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    North Carolina BBQ

    I live in CA and have only visited NC once before - and now that I've figured out the art and joy of smoking, I want to take a shot at true NC BBQ. Let me just throw this question out to y'all: what makes BBQ "North Carolina" BBQ? Any hints and tips would be appreciated! (My smoker has been...
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    Here goes nuthin'

    Savages! 23 lbs of smoked brisket cooked over 16 hours plus an hour and a half wrapped in foil in a cooler... gone in 30 minutes! In the feeding frenzy that hit once the meat came out of the cooler (and all the sides were ready), the wife managed to get some shots of some slices coming off and...
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    Here goes nuthin'

    Y'all weren't kidding about that plateau thing. Over 2 hours later and I'm still at 150. People are starting to wake up now so I think my signature blues are going to quietly work their way into the day...
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    Here goes nuthin'

    The sun has come up and I'm 7 hours in. Both briskets are at about 150. That paprika in the rub really makes these look crispy- but they seem to be doin' just fine. I upgraded to lump charcoal for this brisket. Highly recommended - it burns a whole lot longer, cleaner and hotter than the El...
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    Here goes nuthin'

    2 hours in and I applied a light mopping and rotated them so one didnt get more firebox heat on this horizontal smoker. Having a hard time trusting the thermometers though. The one installed on this smoker is about 50 degrees cooler than the digital Maverick, so I put in an oven thermometer...
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    Here goes nuthin'

    Got my Doritos, coffee, energy drinks, and a comfy chair. At 11pm, my first all nighter brisket hit the smoker. Thanks to a great tip in another thread, I used a foodsaver to seal up the original packaging for an easy marinade. Then after a little dry rub, its ready to go. We'll see how the next...
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    BBQ Galore Sale

    For those who live near a BBQ Galore chain store (CA, TX, GA, FL...), they are having a 25% off everything sale this labor day weekend. I just went in to pick up some basic ammo for this weekend and ended up with an arsenal - a new Maverick ET73, rib rack, misc utensils, etc. If only they sold...
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    Buy your own meat

    Labor day weekend is set to be my first all night brisket. The mother in law (of less than 3 weeks) offers to buy the meat. Sure, I say - "I need 2 packers cut 10lb briskets." I even explained why I wanted packers cut - for at least a quarter inch of fat. Today, she proudly shows me a couple 6...
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    bar-b-chef offset smoker

    Yep, I've got the same one. And I agree about the low firebox grate. I smoked a turkey for about 9 hrs and the charcoal was already choking itself out on ash. Then again, it was a bargain store-brand charcoal. I'm going to use name brand and see if it burns cleaner. Otherwise, I may try bricks...
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    The wedding gift

    I just got married on Aug. 5th and as a wedding gift, my bride got me a Bar-B-Chef offset horizontal smoker - my first. (If you ask me, its a fair trade for the diamond mine on her left hand) After getting back from the honeymoon, I seasoned it up and for my first session (the grill, not her...
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