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  1. brewmate76

    Hello from central Illinois

    Hi! Nice to meet another Illinoisan on here! I'm Matt from southern IL (Carbondale area). I too have the electric Brinkmann. Smoking some spare ribs on it right now - our valentine's day dinner. I got the smoker last March as a birthday present. I've had tons of fun using it! Hope you enjoy...
  2. brewmate76

    Bad Wood?

    Hi guys, Just wanted to let you know that even though I smelled odd smells at various points throughout the cooking process, the ribs nevertheless came out the best yet for me. This is the fourth time I'm cooked spareribs. The smoke flavor may have been a bit much, but perhaps the suggestion of...
  3. brewmate76

    Bad Wood?

    Very interesting, So is there a particular way to store the wood other than keeping it dry in the garage? The hickory does in fact have quite a bit of bark in it. The previous package I used did not have hardly any bark, so that may be one of my issues.
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    Bad Wood?

    Hi folks, I fired up m ECB electric this morning and started a rib smoke. My mouth is watering already thinking about those suckers. Typically when I walk past the smoker, I smell the sweet odors of hickory smoke. The last couple of times, however, the smell has been less "hickory sweet" and...
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    First Time Smoking Pork Butt/Pulled Pork

    Thanks guys! I got lots of good information. I'm excited about doing the butts. I'll either do them this Saturday or Sunday. I like the idea of using the oven bag. Sounds great!
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    First Time Smoking Pork Butt/Pulled Pork

    Hi Everyone, My wife and I decided we'd have a birthday party for my soon-to-be three year old son. We are inviting about 30-35 people and decided pulled pork would be an economical way to serve all these people. I have an electric ECB that I have been using fairly regularly since I got it...
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    Electric ECB - Modifying for Charcoal

    Hi guys, I'm running an ECB electric and would like to modify it to be able to run charcoal as well. Have any of you done this? I'm thinking all I would need to do is order the charcoal pan and the charcoal ECB base and I would be set. I've been looking for some information on this process but...
  8. brewmate76

    Help Me With My Turkey!

    Thanks for the help fellas, I decided to go ahead and use a brine recipe that I've used in the past when cooking turkeys on my weber: 2 quarts apple juice 2 tbs rosemary 2 tbs thyme 2 tsp sage 1 cup salt 1 tsp sage 1 tbs garlic powder I have my turkey brining right now. I'll start the smoke...
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    Help Me With My Turkey!

    Hi everyone, I just introduced myself to this forum the other day and I've met a lot of knowledgeable, friendly people. I'm hoping I can get some help on smoking a turkey. I have an ECB electric. I have a 13 lb turkey that's presently thawing in the fridge. Does anyone have any suggestions on...
  10. brewmate76

    New From Southern Illinois

    Thanks for the great welcome guys! Armidillo eggs are great little appetizers. I take nice big jalapeno peppers and take out all the insides. I then stuff cream cheese inside the pepper. I lay out about 1/4 lb of ground pork and flatten it and lay the jalapeno pepper on top of the meat. Then I...
  11. brewmate76

    Question about chicken quarters

    I've filled the water pan between half and two-thirds full. The legs move around easily in the joints by the time I take it off. My wife loves her food DONE as well. The first thing she does when she gets a piece of meat is cut it up and inspect it. :)
  12. brewmate76

    New From Southern Illinois

    Hello everyone, I'm new to this forum and wanted to introduce myself. This is quickly becoming one of my favorite websites. I've visited quite often but haven't said much until lately. I've been grilling for years on the basic Weber kettle grill. I've done everything from pork putts to turkeys...
  13. brewmate76

    What's your occupation?

    Hi, I'm a high school/community college science teacher. Been teaching for 9 years. I also own some rental property and do remodeling/carpentry/maitenance work. Matt
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    Question about chicken quarters

    I've been smoking 'em at 250. They get to about 180 after 4 hours but don't go up much more over the next hour. These chicken quarters are some of the best things I've smoked, and the meat is super cheap!
  15. brewmate76

    Question about chicken quarters

    Hi, I'm a rookie that's new to the forum. This is my first season smoking with the El Cheepo Brinkman. I've had good success smoking chicken quarters four 4 hours with nothing but my rub. Then I add the BBQ sauce and let 'em smoke another 1 - 1.5 hours. They still come off nice and juicy and...
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