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  1. bostonbbq

    8.8 lbs of brisket w/ Q-view on its way for Memorial Day

    Eeeemmmm just purchased a BEAUTIFUL piece of meat here right outside of Boston, MA at a Brazilian butcher shop in a town called Woburn. Paid $26 for it, right in my price range. I also got this amazing mixture of sea salt and Goya sazon con azafran that I put on it along with liberal amounts of...
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    Gross! I just ate rancid ribs that were supposedly world-class. :(

    So I attended this event tonight on Boston's city hall plaza where they invite the best BBQ'ers from around the world. About 10 PM, right when it was about to close I decided to get some pork ribs. My g/f is sitting there telling me, "eemmm, these are the great!" while I had a look of disgust...
  3. bostonbbq

    Attempting an eye round smoke for the holiday w/ Q-view!

    Thanks to gypc's thread here, I found a 5 lb. eye round this weekend at BJ's Wholesale Club for just $13 so I thought I would give it a shot! Started the marinating process last night, same recipe as gypc with soy sauce, worchestershire, oregano, thyme, salt pepper, garlic, and lemons. Sorry...
  4. bostonbbq

    Just purchased a 3.5 lb tenderloin, tell me what to do w/ it!

    I've been doing pork over the past few years but beef is fairly new to me. What sort of rub should I use and temps/time on a tenderloin this big? Basically, it's a half of loin that normally weights 7 lbs, got it from Costco cryovac for $25. Any help on this is GREATLY appreciated! I'll be...
  5. bostonbbq

    WARNING! Be wary of meat purchased at BJ's Wholesale Club. My story....

    Hey all, I haven't posted here much recently since smoking a few ribs and shoulders over the summer. However, this weekend here in Boston was going to be in the 80's so I decided to give another pork butt shoulder a try. I went to what I thought was my "trusted source" of BJ's Wholesale Club to...
  6. bostonbbq

    Great idea for fatty leftovers

    After the sharp cheddar cheese settled and firmed back up in my July 4th fatty, it turned out pretty well! However, what was better was when I had it for breakfast this morning.... You don't really need pics of this but all I did was take a slice of my fatty about 1/4 inch thick, microwaved it...
  7. bostonbbq

    Independence Day Picnic! *warning - image heavy*

    It's not a holiday without smoking some meat, is it? I got myself up around 8:30 this morning to get a 5 1/2 pounder of picnic shoulder going for dinner tonight during the Boston fireworks. Unfortunately, I can't see them off my back deck where I'm smoking but at least I'll have some good eats...
  8. bostonbbq

    How do you choose the cut for brisket?

    Hey all, Still pretty much a newbie, I have had moderate success with pork over the last few months and now I want to try my hand at beef brisket! I went to BJ's Wholesale Club yesterday to start looking at meat for the weekend. When I got to the meat section I immediately became confused at...
  9. bostonbbq

    3-2-1 Memorial day ribs a bust, help!! (warning - long post :)

    I've been doing a TON of research on this site to make sure I had everything just right.....8 1/2 hours later, the flavor was there but the doneness was not. This was my first ever go at it....and although nobody complained about the racks that were completed for the party, I was extremely...
  10. bostonbbq

    A smoking Northerner - first attempt at "local butt"

    Wow, I'm not sure too many of us exist.....and I'm just a newbie so I don't count yet as someone who has years of practice and mad skills. I was reviewing this site for a few weeks before I decided to sign up and ask my own questions... Anyway, my name is Jeff....live a few miles outside of...
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