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    "KILLER" ABT's

    If a jalapeno begins to develop brown cracks coming up from the bottom, that means that it has begun the 'corking' process. When Jalapenos cork, the capsacin becomes MUCH more potent. If you find a jalapeno in the store that has these cracks in the flesh, it will be hot. Also, when a grower...
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    How Many Pounds?!?

    thanks for all of your input i really appreciate the help! I haven't been around these forums in a long time since I havent really had the time to smoke over the winter. I was looking up some ABT recipes becuase I have always wanted to make them, and I came across a bunch that had some ground...
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    How Many Pounds?!?

    Forgive me if this question comes up a lot around this place but how many pounds of raw pork shoulder (bone in) would i need to serve 15 people? I understand that it will lose maybe 40% of its weight while cooking all day but I'm just curious. This will be mostly a bunch of hungry 25 year olds...
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    How Many Mes Owners Here?

    I bought a 40" Stainless from Bass Pro. The first one i picked up worked decent until I ripped the 'wood chip tray' ring right out of the side of the thing. After bringing that back, the second one had a computer malfunction and wouldnt hold the temperature correctly, it was off by approx 40...
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    Pork Butt

    Been running at about 220-260 after an initial increase back down to about 230 now. The butts are reading about 150 after three hours does this sound right? I've done a couple but i think this seems a little high and im pretty sure im away from the bone. They are both roughly 6-7 lbs becuase i...
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    Rockin' Ribfest - Merrimack, NH June 19-21

    I will def go to that I live 20 mins south in Mass. Thanks for the heads up
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    Apple Wood Question

    No i chopped around all the rotting pieces that were black and soft. The pieces that had the bug trails were solid as anything but I was more concerned about the insects in the smoke. I was unsure about the color because the green pieces i chunked up are so light in color versus the well...
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    Apple Wood Question

    I got some apple wood for free from this guy who owns an orchard here in MA. Some of it was green so i split it and chopped it into chunks on the mitre saw and am waiting a good 6 months before i use it in the WSM. My question is about the other seasoned applewood. Im guessing its fairly...
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