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    What wood to use for ham ?

    Apple, and go War Eagles!
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    Bob's Brine

    I agree with you nh3b's,This is a great site with great people. Going to try this right now. Dont have any lemon/pepper so just poured in a little lemon juice in and some ground pepper!
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    My First Attempt At Smoking A Fattie

    Haven't tried a "fatty" yet. But that looks like a great start. Just basics for me,beef/chicken/pork/salmon! And boy howdy am I learning alot from this "awesome" forum! Any specifics on time, temp, type of wood, etc?
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    Evoo?

    Been looking thru all the threads, seen EVOO alot but cant figure it out. Getting ready to go pull a rib eye roast off. 1st time, should be interesting. Am new to this but am "hooked"............ JR
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    Newbie from Cal.

    Again, just wanted to say thanks for the warm welcome. After the 1st smoke the other night, am jumping in with chicken today. Just waiting for the 5 day course to start! Everybody take care. Jerry
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    Newbie from Cal.

    The avatar is for my dad. 25 years Air Force. 3 tours in Nam, 1 in Korea. Gunner, and kick *** dude. Me, 25 years fire service. Thanks for noticing. Took the 1st batch off the smoker, baby backs were awesome, tri-tip took a little bit longer to cook... Oh well.
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    Newbie from Cal.

    At this point, anything is gonna help. Will do with the water. Makes sense. Will see how this turns out, but can already tell, this is a great group of "smokers". Thanks again..now just waiting for dinner
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    Newbie from Cal.

    Thanks for the advice. The directions that came with the smoker said fill the water pan about a inch below the top. I did that, I could not get the temp up even to 175. So I just poured out the water, left the drip pan that was already in there, and guess what, the temp came up. I know this is...
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    Newbie from Cal.

    Just the standard model from Home Depot ($60). The ol' Brinkmann Charcoal Smoker. Didnt want to drop alot of $$ till I get the hang of it.
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    Newbie from Cal.

    Thanks for the warm welcome. As we speak?....the coals are started and am going to put on a tri-tip (2 lbs) and a small rack of baby backs. Just rubbed some olive oil on them and some salt and pepper, and a little store bought dry rub. First question. Do I need a drip pan underneath. The...
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    Newbie from Cal.

    Name is Jerry, just got a Brinkmann for the old 50th birthday. Already got it cured and ready to. Look forward to learning all the in's and out's of cooking.
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