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how many butts
hi folks, got a question,my son in law and a few guys are going to be smoking boston butts for a boy scout fundraiser. all have smoking experience but not on this level. they are going to shoot for making 300 hundred plates. about how many 8 to 9 lb. butts do they need to do this? one fellow... -
Kingsford Charcoal Cost
down here in ga. the week before memorial day and july 4th and labor day home depot always has the 2 20lbrs for about 8 bucks we always stock up then. kingsford that is. some folks around here swear buy kroger house brand never used it myself tho. good smokn ga rick- ga.rick
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- Forum: Charcoal Smokers
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Rookie Smoker needs help
hey NiY-45 what the dude said bout sums it up. just like a lot of things experience is a good teacher also . get in there and get your feet wet. try to remember your dos and donts . temp is the key factor. make sure you have good thermometors. good smokn oh yeah welcome to the best smokn... -
Ordered my first WSM 18.5!
hey onoku you will love that smoker. one little tip on the assembly when you tighten down the bolts on the inside brackets go back and forth from top to bottom bolts tighten down a little at a time. to much on either could snap the bolt. least it did with me . good smokn.- ga.rick
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- Forum: Charcoal Smokers
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Chips or chunks
hey kyta66 i used a gasser for a long time, started out with chips but wound up using small chunks. like those chunks you buy in a bag i would take those and chop them in half or thirds. that worked real well. hope this helps. good smokn- ga.rick
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- Forum: Messages for All Guests and Members
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Brinkman Propane gasser conversion
eman you are probally right about the lava rocks. you see years ago i bought a little propane smoken/grill from brinkman it had lava rock probably for the grill optoin i got used to the setup so when i converted this one i did it like that. also i wanted a little space between the chipbox and...- ga.rick
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- Forum: Propane Smokers
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Brinkman Propane gasser conversion
i coverted my electric ecb to a propane with the gasssmoker coversion. i put a grate on top of the burner with some lavarock then use a metal woodchip box for smoke. added a new thermometor at grate level. this thing holds temp almost perfect. always a good smoke ring on my que. probally...- ga.rick
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- Forum: Propane Smokers
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kroger lump smell
yesterday i used lump for the first time it was kroger brand. this stuff smelled kind of funky when i lit it. does all lump smell a little funny or just this brand ? the ribs i smoked were some of the best i've done so far. it didn't efect the taste of the food any but was a smell i've never...- ga.rick
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- Forum: Charcoal Smokers
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pork shoulder help
yes it will be for pulled pork. when folks cook a whole hog do they up the temp a little to get it past that 140* certain amount of time thing ? i was thinking maybe between 250* to 300* range. thanks for reply. -
WSM Rack Brackets Uneven
my 22.5 does the same thing on the top rack one of the brackets is slightly off. for now its not enough to bug me. i may try to fix it one of these days. good smokn!- ga.rick
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- Forum: Charcoal Smokers
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pork shoulder help
hey folks brotherinlaw wants me to smoke a 19lb whole shoulder he bought. going to be doing it in a 22.5 wsm, question is do i need to cut it in half or just smoke the whole thing time is not a problem. i was just thinking about it from a safety issue. buy the time i cut the skin off and... -
question for the WSM operators
i havn't used my bullett but twice first was a bostbutt 2nd was a couple of whole chickens, started off with 4 fist sized chunks of hickory then added a couple here and there. both times had good pink in them. hmm!- ga.rick
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- Forum: Charcoal Smokers
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vinegar and ribs
thanks guys , yeah caveman thats where i read about using a cider/vinegar mix on a grilling website. those guys were talking about the same things yawl did here, drawing the blood out and making them grill/smoke a little better. they were talking a rinse with straight vinegar or a quick soak...
