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    Brisket: To Foil at 170 or Not To Foil 170?

    I have to agree. Foil=more juice. But I've always done it by time, not temperature. I normally smoke an untrimmed brisket for 1.5 hrs per lb @ 180*-200*and foil it when it's half way done, regardless of temp. I've done two in the last year with no foil and they were drier. A lot of my...
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    Newbie in NorCal

    Where in NorCal? I'm in Concord.
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    Woods For Smoking

    This year I started talking with one of the other dads on my sons football team. Turns out he's an arborist. He also loves BBQ. We made a deal, he gives me whatever wood I need, and I feed him. So far I've gotten maple, three different kids of oak, cherry, apple, pecan, and most recently...
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    My Fatty Piston

    Why yes, it is!
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    Smoking in high wind

    you don't think that the wind whipping over the exhaust stack will create a vacuum in the barrel that will pull too much heat in there?
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    My Fatty Piston

    Wow. Just wow. I just found this thread after making a fattie this morning that looked like hell (tasted good though!). On my way to the hardware store this afternoon to make one. The guy in the plumbing department is going to get a good laugh. I've bought my share of PVC there over the...
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    Smoking in high wind

    In Februrary I'll be going to an off road race in the high desert of Southern California. The wind is something else there. It's been known to shread EZ-Ups and tents. We'll be sleeping in a motorhome. We'll be there for three days and I'm thinking of taking the smoker to feed the crew. My...
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    Can we call it something besides a fatty?

    Jimmy Dean Breakfast Sausage. Scrambled Eggs Potatoes (pre-cooked) Spinach Red bell pepper Onion Parmesan cheese Wrapped in bacon and smoked for 2 1/2 hours at about 225*-250* with apple wood.
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    Can we call it something besides a fatty?

    Thanks to this forum, I've discovered the fatty. The only problem is that I don't need my fifth and third grade boys going to school tomorrow talking about how Dad smoked a huge fatty on Sunday morning. After all, my wife also teaches in the same district. So what do you call it when you...
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    Another Newbie!

    I found this place when I googled "oak wine barrel smoking" or something like that. I've been a backyard griller and smoker for a few years and I'm always up for learning more. My main hobby is Jeeping, and there are a lot of guys on the Pirate4x4.com site that are into smoking. A few threads...
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