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  1. chris_harper

    Beef, it's what's for dinner...

    ...tomorrow anyway. I just got the brisket, a slab of baby backs, and a fatty on the smoker. Feeding mesquite wood into the fire as needed. I did something different this time. I separated the flat from the point. Gonna make some burnt ends.    Q-view tomorrow! Will take pics of the ribs...
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    Canning jars questions

    I was looking at canning jars, since I want to get into canning this year. I was at Wal-Mart the other day and looked at what they have. They have Better Homes & Gardens jars, Kerr (I believe that it the name), and of course Main Stays (their brand). Which one would be the best to use? As far as...
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    Made the first pass with the tiller yesterday

    Tilled up a 16x24 area for my garden. Spread a few bags of Miracle Gro stuff on it. It has manure, peat moss, and plant food in it. Went to make a second pass on it just a minute ago, and the pull rope broke :( Bad thing is it's my neighbor's tiller. Guess I will ask him where I can buy a new...
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    Kansas City trimmed spareribs out of the smoker

    Here are the ribs sliced up. Now waiting for the brisket to hit 200°. I have a thread in the beef section for it and the ABTs and fatty.
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    Brisket, pork ribs, a fatty, ABTs

    Got a packer today, just a hair over 10-lbs (10.08 if I remember right). Got two slabs of Kansas City trimmed spares also. They should have been $2.97/lb, some were marked at $2.48/lb. Got two dozen ABTs stuffed with ColbyJack cheese, and a Sage fatty. All in the smoker right now. Put the ABTs...
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    Got my seeds started in the house

    For my garden this year! Started them last week. I have japs, TAM japs, anaheims, sweet banana peppers, California Wonder bell peppers, Roma tomatoes, & white onions started. Tomato seeds already have sprouts sticking up. Using the Jiffy indoor greenhouse thing, 72 pellets in a plastic thing- $6...
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    Fatty loaf?

    I decided to make a smoked meatloaf for supper. I used JD Hot sausage for the meat. Put a diced up red bell pepper in it, along with an egg, Italian seasoned bread crumbs, minced onion, Worcestershire sauce. Put it in a throw-away loaf pan, with holes poked in the bottom of it. It is in the...
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    Brisket this coming weekend!

    Got a brisket yesterday for this weekend. Got the camera batteries on the charger. Getting the jalapenos Friday for ABTs. Got the cheese and bacon already. Also got some Cheddar and Jalapeno market fresh links to put on there also. Plan to start it up Friday evening for an all nighter. Saturday...
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    Got a 10-lb picnic roast in...

    Got a bone-in picnic roast for $1/lb. Got it in the smoker with a batch of Wicked Beans. About to put in the fatty. QView to come...
  10. chris_harper

    Been gone awhile, but back now.

    Hi everyone. The old timers might remember me. I joined up like 5 years ago. I went thru some stuff and dropped out for a while. I am back now though! My old smoker I built finally rusted out (the firebox did) so I hauled it off for scrap with some other metal. I kept everything that could be...
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    Hey everyone...

    ....I am still around. Haven't been smoking much. Still don't have a job, been laid off since May 15th. Anyhow, I got some plum wood free. I cut down a pretty good sized plum tree. I got all the wood that I wanted out of it. I took all of the trunk and the bigger stuff. I am going to grill some...
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    Got a new grill yesterday

    Yesterday, my landlord and I went to Lowe's to get some stuff for one of his rent houses. They had a stainless grill sitting there "as is". I asked my mom (she is the plumbing manager) "how much they want for it?". She calls the manager and he says $100. So my landlord bought it for me. Someone...
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    Got laid off

    I haven't been on in awhile. I got laid off May15th. I am doing ok though. Between what I draw from unemployment and what I make in cash from helping my landlord, it is more than what I was making.
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    Ribs on sale at H.E.B. in Texas

    Hey Texans. H.E.B.has baby back and spare ribs for $1.99/Lb. I got 2 slabs of baby backs and a brisket to smoke today.
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    still around

    Hi everyone! I am still around, reading posts. I haven't posted lately. Been busy around here. My computer crashed in a storm a couple of weeks ago. I got my wife a laptop for her to use, and I am on it right now. I am still smoking as much as I can. I am trying to fix the computer. I am not...
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    Wild hog

    Here is the hog I smoked today. It had the front legs forward removed already. I took it to 200° in the hind quarter. Used mesquite for the flavor.
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    Got moved and settled in- pics

    We got moved and settled in. Here is some pics for you to see.
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    my Memorial Day brisket

    Here is the brisket I smoked today for lunch tomorrow. It was a 10-lb packer. I smoked it with mesquite and a bit of pecan. Here is the pics- whole, flat sliced, the point chopped, and one of Jenniffer chopping the point. I also did a fatty, but it didn't make the appointment to the photo shoot...
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    wild sow question

    A guy at work has a momma, and 2 babies in his trap. If the momma is nursing, will that make the meat taste different? I told him I didn't think it would, but wanted to ask and make sure.
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    got my dentures today

    Well, I got my uppers pulled Monday, and got my new teeth today. As soon as the swelling goes down I will take a pic for y'all to see. I haven't really had any pain from the extractions. Just a little swelling. Two days with no upper teeth was kind of rough. Get to eat real food tonight, or try...
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