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    NEW! last weeks pulled pork w/ modded ECB Qview!

    i tried licking my screen but the flavor just didnt come thru   that looks absolutely KILLER!! my buddy is smoking a small boston butt (about 4lbs) tomorrow and called me for some advice - he's using a chargrill horizontal (no firebox) with no mods (we are both new to this) but he is good a...
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    greetings! Question(s) about building fire

    cliff in my diagram the breeze (what little there was last night) blew from bottom to top in hindsight & reading all i can in these forums, i think my main issue was the factory thermometer being a POS. i have grabbed a things at Lowes to help tweak my smoker:  - some fired brick pavers to...
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    Looking to make a new sauce need advice....

    hey Ecto1 that sounds like a great start for a sauce - i have seen alot of recipes that use soda as a marinade or in the sauce itself. since yer gonna be putting it on pork i would say you wanna use ketchup (or tomato paste) as your "thickening" base.  maybe start with equal parts Big Red and...
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    greetings! Question(s) about building fire

    cliff i have spent the last hour reading about the Minion Method  and checking out this guys mods - simple ideas but to the inexperienced this is pure gold!  he talks a bit about ash build-up in the firebox as well. i considered wind as i ran my test last night, it was a mild night (70* and...
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    greetings! Question(s) about building fire

    weird - i posted a huge response and it got lost. thanks all for the warm welcome! its a "BBQ Pro Barrel Smoker with Offset Firebox" - the Sears website is about the only place i have seen it.  JIRod you're correct: its an offset charcoal/wood smoke.  the reviews i have read on it are mostly...
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    greetings! Question(s) about building fire

    thanks for the warm welcome everyone! JIRodriguez  - you're correct: its a offset charcoal/wood smoker.  the model is "BBQ Pro Barrel Smoker with Offset Firebox" - just about every link leads back to the original link i posted (Sears website).  the reviews i have read on it are mixed, but the...
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    greetings! Question(s) about building fire

    hello everyone, i have been a BBQ enthusiast for some time now and recently bought this smoker. the "before you use" section says to: 1) coat all the interior with vegetable oil 2) build a small fire in the firebox 3) cook for 2 hours 4) add more fuel, raise temp 50-75 degrees 5) you're...
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