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  1. torchrider

    Is this a good deal?

    http://austin.craigslist.org/for/1669075824.html
  2. torchrider

    How to maintain fire and smoke in a smoker.

    I need your advice. I have a SFB smoker. I know how to start a fire in the firebox using lump charcoal. My questions are: 1. How do I add additional lump? Should I start it first somewhere else and let it ash over and then add it, or should I just add it to the firebox cold? If I add it cold...
  3. torchrider

    Smoking Mild Italian Sausage - Need Guidance

    I bought a bunch of store bought (dont make my own yet) mild Italian sausage and want to smoke it up for sandwiuches, spaghetti, etc. I have a SFB pit with no way to hang the sausage so it will sit on the grate. How do you recommend smoking it? If I insert a probe to measure temp wont it lose...
  4. torchrider

    My First Smoke Ever! A Chuckie with QView!

    Well, Hot Dern fellars. Today I smoked my first piece of meat, a Chuckie. It was about 7 lbs. and took 9.5 hours to cook. I took it to 152 and then foiled it and took it to 205. I then wrapped it in towels and put it in a cooler for 2 hours. I am happy to say that it turned out better than I was...
  5. torchrider

    Chuck needs Help!

    Ok, so my Chuckie has been on the SFB pit for 6 hours and has stalled at 137 degrees. I expected it to be at 160 by now. Should I let it sit unfoiled until I get to 160? Or should I foil it now? It still looks moist. I am mopping it every hour with apple juice. The sun is at a weird angle so...
  6. torchrider

    Help! My wife just came home with spareribs!

    HELP! My wife just came home with a two pack of spareribs. I need your help with a good and simple recipe for smoking them. I have heard that you should try to get them around 3-3 1/2 lbs. but the ones my wife brought home are around 4 lbs. each.
  7. torchrider

    Besat Way to light fire in SFB Pit without lid?

    I have a side fire box smoker that only has a side door, no top door. What is the best way to light lump charcoal with this setup? Obvioulsy cant use a charcoal chimney. When do I add the smoking chunks? After the tempm is correct inside the smoker?
  8. torchrider

    Need a Pork Butt Recipe!

    I am going to do my first smoke on Saturday and need a good Pork Butt recipe. It will be on my SFB wood smoker. Can someone point me to one that works well?
  9. torchrider

    Need a Chuckie Recipe!

    I am going to do my first smoke on Saturday and need a good Chuckie recipe. I will want to pull the meat for sammiches. It will be on my SFB wood smoker. Can someone point me to one that works well?
  10. torchrider

    Whatcha think of my setup?

    Finally got all 300 lbs. of her setup. Almost time to smoke.
  11. torchrider

    Watcha think of my setup?

    Finally got her setup. All 300 lbs. of her. Still have to clean and paint the smoker, but should be smokin soon.
  12. torchrider

    Which wood wood you buy?

    I have an opportunity to buy a cord of either oak (Texas live oak) or Texas Pecan for $90. I cant afford both right now. Which would you buy for smoking?
  13. torchrider

    Burn Barrel Preparation

    I was able to get a barrel to use as a pre-burn barrel. It will not be used for smoking. It originally had one part of a two part water based epoxy in it. I am assuming that whatever was in it was not good to eat. The barrel also has a coating inside. If I wash the barrel thoroughly and run a...
  14. torchrider

    Bought used smoker. Should I clean it?

    Please see pics of my smoker below.. It is a used very heavy walled traditional pit with offset firebox. Should I clean it thoroughly before use or should I just leave it as is and start smokin?
  15. torchrider

    Confused - Charcoal or Wood in my smoker?

    I have been reading about how to fire my smoker (photos below) and am still not sure if I should be using charcoal and throw a few sticks on top for smoking, or if I should be using the smoking wood as the fire as well. I am building a fire barrel in order to pre burn wood for the smoker so am...
  16. torchrider

    Wood Smoker - Water Pan or Not?

    I have a traditional heavy steel horizontal smoker with side fire box. Am I supposed to use a water pan with this type of smoker? My guess is no. Also, I have what appears to be a drain pipe built into the bottom of the smoker. Is this to let grease run out? Photos below.
  17. torchrider

    Which Beef for my first smoke?

    Ok, I am almost ready to do my first smoke and have been reading through many great posts with QView. However, being a newbie, is there a particular cut of beef you recommend starting with? I am smoking with a very heavy steel smoker with side firebox.
  18. torchrider

    Which Gloves?

    I have heard when smoking bigger cuts of meat that you dont want to pierce them with a fork and some are too heavy to lift with tongs. So I was thinking a good pair of gloves would work well. Does anyone do this? What gloves do you recommend? I have heard firefighter gloves may be good. New of...
  19. torchrider

    Log Splitter?

    I have come into a bunch of Pecan wood from a friends ranch. They are whole trees that I plan to cut-up with a chain saw. They have been on the ground since August. Knocked down by tornadoes. My question is, what do y'all recommend for splitting this wood without spending hundreds of $$? I...
  20. torchrider

    Where to mount smoker probe

    I just bought a Maverick temp. gauge with two probes (ET-73). Where and how do you mount the smoker probe? I have a traditional horizontal wood burning pit with side mounted firebox.
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