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  1. alra195

    Smoked a Pork Shoulder Over the Weekend

    It's been a while since I've been active on the site.  Still been lurking and checking out all the good info you all post hear. Just wanted to check in and let you know I'm still at it.  Did a 10lb picnic shoulder over night Starting at Midnight Friday.  Took 17 hours to get to 195 degrees with...
  2. alra195

    To skin or not to skin?

    This has probably been asked and answered more than once but my search skills seem to be failing me so I'm going to take the short cut and ask - On a picnic shoulder with the skin still on is it better to leave the skin or remove it before smoking? I got a good price on a couple in the 10 lb...
  3. alra195

    Early Morning Start on the Butt

    I got up at 5:00 Am to get the butt going for dinner tonight. I rubbed and wrapped this 8 lb beauty yesterday afternoon and it's been resting in the 'frig until now. I got everything organized and the meat in the smoker at 5:40 AM. Currently at GOSM Big Block is chugging along at 230* and the...
  4. alra195

    My First ABT's!

    I've been following this section on ABT's for the last several weeks and could no longer resist the temptation to give them a try. Jalapeños are in pretty short supply, as has been noted in previous posts, and my family would probably be too scared to try them in any case, so I decided to break...
  5. alra195

    How to see the Spell Check

    This is most likely an issue that relates to my choice of screen resolution ( I prefer 800 x 600). It's easy for me to see but at this resolution the spell check icon or hot button that is normally on the far right of the "Post New Thread" page is not visible, along with about a third of the...
  6. alra195

    Spare Ribs with Q-View

    Hey Y'all! I finally was able to get the camera away from my wife and do a bit of Q-view documentation on some ribs I cooked up yesterday. I've been on vacation since the 19 th and promised my son, when we returned from the beach, I'd fire up the GOSM Big Block and do some ribs. Well we got...
  7. alra195

    "Show Me" BBQ Sauce

    My mother-in-law bought a case of "Show Me" sauce and gave us a few bottles to try. My wife and I fell in love with the stuff. Any one else have any thoughts or opinions on it? I'd like to get more so if you have a source or know a link for it I'd be interested in getting the info. Thanks in...
  8. alra195

    Stop The Madness!

    The wife and kids went out of town for the weekend so I had to go to the local grocery for a few supplies to get me through my bachlor weekend. As I'm cruising down the meat aisle what do I behold? A gaint stack of pork ribs on sale for $1.49/lb. Now that's not the cheapest price but it's the...
  9. alra195

    Got My BIG Block!

    I spoke to my wife last night (I'm out of town giving my parents a hand around their house) and she told be she pick up a GOSM Big Block for me at Basspro in Cincinnati. They still have two or three left but this sounds like we're getting to the very end of the Big Blocks. I should get home...
  10. alra195

    Greetings From SW Ohio

    Hello everybody. I've been lurking around the board for around three years. I took Jeff's Five Day Course a couple of years ago and have been applying the lessons learned from it and the other resource here with excellant results. I've been getting the news letter and figured it was about time...
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