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  1. jjw

    good deals

    anybody know of any good deals on smokers floating around online right now? a while back the double chef was on amazon at a great price. anything like that? dont care if its offset or bullet, just want to find a good deal on a smoker.
  2. jjw

    corned beef brisket

    is there any way i can make a pre-marinated corned beef brisket taste like a regular brisket? can i just rub it like normal (perhaps even leave the salt out of the rub) and expect it to taste like regular barbecue brisket?
  3. jjw

    trouble with minion method

    ive been having trouble using the minion method. whenever i try to use it the smoker ends up running much too hot, and then i have to scoop out some charcoal and revert back to the add 5 or so briquettes every once in a while method. ive tried starting with just 6 lit briquettes but the temp...
  4. jjw

    pork shoulder taking a long time?

    ive been smoking a very small pork shoulder (3.5 pounds) and its taking a long time to get to 195. ive been smoking it between 225 and 250 just about the whole time, but its been on for 10 hours. does the 2 hours per pound not apply for small cuts of meat? also, it did reach 140 in 2 hours...
  5. jjw

    Brisket high smoking temp?

    im smoking a brisket in this smoker, and get get the temps below 350 or so. im using the minion method, perhaps i started with too much lit charcoal. anyway, how will this affect the taste of the brisket, being cooked at such a high temp?
  6. jjw

    cool down smoker?

    im smoking a half pork shoulder in a brand new char broil double chef. the temps started off good (maintained 250 even for quite a while) but once the meat heated up the temps started getting up to about 325 (after having refilled the charcoal from the temp dropping below 200 and no charcoal...
  7. jjw

    Measuring grill temperature

    what type of thermometer can i stick through the vent in the top of my smoker to measure temperature?
  8. jjw

    Info on small smokers?

    Im interested in purchasing a small smoker. of these three which would you all choose? brinkman char broil big green egg any advice would appreciated. this is the size and price range im looking for, if there are any others that fit this description
  9. jjw

    Cut up pork shoulder

    I'm interested to know if there are any major problems with me cutting a pork shoulder, perhaps in halfs or fourths to cut down on quantity cooked at one time (and perhaps time as well) also, can i purchase it this way? and if the answer to all this is yes, would it have to reach a lower...
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