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T-day legs and wings
Been a while since I posted anything on this forum, good to be back. Did my usual thing on Tday morn, smoked the legs and a couple wings to nibble on before the main event, even threw on some pork belly bites. I make a Disney type brine for the turkey the night before and brine for 12 hours. I... -
Thermo for chamber and meat??
It's hard to find a bluetooth or wifi thermo which has both a chamber and meat probe. What does everyone use for their chamber temp/thermo? I have an older Maverick which needs to be replaced.- lucc
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1st Prime Ribs on WSM w/ Qview!!!!
So, I bascially just followed what Bear has written about smoking prime rib and it didn't disappoint!! I scored the fat on both, then smothered with worchestershire sauce, sea salt, black pepper, garlic powder and minced onion because I didn't have onion powder. Got the WSM up to temp... -
First time smoking prime rib, need some advice.....
So, going to smoke two 5# prime ribs tomorrow, this will be the first time smoking a primey. I saw a couple threads from Bear which look great, just wondering if there is anything I should look out for or any hints. I'll probably smoke one to 140 and another to 150 or so because there are some... -
ATTN: Maverick ET-73 on Amazon.com for $29.95, pre Black Friday sale
Just alerting everyone, I picked up two of them for $58 and free shipping. The one I have already ran me ~$40. Actually it's $28.99: NOTE: This is not the ET-732 which is listed for $59.99 on Amazon.- lucc
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1st Chicken: Wings and bacon wrapped breasts Qview
I was at my parents beach house and got bored so wanted to smoke, decided to try something different other than the usual ribs, shoulder, loin, etc. I have never tried chicken so I gave it a shot. All pieces were brined for 2 hours, the wings went in around 9:30am and taken off at 11:15am then... -
Early Father's Day gift.....22.5" Weber Smokey Mountain!!!!!!
Was headed to Wildwood Crest, NJ on Thrusday night with the wife and 7 month old son. We stopped at my parents house to pick up my 5 year old niece. Well me, my wife, parents and niece were standing outside in front of my truck saying good bye, my mom then opens the other garage door and asks if...- lucc
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Sunday 4/10 pulled pork with Qview!!
So we decided to have the parents and sister/family over for some pulled pork this past Sunday. I had an 8# pork butt for the smoke that I cut in half due to time constraints, trimmed the meat to expose the bone first: Hacksaw time: Two 4# butts now, after a quick rinse and pat dry... -
Bought a Master Forge vertical smoker from Lowe's today
Went to Lowe's at lunch to pick up another Brinkmann Gourmet vertical smoker for the house and they informed me that they no longer are carrying those smokers. They then said the Master Forge vertical charcoal smoker replaced the el cheapo. I figured for $59 I will give it a shot. First...- lucc
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Where to buy an offset wood/charcoal firebox???
I won a Brinkman pitmaster smoker at a golf outing but it doesn't have the side firebox? i know I can add one but just have had any luck finding just the firebox. If anyone can point me in the right direction that would be great! THX- lucc
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Briquettes vs. Lump
Well I finished off the bag of Cowboy lump charcoal and I think I am going to stick with Kingsford briquettes. The lump seemed to give the meat a stronger charcoal flavor and overpowerd the wood flavor. Anyone esle see it the same way? You can definitely smell the difference between the two when...- lucc
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How much and what kind of wood chunks.......
for shoulder and spares? I have a bag of hickory and apple chunks. I was thinking of using both to get a different flavor. My last smoke I used pecan chunks and I think I overdid the smoke flavor. I probably used 7-8 chunks throughout the smoke. My bro in law, wife and niece liked the stronger... -
Rib temps, do you actually check the temp of ribs?
I've been doing some reading today and some say they remove their ribs at around 165-175. I have never checked the temp of the ribs I've smoked. I wait until the meat pulls back and they bend. Do any of you actual use a probe to check temp for ribs? -
Quick question(s) for pulled pork smoke.......
Well I picked up a 11.5# fresh shoulder and 2 racks of ribs to smoke this Saturday. Was wondering if there would be an issue with rubbing them with dry and wrapping Thursday nigh?. Don't know if this will impact the meat at all. Also, I want to cut the shoulder in half for faster results, what... -
Spare ribs > Babyback ribs for smoking.....
I've cooked both and have had much better reults with the spare ribs. More juicy and tender, fall off the bone. Babybacks seem tougher and less tender. -
Weber Smokey Mountain or UDS????
Looking to get a nice setup for home, the Brinkmann's aren't cutting it. Looking at a 22.5" WSM or a UDS which I would need to spend time, effort and money to construct. Which would you pick and why?- lucc
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Won a Brinkmann Pitmaster Charcoal Grill/Smoker, need HELP!!!
So I played in a golf tournament yesterday and low and behold I won a Brinkmann Pitmaster Charcoal Grill/Smoker. The model number is 810-3030-0, my question(s) is can a side firebox be added? I'm finding very little info on the web and figured this would be a better place to get some info. Does...- lucc
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What is on the menu for Memorial Day Smoke????
Just wanting to get an idea of what everyone is smoking this holiday weekend. I mostly make ribs because that is what everyone likes in my family but I'm looking to change it up a bit. Maybe 3 racks and a chicken or some sort of beef? Post up your menus.- lucc
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Pork Spare ribs yesterday.....
Decided to smoke 6 racks of untrimmed pork spare ribs from Sam's club yesterday. I work from home on Wednesday's so this might be a common occurrence. Anyhow, I trimmed and rubbed the night prior with Stubb's rib rub. used lumpwood charcoal and pecan wood chunks for the first time, pretty good... -
Difference between Picnic and Butt....
What is it? I only smoked ribs before and decided to smoke a 10# fresh picnic that was sawed in half Saturday. Everything went great however when I went to pull it the meat looked like meat on a pork chop instead of the stringy dark meat. So I had to chop it up almost cubing it. I guess there...
