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  1. dave11

    Does length matter?

    Can anyone tell me if the length of a thermometer matters? I want to build a UDS,and don't know if I should go with a short stem,or one about 10 inchs or so. Or does it even matter. Thanks in advance, Dave
  2. dave11

    HELP! How many pork butts do I need to feed 30 people!

    Im smoking pork butts for about 30 people this weekend. Were having pulled pork on buns. I want to make sure I have enough to go around. How many buts do I need?
  3. dave11

    Deep fried beer

    I heard this guy on the radio today. He says no one will ever figure out how to do this. I think he's wrong. http://jacksonville.com/opinion/blog/428360/ed-stansel/2010-08-27/fried-beer-ultimate-fair-food
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    Turkey wings

    I was wanting to grill some turkey wings today, but I've never grilled them before. Do I need to do anything special?
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    Bison Burgers

    I have been on a mission to find some Bison here in Hudson Fl. The local butcher had some,but he wanted $8.00 a pound for it. He also wanted me to buy a minimum of 28 pounds of the stuff. That comes to a grand total of $224. I just wanted to try the stuff,and see if I liked it or not. While...
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    Tough chicken

    Ok I have a small problem. When I grill chicken wings, it seems to be a little tough at the top of the bone. I grill it at 350, indirect, with the lid closed on my kenmore gasser, for 1 hour, then flip, and cook for another 15 min. Then I turn all the burners up full, and grill just enough to...
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    BBQ Rules........

    After months of cold and rainy weather, we are finally coming up to summer and BBQ season. Therefore it is important to refresh your memory on the etiquette of this sublime outdoor cooking activity, as it's the only type of cooking a 'real' man will do, probably because there is an element of...
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    Need New BBQ grill

    Just thought Id throw this out there. My Brinkman 2200 pro series gasser has finely bit the dust. Gone but not forgotton, because I mounted the side tables on the SMS gas smoker. I wish Id thought of this before, because I never had a place to set anything down on when I used it before. While I...
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    Texas Pig Rub

    I know this is a shot in the dark, but Im gonna take it. Has anyone here ever tryed John Henry's Texas pig rub? My wife and I fell in love with this rub about a year ago, and have had to buy it off the internet for the last 8 months,because our local bbq store went out of bussiness. My question...
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    Smoking dog bones

    Just wondering, Has anyone on here ever tryed to make smoked or basted dog bones? If so ,how did you do it? What about pig ears? Im just getting real tired of paying 10 bucks for a small bag of pig ears. I have two dogs and they both get one pig ear every morning.Or a basted bone. I just figured...
  11. dave11

    Compare Lump Charcoal Here

    In case anyone is intrested,you can compare lump charcoal here.naked whiz
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    Brands of charcoal

    :( I bought a cheap brand of charcoal today (store brand) trying to save a few bucks. This is the first time ive tryed this. It was 2 dollars cheaper than kingsford. When I lit it, I noticed it was smoking pretty bad. After I put it in the fire box, it started smoking even worse. I hope it...
  13. dave11

    shaving

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5yCwC...howard%20stern
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    peanuts

    One day way back when I was younger a friend and I were hiking through the desert. We finally found a ride to this little bar in the middle of nowhere. We were starving to death and thirsty as hell, but we only had two dollars between us. Figuring we wanted something cold to drink, we went into...
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    I cant get the bark black

    I never can get a dark or burnt bark on my pork butt or shoulder. I smear with mustard, and then use rub, and cook at 225 untill temp reaches 165, then wrap in foil, and cook till 208. What am i doing wrong. It never does turn out real tender either. Can anyone help?
  16. dave11

    test it again

    1234asdef
  17. dave11

    Converted charcoal smoker to gas

    I converted my Charboril silver smoker to gas for free! I used a gas burner from my turkey fryer and put it in the fire box. Works great so far. I would be glad to post some pics if anyone is intersted. I can now use gas or charcoal with a small amount of effort to convert. I had a 8# brisket to...
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    Get rid of my ash!

    Does anyone have any idea what to do with your ash? I heard it was good for plants, but I dont want to destory my plants with a bad idea. What do you do with your ash? Can you put it on plants? How about the lawn?
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    Just my luck!

    Well I went to my favorite BBq store today and the man dropped me the bad news. The store is closing down. The good news is, he said, Ill give you 50% off all of the spices and rubs you want because you shop here all the time. Sweet! All this store sells is BBQ grills and acc. The cheapst grill...
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    Smokin in the dark?

    Just FYI, I know we all do a lot of smoking in the dark.If you dont have one,the next time you see on of those flashlights that you shake to charge,get it.My mother in law gave me one that she got for free. To my suprise it works very well. It does not have a foucesed beam,but if is truly dark...
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