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    4th Annual Hot Wings for History - Portly Fellas BBQ

    This past Saturday we entered the 4th Annual Hot Wings for History Competition benefiting the Casa Grande Historical Society. This was our 3rd year competing and somewhere around this forum is the pics from last year(s). Anyhow, we stuck to the script again this year. Each of us team members...
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    5 TriTips and a Couple Racks of Spares

    I was cooking my dad a tritip a few weeks ago so I put the offer out on FB to anyone that may want one. Got the other 4 sold. Color difference below is from the 3 being from the freezer, vs the 2 I picked up at Sams that day. Did my usual Garlic Salt + Pepper. Then a dust of Tatonka to finish...
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    22lbs Brisket - Chicken Wings - Salmon - Pulled Pork - BUT...

    Last week BBQ Island Inc was defrosting their freezer, so they had a sale on their ‘thawing’ meat. Brisket @ $2.99/lbs for choice. Had to take advantage. Went down there and picked up 2. One for a buddy. They had a 14lbs’r and a 22.5lbs’r. Figured I’d give him the mega. Threw them on the...
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    Bacon Wrapped Jalapeno Stuffed Shrimp on the BGE XL

    A buddy of mine makes these shrimp on his kettle quite a bit, so I had to give them a try. Roasted 5 Jalepenos on the gas grill Sweated a little then peeled Took these and cut out the seeds, then sliced each one into 4 strips per jalapeno Had some wild caught raw shrimp, and put the...
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    Brisket Point - Burnt Ends for Potluck

    My dad was @ Sams Club on Sat and I asked him to have them cut me a brisket point. I wanted to cook some burnt ends, but didn’t really feel like the flat. Loaded up the kettle w/ Royal Oak around the Vortex. This is the first time I have tried lump around the vortex instead of briquettes...
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    Slow Cooking on the Kettle - Pic Heavy Pulled Pork

    Here is one of the other methods I've been using for slow cooking w/ the kettle. Just flipped over the Vortex chimney so the wide end is up, and it turns the kettle into an indirect cooker as well as acts as a deflector for the meat The Setup Charcoal loaded around it. Foil in the middle to...
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    REVIEW: Mad Hunky Pork Brine featuring a 2 Pork Tenderloins. Side of Tritip

    I got myself a bag of the MH pork brine. I've used the poultry quite a bit, and probably most on pork. So I was looking forward to seeing what he came up with for the new stuff. I picked up a 2-pack from Costco since they're not the pre-injected type that the grocery store offers Weighing out...
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    My new Weber Kettle rule of thumb...

    Dunno how exactly this will come in handy quite yet. But found it interesting...too close to be a coincidence. Weber kettle when cooking offset is almost exactly 100 degrees different from hot to cool side. Hot side Cool side After it cooled down a bit...cool side Then over to the hot...
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    Pulled Pork, Bell Pepp, Green Chile, Mush, Hominy, Potats, & Cheese Fattie

    Pulled Pork, Bell Pepp, Mush, Hominy, Potats, & Cheese Fattie / icon and title message Cooked up a Fattie the other night. I always think I can throw one together quickly but they’re always time consuming. I wanted to deliver it the following day, so after work, I went through fridge/freezer...
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    16.20 lbs Brisket from Restaurant Depot Overnight on the USM 18.5” w/ iQue 110

    16.20 lbs Brisket from Restaurant Depot Overnight on the USM 18.5” w/ iQue 110 / icon and title message I took some measurements of a buddy’s 18.5” WSM and installed my deflector and 2nd grate on my drum accordingly. This was the first packer brisket I’ve done on the smaller UDS. As well as...
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    Two Racks of Maple Wood Smoked St Louis Spares, and Breaking in the New Copper Kettle

    About 2 weekends ago I wanted to use the Pitmaster iQue some ribs on the UDS during football. So I picked up 2 racks of pre-trimmed St Louis spares, and got a pack of chicken wings as well. It was time I used my pretty new kettle grill. About 15 whole wings came in the pack, and I trimmed down...
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    Pulled Pork Pizza and a Blues Hog BBQ Sauce Review

    My wife and I had a hankering for a pulled pork pizza, so I grabbed an 8 lbs'r and a can of cocunut juice, and decided to do an overnight smoke. After a maple syrup lather, I went half & half 3 little pigs KC CHamp & KC Sweet for the rub Injected a butt w/ this awhile back. Decided to try...
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    2 Fatties On THe 18.5" UDS

    Two Fatties on the Drum I wanted to cook up something for my grandma this past weekend so I decided to go w/ a fatty. For the stuffing, I went w/ Green Chiles, Potatoes, Bell Peppers, Mushroom and Cheese. I picked up a couple Poblano peppers and grilled them down & sweated the skin off...
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    5 Yardbirds @ $0.64/lbs on the Drum. QVIEW

    5 Yardbirds @ $0.64/lbs on the Drum In an effort to eat a little healthier, and save a couple bucks, I thought I’d cook up a couple birds to shred and food save for some meals over the next couple weeks. To my surprise, Frys had a sale goin on for Foster Farms chix. Advertised @ $0.67/lbs. I...
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    A Ramey’s TriTip and a Couple Spams with a Tasty Licks Sample Pack Rub

    A Ramey’s TriTip and a Couple Spams with a Tasty Licks Sample Pack Rub On Sunday…after almost a month of avoiding any and all yard work. I decided to face the heat and mow down my 10 inch grass. Since I was out there, I figured I’d run the 30-Gal UDS. I had 2 Tri Tips left from Rameys meats, and...
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    First Run on 18.5" 30-Gal UDS - Chuckie, Bottom Round, & Spam. QView

    Finally got to put my 18.5” 30-Gal UDS to the test. Picked up a bottom round roast, and thawed out a Costco chuck, also tried my first SPAM smoke. Also, got to try a lil bit of the Tasty Licks free sample pack. Thawed out chuck Used a combo of Cookshack Brisket Rub, and 3 Little Pigs...
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    Brisket Stroganoff - Leftovers with QView

    I just found these pics on my camera, and thought I'd upload. For Fathers day my wife got me an Electric Skillet. My mom always used one when I was growin up, and it seemed to always turn out great. I had some leftover Brisket (Brisket Post Here), and thought I'd try to find a way to use it w/...
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    BRISKET - 12 lbs Packer. Overnight Smoke - QVIEW Heavy

    Picked up a 12 lbs packer @ Walmart on Saturday. I ran in there last week for something, and noticed their Briskets were significantly less than the grocery store. Also, I decided to try my first overnight smoke. I figured using the high/low alerts on the remote would wake me if I needed to shut...
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    Bacon Wrapped Chix Breast Rolled w/ Ham, Cheese, and Green Chile

    Bacon Wrapped Chix Breast Rolled w/ MH, Ham, Green Chile, and Cheese Saw a chicken roll the other day, that reminded me of these little morsels.     Chick Breast, some cheap ham, and some canned whole green chiles. Put a sprinkle of MH with some seasoning salt.     These things were...
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    Marinated Brandt Farms Tri-Tip & BBQ'd Chicken Tenders. QVIEW

    Awhile back I made a post about Ramey's Meats. A small meat shop in Brawley, CA which I was told had the worlds best Carne Asada. I bought a few tri-tips since they were also highly spoken of. They sell Brandt Farms beef. It turned out so well, I had a co-worker pick me up 4 more and bring them...
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