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  1. crusty ol salt

    smoked a spiral cut ham peach and brown sugar glaze w/ q-view

    the in-laws asked me to smoke a ham for this last sunday. I didn't have time to do my own ham start to finish so i picked a 10# spiral cut ham. Got the smoker up to about 220 - 230*, Threw that bad boy in. as it started warming up i put together a brown sugar, peach glaze. nothin' special...
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    crusty test 1

    testing 1 2 3
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    As my mind wonders...

    If a fatties life starts with a one pound chub of sausage... If you start with a pound of ground chicken, turkey or a lean meat is that then a skinny?
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    First try at fatties

    After reading about them i just had to try them. I knew one wouldn't be enuff so... The two on the left are italians the two on the right are Philly style Italian Mild Italian Sausage, pepperoni, olives, salami, tomato, moz & prov cheese, some italian seasoning Philly Hamburger, green...
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    Smoked a couple of chix - Qview

    Somed these twins for my grandson's B-day party. The one on the left was a beer butt, the one on the right was apple butt. Hickory apple was the smoke. Commercial chicken rub was the top coat. Did a couple of butts too, post under pork.
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    Late Night or Early Morning - Qview

    Here are a couple of pic's from my latest adventure. One of the finished butt's ready to pull Some of the finished pulled pork I still struggle to think of pic's while doing food prep's Had a great time at my grandson's B-day party. Pulled pork was a hit Did a couple of chix at the same...
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    Late Night or Early Morning???

    I know that it was my idea to serve pulled pork as the main dish at my grandsons B-Day party, then I found out the party is at 3 pm tomorrow. So here I sit, I have rubbed my butts and put them on the smoker. I will be using a simple rub, smoking using hickory and using pineapple/apple juice as...
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    How to load a vertical smoker

    as i sit here pondering a large family smoke that would include pork, beef, chicken maybe even a fatty. is the any perfered order of loading top to bottom?
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    Labor day - 2 butts q-view

    Been tweaking and adjusting the process with my adopted charcoal gosm, figured I would go for it today. 2 small butts their starting weights was 4.85 lbs amd 4.83 lbs. thru them in the smoker and let them go low and slow. The only snag was butt #2 was in an odd little holding pattern at 185...
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    Switching from Water to Sand

    Okay folks i have been pondering the switch from water to sand. My question is do you season sand like you do a new smoker to eliminate any impurities? Do you wash it? The play sand at Lowes has set out in the garden center for who knows how long... this may all be just a mid afternoon...
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    Big Green Egg Lump Charcoal ???

    I saw big green egg 100% natural lump charcoal as I was going through the check out at my local hardware store. Has anyone tried it? Any reviews? RO is tough to find around town i was wonderin is this a good alternative?
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    Potatoe help

    never tried this i was wondering the normal stuff Finish temp? Whats the cook time? Are they anygood?
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    Temperature Control

    Since i completed my test smoke on my GOSM last weekend. i have a couple of thoughts about temperature control i need to run by y'all. i dont want to get into the debate over water pans and humidity. My thoughts relate more a long the lines of the water pan and how it functions in temp...
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    Adopted a GOSM Charcoal

    i saw the post on craigslist "smoker i dont use it any more", i just couldnt stand it so i went to take a look and found this lonely GOSM Charcoal setting in the back yard. It was crying out for a new home like a puppy at the pound. so i carried it home. It was a lonely ride but it didnt...
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    new guy in town

    figured i would start hangin out with other people who enjoy on of my favorite pastimes. i have used a weber kettle for everything smoking, slow cooking and grilling. this last spring i came accross an ecb with a price i couldnt pass up. been playing with it some. here lately with the wild...
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