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  1. barbqjim

    nightmares anyone?

    I may be going crazy or something. I have been smoking a lot of pork lately. Ribs, loin, etc. I have been using jeffs sauce and rub. I have been having vivid dreams that I wake from with my heart poundin. This is not normal for me. It only seems to happen when I eat bbq pork. I don't get...
  2. barbqjim

    Twas the night before the night before Christmas with Q-view

    I picked up 12lbs of spare ribs at sams to officially break in the new MES40 and AMNPS. Special thanks to Todd at Amazen products for getting me plenty of pellets and the AMNPS in time. Excellent service Todd and great products! I am very happy to say the MES40 and  AMNPS worked perfectly. I...
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    how well does the MES 40 work in the cold?

    I am looking to upgrade to a MES. I am curious how well it works in the cold wether. I currently have a chargriller offset and just finished 2 9# pork shoulders in the midle of a 14 in snowstorm at 24 degrees. let me tell ya it was a lot of work to keep it all going well but i managed. How will...
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    try try again with qview

    Well after my first attempt at brisket failed miserably I am at it again. This time a 9 lb brisket with a 9 lb pork butt. They have been in for 2 hours. I just opened to squirt with some apple juice.
  5. barbqjim

    At first I didn't success should I try again.

    I smoked my first Brisket last night. It was a spur of the moment thing at the supermarket. I was eyeing up butts for this weekend and seen a small brisket. I've been wanting to try brisket. I thought a 2.5 lb brisket(flat) should take 3-4 hours so no prob. Well it took 5 hours and it was not...
  6. barbqjim

    Butt and bristket?

    Is there any reason not to smoke a pork butt and a brisket at the same time? I am thinking of doing that this weekend. It will be my first brisket.
  7. barbqjim

    What smoker type is best and why?

    I'm not trying to start a ford vs X thing but please input on what is the best type of smoker and for what reasons. I have a chargriller pro with SFB and like it but it requires a fair bit of tending to the firebox and I was just wondering if others were better in that area worse in others etc...
  8. barbqjim

    Hello from Minnesota (where most think ketchup is a spice)

    I'm new to this site and BBQing in general. I've only grilled with gas until a couple months ago. I picked up a Chargriller Pro deluxe with SFB. I have never had as good of steaks, burgers and now pork as with this smoker. I have found a new passion in BBQing. Hopefully I can contribute to this...
  9. barbqjim

    1st attempts at Pork shoulder...3rd times the charm

    First Off I'd like to say hi. This is my first post here. I just got into BBQing recently. I picked up a Chargriller deluxe SFB unit. Never having smoked a pork shoulder but loving pulled pork I read the cooking recipes in the manual of the grill(big mistake) and proceeded to smoke my 1st...
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