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  1. mcmuffin

    Starting temperature for pork butt

    Usually I'll rub my pork the night before and then store it in the fridge overnight. I got to thinking that I'm starting the meat pretty cold and probably wasting a few hours of cooking time (i.e. more sleep for me). Does anyone start from room temperature and how long before cooking do you...
  2. mcmuffin

    195-205

    So where are you all taking your pork off the heat? What's the textural difference in the end result between 195-205 anyway? I've always split the difference and done 200.
  3. mcmuffin

    Need new gas regulator?

    Hello! Pardon my lack of technical expertise, but the last time I went to start my smoker up, it would not. After a while I could smell gas near the tank. I figure I need a new regulator (I think that's what it's called). I have a GOSM smoker... is this something that I could easily fix myself...
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    To brine or not to brine?

    What's the consensus on brining chickens? Do you need to?
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    approx time for chicken?

    I'm thinking about maybe doing a chicken or two tomorrow ... what's the approximate time for smoking a bird? I realize it'll depend on weight and whatnot, but a ballpark idea would be nice so that I'm not eating at 3:00 AM!
  6. mcmuffin

    How long after rub?

    Is there a maximum time you should wait after you apply the rub to a pork shoulder? I put mustard and rub on my shoulder yesterday afternoon in the expectation that I would be doing it this morning, but now I have a conflict that might prevent me from doing it. If I wait and do it tomorrow, will...
  7. mcmuffin

    Question re: wood chunks

    How many chips do you use during a session? Tomorrow, I will be doing a pork shoulder and some ribs. In the directions to the GOSM, it says that: "Most smoke flavoring occurs within the first hour of cooking. Adding wood chips after the first hour is typically not necessary unless extra smoke...
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    Got my GOSM - time to smoke!

    I bought my GOSM yesterday morning (on sale, too!) and will be assembling it on Saturday and then picking up what I need that afternoon, hoping to smoke on Sunday. I'm thinking about starting with a bone-in pork butt. Is there any reason to not do a 4 lb piece? At this point 8 lbs would be too...
  9. mcmuffin

    Calgary, Alberta, Canada

    Hi! This is my first post. I have been doing some general research and will be getting my first smoker within the next month or so. I'm leaning towards this one, the Great Outdoors-Smoky Mountain Series Propane Smoker: http://walmart.crosscap.ca/wps-porta...categoryId=221 Until I actually...
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