm sure theres lots of camping type stuff that I could show people in real life. You just cant always decide or remember what to put on video. Im gld you like the videos bro. thanks for watching my friend.

[@Reallybigmonkey1]

Cool! I can promise you a good meal 99% of the time. The other 1% of the time I burn food, ha ha. Thanks for the comment and thanks for watching my friend.

[@Reallybigmonkey1]

Ha Ha, yes, the tactical bowl. This is a pretty cool way of preserving lots of meat for safe keeping on the trail or for safe storage. I bet the idea of using a hollowed out stump would work fantastic for preserving lots of meat at one time. Good idea. Thanks for watching my friend.

[@Reallybigmonkey1]

Thanks! My mind works in very odd ways, lol. I do like to come up with weird ways of doing stuff when ever I can. Thanks for watching my friend.

[@Reallybigmonkey1]

Im glad you liked it, They way I smoke it with the pan full of wet chips, is easy. If the chips are dry or if you use straight fire, the meat gets dried out with no flavor at all. Its like a shoe sole. The wet chips allow very slow smoking putting really good flavor in the meat and sealing in a few juices. It takes between 1 and two hours depending on the size of the meat and the outdoor temp. Ive smoked fish in the summertime in 30 mins. Thanks for watching my good friend.

[@Reallybigmonkey1]

Pork. So, its kinda like bacon. but yes on the Yum part! Ha Ha. Thanks for watching my friend.

[@Reallybigmonkey1]

Ha Ha, sorry for the ole hunger induced ideas. Heck, any time I watch outdoor cooking videos it makes me hungry too. Theres just something about cooking outdoors that makes the food extra good. Im glad you can use all the tips. Thanks for watching my friend.

[@doomsdayjoybaryshil1452]

i have really enjoyed your series of different methods on cooking,thank you

[@Reallybigmonkey1]

Thanks! All this processes with a bowl are quite simple but yes, part three is a pain to keep the fire around the out side and not under it. Under it would be cooking, not baking. I have eaten a few rattlesnakes in the past and they are very very good. You can eat every bit of it except for the head. You might could be, even after its dead a prick of the teeth could stick get some venom in you if it breaks your skin. Cottonmouth snake tastes horrible. Take care and thanks for watching my friend

[@Reallybigmonkey1]

It took about 30 mins. Fish takes about 15 to 20. I always cut the meat into fairly thin strips because the chips in the pan always burn up before it has time to fully smoke a big hunk of meat. Thanks for watching my friend.

[@Reallybigmonkey1]

Oh man is it ever good! I have smoked a lot of meat on the trail like this and it usually turns out quite good. I smoked some fish like this and ate it 7 days later and didnt get sick so this is a viable option for storing food to eat in the wild. Thanks for watching all 4 parts my friend.

[@Reallybigmonkey1]

thanks, I had been trying to get all these bowl processes on film for about 5 months now. I had fun cooking and eating on these thats for sure. Thanks for watching my friend.

[@stevenedwards4470]

I liked that one...very crafty....and useful for longer term storage. Smart.

[@Reallybigmonkey1]

Steven Edwards Thank you Steven. As far as I have found, this is the best way to prepare a buncha fish or game for taking on the trail with you. Thanks for watching

[@Reallybigmonkey1]

Wow, thanks for the compliments bro. I had fun with these and I ate well, Ha Ha. take care and thanks for watching my friend.

[@Reallybigmonkey1]

Cool, Im glad you liked them. I have been fooling with this smoker for years and what I have now works the best. I have screwed up alot of food to get to this point, Ha Ha. Thanks for the comments and thanks for watching my friend.

[@Reallybigmonkey1]

I only use whats called H suspenders. They are the only ones that allow the buttpack to fit worth a dang. Ive never seen a buttpack attach good to Y suspenders.Hope that helps. Thanks for watching my friend.

[@varavild]

That was a very cool smoker man. Thanks for the series David, I thoroughly enjoyed it. Take care my friend!

[@Reallybigmonkey1]

Yes, any meat can be done this way. You just have to make sure it gets done through and through. Thanks for watching my friend.

[@Reallybigmonkey1]

Thanks! I'm glad you like the videos, I try and show as much useful stuff as possible. Theres too much repeat subjects on a lot of videos. Not many realize how useful a plain ole bowl is. Theres a lot you can do with one. Swiss army bowl? LOL! You kill me man! Thanks for watching my friend.

[@Reallybigmonkey1]

thanks man, I screwed up alot of food over the years figuring out what works, Ha Ha. Thanks for the comments and thanks for watching my friend.

[@Reallybigmonkey1]

thanks, I have finally got the process where it works everytime. I do it the same everytime now. I screwed up alot of food to find out what works, Ha Ha. thanks for watching my friend.

[@Reallybigmonkey1]

Sounds good but I'd have to have Rye bread. This would have made one wicked sandwich. Thanks for watching my friend.

[@Reallybigmonkey1]

It probably would have helped it if was very windy. I kinda noticed that a guard choked off the air to the fire. I like having good healthy flames going to the pans making smoke and steam. I also had the steam pan pretty close to the bowl so alot of it got trapped. Now, if I was just smoking from the fire and not the pan, yes, absolutely some kinda wind guard would help. Thanks for watching my friend.

[@Reallybigmonkey1]

Its one of my favorite cooksets to carry, it will just about do it all. Thanks for the comments and thanks for watching my friend.

[@jamescrowe7892]

This was a good series. Slick use of a couple bowls.

[@Reallybigmonkey1]

Thanks James! I'm glad you liked it

[@mangojack1]

Great stuff Dave 😀 I appreciate all the instruction and hard work You put into Your videos, Thanks a bunch cheers!!!

[@Reallybigmonkey1]

Thank you Scot! I'm happy you like all the videos so much!

[@tonykrk1]

you are certifiably insane. love your videos. camp cooking goes as far as your imagination takes you. keep it up please, tony from uk

[@Reallybigmonkey1]

Insane but happy. LOL. Stay tuned for lots more Tony!

[@Reallybigmonkey1]

thanks bro, All four bowl cooking vids have different set ups but with the same ole bowl. Oh No! Please resubscribe brother! Sometimes youtube does some weird things like that. take care and thanks for watching my friend.

[@ThePwcj]

I really enjoy your videos. Never thought a bowl could be so handy. Thanks for your time.

[@spazgoofgoof8761]

How ingenious! You have such great ideas. I love watching your videos.

[@Reallybigmonkey1]

+Annegret Tenhengel Thanks, I'm glad you like my ideas and my videos. Thanks for watching.

[@vickiebarbee9669]

Your attire is impeccable! Love it!

[@Reallybigmonkey1]

+Vickie Barbee Thanks Vickie!

[@nativerobin]

I'm so glad you did this video series ...they've been fun and informative.. :)

[@benitonatividad981]

I work at night the minute I got home I watch youre video I love all youre gadget and that pork looks really delicous

[@Reallybigmonkey1]

Cool, if you were here, I'd share with ya bro. I was forced to eat it all myself, ha ha. thanks for watching my friend.

[@jalleman61]

Love the method.Mmmmm looks like some damn fine smoked jerkey and smellifies like apple wood smoked goodness.Excellent job