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  1. plj

    Free Car Wash on veterans day!

    I manage a small car wash in PA, I'm proud to offer free washes to veterans and active duty service men/women on veterans day.  For a list of participating car washes in your area look here: http://graceforvets.org/2012/participating.php (I hope it's ok to post this- if not mods please feel...
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    b.scorecardresearch.com ??

    Is it just me, or does everybodies browser hang up for 3 to 5 seconds waiting for b.scoreca rdresearch.com ? The page displays, but I can't do anything at all until that site finishes whatever it is doing. Its really annoying.
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    Kutas is King

    For years I've used sausage recipes from friends, relatives, internet posts - and modified them to suit me. They were all  pretty good.  Well, except for that one batch of breakfast sausage when I put in way too much sage, but thats another story. Then I got Rytek Kutas book a year or 2 ago and...
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    hickory, cherry, red oak chunks

    I have chunks of hickory, cherry, red oak - waaay too much for me to use, so I might as well trade some.  So I'll put some in whatever size USPS pre-paid box you want, and trade for.... What do I need? Whatever. I'm not looking to make out on the deal, if I didnt have to pay postage I'd give...
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    no patience at all

    I have no patience at all. I've been waiting to see some posts from the winners of the drybag steak giveaway last month, but I cant wait any longer so I just ordered some bags. Now I have to wait for them to arrive before I can buy the meat... then wait for it to age...  At least the cooking...
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    cost to smoke ribs in my electric smoker

    I have a "kill-a-watt" meter, very handy for determining how much electricity something uses. So last week I decided to see how much it costs me to run my electric smoker. Here's a picture showing hours & kwh used: 3 racks of ribs, mac&cheese, frozen corn w/ evoo S&P. No water pan this...
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    40-140-4 VS Final Temp

    OK, I'll throw some ignorance out there for public display: I understand the 40-140* within 4 hours rule. Problem is, all the info I'm finding says that getting the final temp up to 185 (for a whole turkey) is what kills the bugs, betty crocker (et al) doesnt say anything about how fast you...
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    18 lb brisket, only 16 hours?

    Smoked my first full packer brisket last night, 18.5 lbs. Straight from the fridge to the smoker (not pre-heated) at 3:30 saturday afternoon, because I was figuring about 20-24 hours. Temp set to 215. This morning when I got up at 7, the flat was at 190, the point at 180 -- only 16 hours from...
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    temp control is worthless

    I've been having some trouble regulating the temp in my new (xmas) electric smoker. OK, a lot of trouble. So I decided to do some tests today - namely, I measured the internal temp (with 2 different thermometers) over the range of possible settings. My temp control goes from 60 to 250...
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    No q-view, runaway smoker

    My wife was baking cheesecakes all afternoon for a charity auction, so: "dinner on the smoker please!" OK! Bone-in venison chops - rubbed with EVOO, CBP, salt, & crushed garlic. Plenty of fat still on them, so no bacon needed. Top with a heaping tsp of high quality bleu cheese (lots of...
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    OK to smoke last fall's sausage?

    Last fall I made 30 lbs of venison summer sausage and old fashioned bologna - I didnt smoke it because I couldnt control the temps in my ECB good enough, and didnt have the smokehouse yet. Anyway, I have about 15 lbs left - cooked, vacuum sealed and in the freezer. Any reason I can't defrost...
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    more cooking time for more meat?

    So far I've cooked 1 butt for pulled pork. It cooked for 16 hours (200* for 12 hours, 225 for 4 more), and... it... was... Spectacular! The family requested an encore for Saturday, and since there will be more people I need more meat. Which leads me to a couple noob questions. -- Will...
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    This place is great!

    Ahhh... been smoking meat for years, but never had the time to get good at more than a few basic recipes. Not Anymore, this forum is great! I found you guys a month or so ago, and have already added pulled pork (AWESOME!!!) and abt's to my list of accomplishments, and will be adding fatties...
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