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  1. sanva

    first smoke need help!!

    I'm new to this too,but you didn't say whether you wanted to pull the meat or slice it, and cooking times and temps. are different. I think there is a temp chart on the home page that shows the temps and estimated times. Read back through some of the past posts in the pork section and you will...
  2. sanva

    This is drivin me crazy!

    7 girls x 2 legs ea. = 14 legs 7 girls x 7 backpacks ea. = 49 backpacks 49 backpacks times 7 big cats ea. = 343 big cats 343 cats x 4 legs ea. = 1372 legs 343 big cats x 7 little cats = 2401 little cats 2401 little cats x 4 legs ea. =9604 legs 14 + 1372 + 9604 = 10,990 legs This does not include...
  3. sanva

    Pork Rinds!!

    Hey, I skinned a pork shoulder yesterday to smoke and saved the skin and cut it up in little squares, thought I would try to make some pork rinds like they do at the fairs and festivals. I put them in a ziploc with some rub and shook them up real good, stuck them in the fridge. My question is...
  4. sanva

    Meat prices?

    Thanks for the replies, guess the cost of smokin isn't to bad here in Va! Now if we could get the gas prices down a little, $2.69 a gal. here and milk is sky high at $ 4.05 gallon. Sammy.
  5. sanva

    Meat prices?

    Hey everyone, Just curious as to the meat prices in your area. I live in a rural area, Craig County, VA which is just north of Roanoke. We have a family owned IGA grocery in our town, New Castle, they cut their own and have a good selection of fresh, quality meats. I just bought a pork picnic...
  6. sanva

    After 31 Years

    Congratulations to the both of you, the wife and I will be celebrating 27 yrs. this Dec. Good luck, have a nice night out!
  7. sanva

    going to buy a chainsaw- question

    I've got a model 65 Husky that I bought new in Oct. 1979, paid $349.00 for it back then, and that was alot of money for me. That was the best money I ever spent. I haven't started it for about a year now, but would probably still out cut a new poulan. My wife bought me a new Husky model 359...
  8. sanva

    Bridge Day WV

    I've been to the bridge but never on bridge day, always wanted to but never made it. Been to Cass probably a dozen times, rode to the top once and to Whittaker station once. I'ts about 2 hrs. from my house and I'll ride all the way out there just to hear them blow the whistles, love them old...
  9. sanva

    Homemade propane smoker & Q-view

    Here's a pic of my smoker I am in the process of building , still got a few finishing touches. It's made out of an old steel cabinet, had to do some welding , cutting and fabricating , not quite big enough but will do for now. Tried a couple chickens this evening, after brining them overnite...
  10. sanva

    New smoker, thermometer?

    Hey everyone, I built me anew propane smoker, will post pics when I figure out how! But anyway I put a Brinkman thermometer off and old gas grill I had on the door, and when I fired the smoker up the first time to season it after about an hour the therm. was just setting on 160 degrees I thought...
  11. sanva

    My little Charcoal Smoker

    Hey, I'm new here too and just like every other forum I've ever been on there are always some insensitive people but there are also alot of good ones too, I've noticed from lurking here that DJ Debi is at the top of the good ones list! So I'm glad that a few didn't discourage you and you came...
  12. sanva

    Beef Tongue?

    Hey, don't knock kidney till you try it, I've eaten it several times and thought it was great. Haven't had kidney or tongue for several years but would gladly eat either. P.S. the secret to cooking kidney is you have to boil the p _ _ s out of it!
  13. sanva

    homeade smoker question

    Thanks everyone for the replies, the fire I built in it last night had no effect on the lining just put a good smoky coating on it, I burnt about a half a wheelbarrow load of dry oak and maple in it and had it super hot and it didn't even take the lining off where the fire was. I don't have a...
  14. sanva

    homeade smoker question

    Hey, I cut out a door on this tank today and welded hinges on, got to take a look inside it is almost like a baked on enamel look inside, don't think it"s anyway to get the lining off. I stood it up on the end and built a big wood fire in it tonight and I'll see tomorrow what kind of effect if...
  15. sanva

    Wannabe Smoker

    Hello everyone, This is all new to me , don't know a thing about smoking other than what I've read on here. Don't even own a smoker but want to try and build my own! I enjoy tinkering and also like to grill for family cookouts, think smoking would be even better! Can't wait to get started and...
  16. sanva

    homeade smoker question

    Hey everyone, this is my first post just found this forum and need some advice. I want to build myself a smoker grill and I have in my scrap pile a old -glass lined water tank- can it be used to build a smoker or will there be a problem with the lining ? I appreciate any and all replies. Thanks!
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