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  1. duffygould

    Window shopping at or under $700

    Well I'm window shopping for a pellet smoker and looking for some input. Budget will be $700 and interested in vertical as well as horizontal. Not too particular one way or the other. I'd mainly be smoking Pork shoulders/butts, Brisket, chickens and I'd like to be able to do bacon at lower...
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    First Bacon and I'm waiting on cure

    Howdy Folks, So I'm living in Italy and I just picked up a belly yesterday from the local butcher and then proceeded to look at the local grocery stores as well as restaurant supply stores for some cure salts, #1 or anything. I didn't find anything. So I ordered something on Amazon.it but it...
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    First UDS is underway!

    Living in Italy has made it difficult in finding a drum, but I finally snagged one. I picked up all the pipe fittings in the last two weeks and started taping them off and painting them up. Then this weekend I finally picked up the drum. I torched the drum and then power washed it. In the pics...
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    flare up's in my elec. ECB

    I converted my ECB a few months ago and have begun to regret doing this and not just saving my $28 to apply to a diffrent smoker. I understand that it's just a matter of figuring this whole elect. think out but I have become very frustrated. I can't seem to get a smoke with out flare ups. I've...
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    UDS for smoking and grilling?

    I just saw a post on a UDS built with a core system to pull the fire up to the grate for grilling, has anyone else done something with there uds to grill with it too? I'm looking at making one and I want to make it so that i can grill too. any ideas appreciated.
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    learned something new last night (how to make a brisket with no bark)

    well I just purchased an electric convertor for my ECB, put it in last night and fired her up. Outside temp was great for smoking but we happend to have a pretty big wind coming through all night last night and I couldn't get the smoker up past 150. So I thougth about it for a little and ended...
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    just got the elect. convertor for my ECB we'll see...

    Just got it and now we'll see how it goes on a brisket later this week. Now all I need to do is figure out a temp control for it. any ideas? I've looked at the elect mods page, and saw the thermostats people have been putting on theres, but i cant seem to find any online.
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    need help turning my ECB to propane

    anyone know how i can turn my ECB to propane without buying one of those afterburners? I have no experience with propane or anything like it so if you can break it down simple for me. thanks alot! Oh i guess i should mention that cheapest way possible with some type of temp control is what im...
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    Possibly getting an Electric but need tips on which one.

    So the wife and I are moving in 2 months. So far we're gonna be on the third floor.... Oh well it'll be a good work out! Anyways 3 flights of stairs is too much to carry my ecb and gear up and down everytime I wanna smoke. I need some tips on electric smokers for the patio. Its a cemented...
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    is there such a thing as wood thats too seasoned???

    My dad is giving me Oak and mesquite wood for free tonight. I was talking to him about finding a new source of buying wood for smoking and he reminded me that he has stacks of wood all over his property. So some of his wood is from a year old to i think he said 15 years old. its all been cut...
  11. duffygould

    super bowl pulled pork, 1st time- Q-view

    well the smoke went well! all day saturday smokin the ham and butt, threw on a backstrap and tenderloin wrapped in bacon (so good), but anyways the butt pulled like it should, nice and easy! I was drooling so bad while pulling it, lucky me and everyone who ate some I didn't droole into the meat...
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    look whats lurking in my fridge

    I'm not gonna be able to sleep tonight, I got these sweet lookin boy just waiting for me in the fridge right now. On the left is a 5lb Boston Butt and the right is about a 3-4 lb hog ham that has got a good amount of fat in it.
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    smoked bacon wrapped "breasticles" with Q-VIEW!!

    MAN THESE LITTLE THINGS ARE WORTH THE WAIT!!!Started up last night around 6pm got the coals started,then went to the kitchen for the food prep. Trimmed off the fat from the boneless ckicken breasts,then cut them into thirds, so now there just over bite size tenders.then covered them in Jeffs rib...
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    tips for smoking a ham for pulled pork

    I'll be smoking a ham for pulled pork thursday night and I'm lookin for any tips. Also need some info for reheat instructions, so we can heat it up for the super bowl. thanks
  15. duffygould

    Might be getting a Hog, help me pick the cuts!!!!

    I may be getting another Hog through work this week and I'm interested in what cuts yall have done on your hogs. Last time I got hams, shoulder steaks which this time ill get them whole i think, the ribs, tenders, backstraps and the rest was made in pan sausage which Ive made one tasty smoked...
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    My first FATTY smoke (w/ Q-VIEW)

    Last night I was smoking some ears of corn, and once they were done I figured I'd better not waste any good smoke. So I threw on one of my FATTY's (seasoned up with some maple syrup, pepper, salt and a bit of sweet grilling spices). about 3 hours later the internal temp of it peaked out at...
  17. duffygould

    a Noob from the Alamo City.

    Hey there, I'm Duffy. From San Antonio Texas and on my second day of the 5 day course. Just got a ECB for christmas so I'm just starting out. I've had a few experiences with my little portable gill and trying to get that thing to make some smoke for me and also had a little fun with a cardboard...
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