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    Smoking Cheese on my CG right now

    I plan to use a small clean rack/grate to sit my cheese on to avoid black marks like you're talking about.  I'll be using old racks from toaster ovens, but cooling racks should be fairly easy to find, affordable and easy to clean afterwards.    Doing my first smoked cheese this weekend!   
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    ENTER THE AMAZE-N-SMOKER CONTEST!!! YOU HAVE THE CHANCE TO BE 1 OF 10 LUCKY WINNERS- CONTEST CLOSED

    “The first thing I plan to smoke if I win the A-MAZE-N-PELLET-SMOKER Contest is cheese.”
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    Good fattie(s) to start off on

    Be sure to do a few plain 'naked' fatties as well.... people also go crazy over them, too. Just unwrap and into the smoker. Easiest no-work smoked snack you'll ever make.
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    Walkabout Mini-Fatties

    That looks like an excellent work day lunch too... don't ya know your co-workers would be asking about that!! Thanks for sharing, those look awesome!
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    New Big Block GOSM Baby!!

    Ditto - been wondering when something would surface about someone picking this smoker line up - it's too popular to let die!
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    New Uds Build

    We used the rebar ties on our UDS charcoal basket as well. I thought they might wear out fast because of the heat, but we've used the UDS just about every weekend since it was completed in January and the ties have held up exceptionally well. Nice score on finding a barrel that was unlined -...
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    BBQ Magazines

    A new one... BBQ World Magazine http://www.bbqworldmag.com/
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    Chuckies volume II - Q view

    Pretty chucks there... any seasoning with the carrots or just the chuckie juice?
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    Sad day for my family

    Very sorry to hear about that - she was so pretty! Condolences to all who have *ever* had to make the same decision... it's one of the most heart-wrenching things a person must do. We had a canine pal who was 16 when he passed, and there's no doubt, furry friends are indeed family.
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    scored a load of pecan

    Pecan is just about all I've been smoking with recently... been blending it with cherry - very nice!
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    storing bacon fat

    I recall the old 'bacon grease' tins... know I saw one at my grandmothers house and yep, frying was done with bacon grease and it was always added to cornbread... scrambled eggs in bacon grease... yum. I use a heavy plastic jar that malt extract came in... and it stays in the back of the...
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    Im a pastrami copycat

    Brian - same here, I never had pastrami (I'm 41) until I made my own, inspired by several posts here. I also don't have anything to compare it to... but taking some to my father-in-law tonight for his review... I'm enjoying some now on crackers... I think it's pretty darn good! Thinking...
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    Is it mini meatloaf or stuffed peppers? qview

    Very nice! Thanks for the q-view~ !
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    Prayers and Well Wishes for Richso101

    Hang in there, hoping the chamber does what it can fer ya... good thoughts headed your way.
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