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    SoCal Meatup is hosting a backyarder in Yorba Linda California for people looking to start competing

    Hi.. no you do not need to either pay a fee to.enter. this said if your looking to learn, I'll need a hand. Let me know. Ron- Rondawgs Smokin' Licious BBQ [email protected]
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    SoCal Meatup is hosting a backyarder in Yorba Linda California for people looking to start competing

    this will be my second 'backyarder'... my first was in Ontario, where i took 1st in sauce, 2nd in ribs and 2nd in chicken.  for that event i was able to use my gasser, a Great Outdoors Smokey Mountain.  as this event is not allowing propane, i bought a new wsm and will be using that.  i'm...
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    boot leather and a christmas prime rib..

    the prime rib turned out a little too smokey for my wife and son. next time i do a prime rib i'll only smoke for an hour or so, then i'll stop smoking and just bring the rib upto temp. as for the brisket, i just baked it too long. you have to have a temp probe in the meat and when the meat...
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    boot leather and a christmas prime rib..

    MERRY CHRISTMAS well i haven't posted since my last smoke and the brisket i cooked, well.. just take off that 'ole leather shoe and give it a go.. hahaha.. :oops: well we live and learn. i smoked the thing to death! i kept the temp dowe to 200 - 210 and smoked for 4 hours, then just used...
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    first turkey, and question..

    which brings up... how in the heck are you mounting this stack? ron-
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    first turkey, and question..

    totally!, i'll start working on that tomorrow. i can see that the stove pipe would also help in the rain... how long of a section did you have? ron-
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    a couple of problems..

    well i called GOSM on tuesday about the problem w/the regulator. the response i got from the tech was: only open the valve on the propane bottle "one" turn only. the problem that i experienced does happen when filling the propane bottle and then opening the valve all the way. the way he...
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    first turkey, and question..

    Hi everyone! sorry it took me so long to post my results. so i smoked my first turkey on Tday. first i brined the turkey using jeff's brine for 18 hours (we got a 11 pounder by the way), then at 9:30a i fired up the smoker to get it up to heat. at 10a, i placed the turkey in the smoker (i...
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    smokin' pre made?

    WOW...... WHAT A RESPONSE!! i knew i came to the right place!! you guys are awsome. i just joined this forum three weeks ago, and i have a bunch of new friends to get to know. so... after i smoke up this chub, what next.. slice it up?, serve it for b-fast?, if snacking do i put it on a...
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    smokin' pre made?

    well i almost stuck my fork into my monitor! :lol: they look great! ron-
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    a couple of problems..

    Earl, thanks for the input on the thermometer, i've seen it advertised. currently, i'm using a 'polder' digital thermometer to evaluate the temp in the my gosm. i just stick the probe down into (through the top vent) the gosm and hang just at meat level. i've found that during the day, the...
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    smokin' pre made?

    SoFlaQuer/Earl, thanks for the input, my wife was asking about the sausages earlier this week. soo, jimmy dean.. is that just the long one that is about 2" in diameter that you slice up and put in the pan for b-fast? or are they actual sausages with skin on 'em? (i would hate to buy the...
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    Barbecued Whole Chicken

    the response i got when i smoked up three of these birds was: THE BEST CHICKEN I'VE EVER TASTED! even my wife.. thanks for the recipe. also, i whipped up a batch of the bbq sauce i bought, .. it was the BEST! thanks, and now i'm gonna smoke a turkey on t-day! ron-
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    smokin' pre made?

    hello all! just curious, can i just smoke ready made sausages that you buy at the store? if so: what kind? how long should i smoke them? temp? type of wood? i think my wife will smoke ME if i buy a sausage making kit! :lol: thanks for the input!
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    a couple of problems..

    Hi all! GREAT success w/the three chickens that i've smoked so far.. YEE HAA! anyway last weekend i was smokin' two birds up and now i've got a problem w/the regulator (i think) on my GOSM 34". when i was smoking on saturday, the flame in the smoker was small and going out! so i'm looking...
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