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    brisket for work

    Heck, do brisket again, this time though, run it through a meat slicer set to the thin setting, it'll come out similar to pulled pork. Pulled brisket is an awesome flavor.
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    Will my butt thaw??

    I'll have to find it when I get home since I can't see crap like that behind a government firewall so I have absolutely no clue what you're showing me at the moment.
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    1st Pulled Pork - Need some input

    Vacuum sealing works wonders, I have to agree. Also makes reheating a snap as you can just take the vacuum sealed pouch and put it in water and warm it up without drying it out. Regarding my other post comment, don't throw technicals into BBQ, they have no place. If you want to get technical...
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    Quick questions from a newbie

    Gas is safer? yeah I suppose you can't blow up with a big bag of charcoal whether it be a house or an apartment. Charcoal only burns as hot as it can based on a couple different factors: 1. fuel load 2. current rate of burn 3. amount of oxygen allowed in to feed current rate of burn
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    1st Pulled Pork - Need some input

    roughly was the key word when I wrote that. call it what you will, I just said I did it. pulled pork wasn't the only meat being served that day so 3.2oz or WHATEVER it was they got, went far enough. I'm not here to bash anyone's math skills, but if you're going to "break down" my method, perhaps...
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    Will my butt thaw??

    Hmmmm, it's not safe? Someone should tell that to Alton Brown because pretty much where I got that from and I've never had a problem with it. If it wasn't a safe process, I'm sure food network wouldn't have allowed him to air that particular episode during the holiday season. Just saying so you...
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    direct flow vs. reverse flow?

    I have a RF offset with split top/bottom doors and here's what I can tell you: 1. I have consistent temps throughout my cook chamber (3 separate therms all within 5 degrees of each other) 2. Based on the construction, the lower corner opposite of the firebox (trailing edge of the RF plate)...
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    First Smoke on Reverse Flow soon...wood questions

    I start my RF with just regular wood and some kindling. Get it going and slowly start adding larger splits into the fire. Leave the FB door and intakes wide open and feed the fire until I have flames going about 3-5ft out of the FB. Then I shut the door and let the temp start coming up, as it...
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    Will my butt thaw??

    If you need to thaw under water, a trick I learned with Turkeys will help you. Set it in the sink under your faucet and turn on a SLOW drip of cool water, one drop every couple of seconds, so that the drop hits the meat and rolls over and off. works like a charm in a couple of hours.
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    Newbie wants to try an 11 lb boneless pork shoulder

    Sounds like you suffering from digital temperatures paranoia. Something you'll get used to using a digi-therm. Digi-therms are HIGHLY sensitive and register even the slightest deviation in temperature. The thing is, as long as you're "in the zone" so to speak, you're smoking. Don't worry if your...
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    Second attempt at barbecued ribs

    Nice spare ribs. I've always wanted to try a Bradley smoker, I hear good things about them. I read that you're a newbie, well, I don't buy that from the looks of the pictures you're posting. But if you insist, about a year and a half ago when I was very active here, I wrote a rib primer after...
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    Foiling....Yes or No?

    Nope, still do the ribs at 210, 5.5 hours, no foil, no flipping, butt arse nekkid, the Mike Mills way. Anything else I cook, is dependent only on the time frame in which I need it done in. I've done brisket in 4.5 hours and I've done them in 18 hours, just a matter of how I feel. As for foil, I...
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    cleaning under the reverse flow plate...........

    pull my smoker into the car wash, shoot her down with water and then 7 cans of easy off oven spray and she comes out looking just like new.
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    1st Pulled Pork - Need some input

    If you have a Sam's near where you live, they generally sell 18-20lb packages of pork butt. Don't be alarmed because 1.) it's actually two separate pieces split down the middle and packaged together, and 2.) depending on how large of sammiches you want your guests to have, even after cook...
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    Foiling....Yes or No?

    I see foiling as a technique, when used properly it can decrease your overall cook time but at a price of another characteristic of the meat that you're cooking. An alternative to foiling, simply increasing temp. Now before anyone jumps in and says that's not BBQ or that's not normal, I'll have...
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