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  1. billham

    Pics of the begining of our UDS build

    Ok my sons wants his own smoker so this is the start of it and i will finish later this week when we are finished Ok we burned it out Then a little grinder work My son will kill me if he knew i had this pic of him hard at work All cleaned up He wanted to see how the paint looked on...
  2. billham

    UDS Noob Question

    Hi everyone, Got a question i am building a UDS with my son for my son (i love my wsm0, but the bot wants a smoker of his very own  . So we are doing this father son project will post pics when done and a friend of mine asked if he made one could he fire it with propane? Well we are going to...
  3. billham

    Buck Board Bacon Questions

    Hello hoping you guys may be able to help me out with a few questions i have regarding BBB. I see almost everyone using the himountain kit and dry cure so here are my questions 1 Can this be done as a wet cure using pops curing brine? 2 Do you have to butterfly the pork butt? If not does it...
  4. billham

    Boneless butts

    Hi all Quick question for you guys is there nay problem using boneless butts for a pp? I got two of them from reastaurnt depot for short money for my area 1.09 a lb and want to try smoking them i love pulled pork but who doesnt? Will the cook times be different for boneless (i cook to temps...
  5. billham

    More smokey flavor from my mes?

    Hi, having issues with getting good smokey flavor from my mes. I was wondering if some chips are better than others, i have tried hickory,apple,and mesquite. I didnt want to oversmoke and create creosote on my food i dont soak my chips either. The temp i use for smoking is 225 i think its hot...
  6. billham

    Brine your ribs?

    Do any of you guys brine your ribs before smoking? My wife picked up a couple of racks of spares so just wondering.    Thanx            Bill
  7. billham

    Help please

    HI, Im having an issue with using my MES cant seem to get a good smoke ring and the smoke flavor isnt all that strong almost not there. It is the 30in model 850 watt heater, there is plenty of smoke coming from the smoker it just seems like its notreally penetrating the meat.I am smoking at or...
  8. billham

    Mes and wood chunks

    Hi, I have yet another question will a MES with an 850watt heater get hot enough to smoke with chunks instea of chip i want to try oak which is a very common wood where i live i have 4 cords of it in my yard and wanted to know if i can cut chunks or am i gonna have to break down into chips Thanx...
  9. billham

    Chillie grill

    Hi again, wanted to know what diameter the whols are ina chillie grill i have some leftover heavy gauge stainless sheet metal at work and with a good whole saw and a brake i figured i could make one up real quick so i could try these out Thanx Bill
  10. billham

    Reheat your fatty?

    Hi, while checking out all the great info here this weekend and being new to smoking decided i want to "smoke a fatty with my son " this upcomong weekend so is it possible to reheat those bad boys cause no way im makin just one of those lol.
  11. billham

    First smoke with qview

    Well here we go first smoke i just dropped ribs in the smoker after pulling membrane rubbed with a commericial rub. This rub was very salty wished i had tasted it before i used it.My wife suggested that i go to SMF to get rub recipie seeing how ive been glued here for 2 days lol, so i used a rub...
  12. billham

    3-2-1 or 2-2-1

    Hi again, Not tryin to be a pain but i am doin my firsy smoke tomorrow have 3 racks of baby baks and in reading posts somr people reccomend a 2-2-1 smoke for baby backs instead of a 3-2-1 smoke. These are pretty meaty ribs and i plan on spritzing with apple juice during smoke and i have used a...
  13. billham

    Help with pork butt

    Hi, I was reading some posts trying to find answers on smoking butts and ribs. First should i marinade a butt?. Also mye mes says to wrap ribs in foil and continue to cook wont this almost steam the meat? I had read one post about a butt and the poster had said he wrapped the butt in foil to...
  14. billham

    New guy From R.I.

    HI, Just had a MES given to me and crusing the web came across this site. I have smoked fish in the past in a Brinkman charcoal smoker but this will all be new to me. Hope i dont make you guys to angry pickin your brains for info.
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