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  1. jefmker

    Ideas on building a smoker from wood

    I've seen some guys at BBQ competitions build a smoker out of plywood to use to cook a whole hog.  They said they got the plans on the internet and it seemed to work pretty good as they placed the last few years in the whole hog category. Have some family members who want to cook an entire hog...
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    First time trying to make a sauce

    I've been smoking for a few years and have done some BBQ competitions the last few years as well.  Unfortunately for someone who doesn't think you should use BBQ sauce, it makes it a bit difficult when doing competitions in KC because all the judges want BBQ sauce on everything.  I don't like...
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    Aged Brisket, anyone tried it?

    After doing a few competitions here in KS I've talked to a few people who seem to 'age' their briskets. Keep them in the fridge for 2-4 weeks and then smoke them. Well, I tried it and got mixed results. The meat was tender, just melted in your mouth, which is to tender for BBQ competitions as...
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    Looking for a few pointers

    I competed in my first BBQ contest Friday,Saturday. The Lenexa BBQ Competition here in KS. It was a lot of fun and had a great time doing it. Not sure how we did but I doubt it was very good. I was wanting to work on my chicken as its pretty basic and not sure what to try. I am wanting to...
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    First time trying a turkey

    I am going to try and smoke a turkey for the first time this weekend. Was going to get about a 10 pounder and give it a go. I have the MES with the vent mod. My plan was as follows: 1. brine the turkey overnight, inject some of the brine into bird 2. set temp to 225 3. smoke the crap out of...
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    Basic questions about Fatty's

    Making some for the first time this week. I'm going to be using Mendolia's Italian Sausage, it's a local company here in KC and by far and away the best store bought Italian Sausage you can fine. They are a bit on the spicy side so I was wondering about trying to sweeten them up a bit but...
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    Another question about the offset

    I went to a buddies house on Sunday as he was doing a trial run for the Lenexa BBQ in a few weeks. I've been wanting to get a new smoker but undecided on what to get. He was using a smoker called 'The Good Ones', you can check them out at www.thegood-one.com, he was using the Patio 30 model...
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    Never used Brinkmann Smoke'n Pit SmokeKing

    My dad gave me a Brinkman Smoke'n Pit Smoke King vertical smoker, never used it before and had some questions about it. I noticed there is no vent or anything up top, anybody have a suggestion on how to modify it for one. Also, the bottom is open around the charcoal bowl, any suggestions on...
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    I'm a new smoker!

    I've posted a few things last summer when I got my first smoker. Told my wife I wanted to be a 'smoker' and she got a little upset until she relized what I was talking about. I first got a Masterbuilt Electric Smoker that I modified with the vent on top. Liked it and then said if I want to be...
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    Two small butts question?

    I'm going to smoke two small butt's, never have done two at a time on a Masterbuilt Electric Smoker. Please no bad comments from the real smokers out there about using the electric :-) Only using electric because I will be finishing up putting in my sprinkler system the same day and don't want...
  11. jefmker

    Trying Brisket for the first time.

    I'm going to try and smoke a brisket for the first time this weekend. I have a Masterbuilt Electric smoker that I will be using. The smoker has a digital thermostat so I can keep the temp pretty constant. I've done ribs, pork butts, sausage but this is my first go around with brisket. I've...
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    Advice on smoking ribs

    I am new to smoking and bought a Masterbuilt Electric smoker. I have tried smoking some pork baby back ribs twice and have not been to pleased. The first time was pretty bad, felt like I was eating a piece of hickory wood. Realized the first time I had way to much smoke. Also, my ribs were...
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