Is it time for a new smoker?

[n4ynu]

 
I haven't since I did the "Drunken Chickens" (See: http://www.smokingmeatforums.com/t/249760/drunken-chicken-aka-beer-can-chicken-first-time)

Been out of town a bunch on the "last hoorah" before school started. I'm thinking it'll be football season soon (GO TIGERS!!) and can't wait to enjoy some smoked football eats! Wings, I can do!

I think I'm going to get ambitious and try another pork shoulder - the last one I tried about wore me out-- so I'm looking into the A-Maze-N pellet feeder first.

Thanks, everyone :)

I just went to your profile and saw that drunken chicken, very nice looking, I see all your tarp pics lol, rain is haunting you  :( , wings are so good !!!!!, but if you can do wings, you can do anything, you did that chicken, you can do anything, just remember, you can chastise me for saying this if you already know, it will not hurt my feelings :), but you do not have to do all that long curing for the shoulder if you cook it, was just thinking maybe that was what was driving you crazy, just have to brine it and if you have a injector then you are good to go for to the bone tastiness, I have not done a roast yet, or any ham products, but after the Jerky, I do want to get on some Bacon, and by the way, my youngun is 25 so I no longer have that "school" thing to worry about, as much as it was a pain in the butt getting my son ready, the funny part is, I kinda miss it ...................I know ..................I am not right LOL, but I do miss it sometimes :)

 

[daricksta]

 
Well actually it was KC asking about maybe needing replacing, then it grew into cleaning in regards to her questions, then it went into the AMNPS per discussion with her, then she thanked everyone and I thought Rick was offended, then we found I was wrong and started discussing his issues, so sorry, thread was not hijacked, rather, me and Rick are still using it to communicate his issues..............

Since we were both trying to help KC we are aware of the original post, at least I am, still waiting for KC to come back in maybe.

You gents have a nice night, no terrorist activities here

Guy, I'm offended that you thought I was offended by you. What do you have to say to defend yourself? And what's all this about a thread hijacking? I thought we were friends with Cuba now.

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• daricksta
• Aug 18, 2016

 

[n4ynu]

 

 
Well actually it was KC asking about maybe needing replacing, then it grew into cleaning in regards to her questions, then it went into the AMNPS per discussion with her, then she thanked everyone and I thought Rick was offended, then we found I was wrong and started discussing his issues, so sorry, thread was not hijacked, rather, me and Rick are still using it to communicate his issues..............

Since we were both trying to help KC we are aware of the original post, at least I am, still waiting for KC to come back in maybe.

You gents have a nice night, no terrorist activities here

Guy, I'm offended that you thought I was offended by you. What do you have to say to defend yourself? And what's all this about a thread hijacking? I thought we were friends with Cuba now.

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• daricksta
• Aug 18, 2016

I SWEAR I AM A AMERICAN !!!!
Oh Dam. where is my green card ROFLOL

I needed that Rick, you got me LOL

It is not Cuba we need to worry about anymore obviously ROFLOL

Its all good, KC came to our rescue, she saved us from certain prosecution !

And all I can say in my defense is I misunderstood the "loggerheads" comment and thought you were offended, so I wanted to make sure you were not, then it turned out I was just over sensitive or something and all was good, that is my story and I am sticking to it.

 

 

[oldironhead]

 
I just went to your profile and saw that drunken chicken, very nice looking, I see all your tarp pics lol, rain is haunting you  :( , wings are so good !!!!!, but if you can do wings, you can do anything, you did that chicken, you can do anything, just remember, you can chastise me for saying this if you already know, it will not hurt my feelings :), but you do not have to do all that long curing for the shoulder if you cook it, was just thinking maybe that was what was driving you crazy, just have to brine it and if you have a injector then you are good to go for to the bone tastiness, I have not done a roast yet, or any ham products, but after the Jerky, I do want to get on some Bacon, and by the way, my youngun is 25 so I no longer have that "school" thing to worry about, as much as it was a pain in the butt getting my son ready, the funny part is, I kinda miss it ...................I know ..................I am not right LOL, but I do miss it sometimes :)

Thanks! Yeah, I have done wings, chicken breasts, Drunken Chicken, a ham and a couple of Boston Butts. What made me crazy about the pork shoulder was feeding wood through the incredibly ineffective Cajun door for a bazillion hours

  So, I'm checking out the pellet thing ASAP. :)

And, yeah, I hear you on the school thing. But I ain't missing it this week :D

@daRicksta, I'm offended that no one is offended!! (Not really) :D

 

[daricksta]

 
Thanks! Yeah, I have done wings, chicken breasts, Drunken Chicken, a ham and a couple of Boston Butts. What made me crazy about the pork shoulder was feeding wood through the incredibly ineffective Cajun door for a bazillion hours

  So, I'm checking out the pellet thing ASAP. :)

And, yeah, I hear you on the school thing. But I ain't missing it this week :D

@daRicksta, I'm offended that no one is offended!! (Not really) :D

Well, sometimes I speak my mind, @oldironhead. No offense...

Interesting about the Drunken Chicken. I've seen Chinese recipes for it but none for smoking. I'd like to make that dish in both styles sometime.

 

[n4ynu]

 

 
I just went to your profile and saw that drunken chicken, very nice looking, I see all your tarp pics lol, rain is haunting you  :( , wings are so good !!!!!, but if you can do wings, you can do anything, you did that chicken, you can do anything, just remember, you can chastise me for saying this if you already know, it will not hurt my feelings :), but you do not have to do all that long curing for the shoulder if you cook it, was just thinking maybe that was what was driving you crazy, just have to brine it and if you have a injector then you are good to go for to the bone tastiness, I have not done a roast yet, or any ham products, but after the Jerky, I do want to get on some Bacon, and by the way, my youngun is 25 so I no longer have that "school" thing to worry about, as much as it was a pain in the butt getting my son ready, the funny part is, I kinda miss it ...................I know ..................I am not right LOL, but I do miss it sometimes :)

Thanks! Yeah, I have done wings, chicken breasts, Drunken Chicken, a ham and a couple of Boston Butts. What made me crazy about the pork shoulder was feeding wood through the incredibly ineffective Cajun door for a bazillion hours

  So, I'm checking out the pellet thing ASAP. :)

And, yeah, I hear you on the school thing. But I ain't missing it this week :D

@daRicksta, I'm offended that no one is offended!! (Not really) :D

KC

You're my kind of girl, from South Carolina, I would love to hear you talk, I would surely melt  

My wife does not have that drawl, I love hearing those cute southern accents, you gals have us guys all messed up in the head when you come on the scene looking all pretty and talking with that southern drawl, people say I have a strong accent but do not think so, but they are always asking me where in the south I am from LOL, I may live in the Capital of the Confederacy but Va is as far South as I have lived, I have been to the Carolinas many times, N and S on runs for the Patriot Guard and the Sinese Foundation, nice ride for me to SC, and very nice scenery might I add, and the people remind me of the farm and the people I came up with, down home and just real as they come.

And now I understand your issue, that is why I got the AMNPS before I even used this MES 30, I read so many posts in here about having to add chips, except the manual and the posts indicated it had to be done every 30 minutes !!!! for mine, that would take all the enjoyment out of this electric wonder, it would be like I was tending the smokehouse again on the farm.....................but the AMNPS, if you are cooking below 250 degrees, it will last a long time, mine went 9 hours at 275 degrees filled, and I used the Cabela's pellets, nothing fancy.
They are really cheap to, and the pellets are cheap IMO, a big bag that will last me till next year most likely for 15 bucks, I am just impressed with all of it to be honest and still cannot believe it smokes better than my CharGrill, but then next time I use the CharGrill I will probably be using the pellet smoker in the side box also ROFLOL.
 

 

[daricksta]

 
I SWEAR I AM A AMERICAN !!!!
Oh Dam. where is my green card ROFLOL

I needed that Rick, you got me LOL

It is not Cuba we need to worry about anymore obviously ROFLOL

Its all good, KC came to our rescue, she saved us from certain prosecution !

And all I can say in my defense is I misunderstood the "loggerheads" comment and thought you were offended, so I wanted to make sure you were not, then it turned out I was just over sensitive or something and all was good, that is my story and I am sticking to it.

 

Guy, a good offense is always a good offense. Or is it the other way around? Anyway, if you offend someone, defend your right to do it. Or you put on some deodorant or brush your teeth. As for me, I'm going to go out and get me a Cuban.

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• daricksta
• Aug 18, 2016

 

[n4ynu]

Ok yall both did this, and you both knew I had to try it to

@oldironhead
@daRicksta

Now I am the newbie again, its all good, but what is the purpose of this link anyway, seriously, does it have a definite purpose ? 

 

[n4ynu]

 

 
I SWEAR I AM A AMERICAN !!!!
Oh Dam. where is my green card ROFLOL

I needed that Rick, you got me LOL

It is not Cuba we need to worry about anymore obviously ROFLOL

Its all good, KC came to our rescue, she saved us from certain prosecution !

And all I can say in my defense is I misunderstood the "loggerheads" comment and thought you were offended, so I wanted to make sure you were not, then it turned out I was just over sensitive or something and all was good, that is my story and I am sticking to it.

 

Guy, a good offense is always a good offense. Or is it the other way around? Anyway, if you offend someone, defend your right to do it. Or you put on some deodorant or brush your teeth. As for me, I'm going to go out and get me a Cuban.

cuban-sandwich.jpg

• daricksta
• Aug 18, 2016

Oh my that looks good !
Now I gots to go makes me somtin !

 

[daricksta]

 
Ok yall both did this, and you both knew I had to try it to

@oldironhead
@daRicksta

Now I am the newbie again, its all good, but what is the purpose of this link anyway, seriously, does it have a definite purpose ? 

I thought at first it was equivalent to tagging someone on Facebook so that they'd get a notification that you either mentioned or commented to them. But here, nope, doesn't do a darned thing. I did it because oldirionhead tagged me. And we're all newbies at many things, probably more than we're oldbies at others.

 

[daricksta]

 
Oh my that looks good !
Now I gots to go makes me somtin !

Well if you make me a Cuban: 1. I may get deported or be forced to move to Miami. 2. I'll be over at your place in maybe five hours for an early dinner. Interpret it either way you want.

 

[oldironhead]

@N4YNU, I only at-tagged @daRicksta out of habit from Facebook. :)

 

[daricksta]

 
@N4YNU, I only at-tagged @daRicksta out of habit from Facebook. :)

But it works there. I don't do the Twitter thing so hashtags are not an option and probably wouldn't work here either. Maybe we could try semiphores or something.

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• daricksta
• Aug 18, 2016

 

[n4ynu]

 
@N4YNU, I only at-tagged @daRicksta out of habit from Facebook. :)

Well being sort of new to the the forum, I was just wondering if it had a particular use, I am not limited to learning about the cooking only but I like knowing other stuff too in regards to the forum, just was not sure what it actually was used for, I kinda got a little understanding from you using mine like that, it did not list the comment you made, only that you tagged me, good to know :)
But other than that, is there any other use, other than typical tagging like FB style you spoke of ?

 

[n4ynu]

 
@N4YNU, I only at-tagged @daRicksta out of habit from Facebook. :)

KC,

And no I was not flirting in reference to the "southern drawl" , just stating a fact, I used to know a French girl up north near Ft. Belvoir where I was stationed after Korea (no, not the war, I am not that old, it was a Combat Tour), she was so sweet, I used to fix her BMW on my days off, she was struggling a bit, but she would talk and my friends would not leave LOL, we were just friends and used to hang out allot, she enjoyed it since I was not always hitting on her, she was recovering from a real jerk so she liked just having a friend  :).
Anyway it was really funny to watch my friends react, her voice, just like you gals from the carolinas and alabama and such would just turn them into little mush piles ROFLOL, it was too funny, anyway, just wanted to clarify, that was not flirting, it is just the truth, not sure if you southern gals know you have that power over us innocent impressionable guys hehehehe  

 

[oldironhead]

HA! No worries at all! I was raised in Tennessee, so my accent is a bit different that everyone else around here. As far as I can tell, some folks like the Southern Accent and some don't. Of course, on television and in the movies, it's typically used to portray dumb-assery so it's a bit of a blessing and a curse. :)

 

[n4ynu]

 
HA! No worries at all! I was raised in Tennessee, so my accent is a bit different that everyone else around here. As far as I can tell, some folks like the Southern Accent and some don't. Of course, on television and in the movies, it's typically used to portray dumb-assery so it's a bit of a blessing and a curse. :)

KC,

Do not worry about those that look down their noses at you, they are the ones with a problem and most likely are the ones that have the intelligence issues, otherwise they would not be such turds in real life, and that is just the truth.
I never judge anyone by their voice, accent, english etc, I take notes on their actions, character and values, and if they are good folks, then I enjoy being around them and if they are toxic then I make sure I do not get too close, that crap can rub off on ya if you stay too long....................
And might I add, Tennessee is another one LOL, I wonder, of course I do not know, but I wonder if women do the same for the guys with accents like they do to us, if you here a yankee does it interest you ROFLOL  

On that note I got some errands to run, I put the Country Ribs (Pork) in a homemade brine 40 mins ago, gonna let them soak for 6 hours and then to the Smoker !!!!! for a 225-250 cook for a few hours, just trying to figure out if I want to use Mesquite or Hickory, I think Hickory cause I love the taste so much, I have to try the Mesquite sooner or later lol.

As I get ready to go do errands, I leave you with a question, do they sell City Style Ribs ? 

I think city ribs would be when that vietnamese pig got too large for the penthouse ROFLOL

 

[daricksta]

 
@N4YNU, I only at-tagged @daRicksta out of habit from Facebook. :)

I've been on this forum for over 4 years and still don't know much about the fancy schmancy stuff. I only know what I feel I need to know. Maybe at some point it was planned for the tagging feature to actually notify the taggee that they had been tagged by a tagger but it was never implemented. What I do know is that I get emailed notifications each time there's activity in a thread I'm subscribed to or when I get replies to an ongoing PM.

 

[n4ynu]

 

 
@N4YNU, I only at-tagged @daRicksta out of habit from Facebook. :)

I've been on this forum for over 4 years and still don't know much about the fancy schmancy stuff. I only know what I feel I need to know. Maybe at some point it was planned for the tagging feature to actually notify the taggee that they had been tagged by a tagger but it was never implemented. What I do know is that I get emailed notifications each time there's activity in a thread I'm subscribed to or when I get replies to an ongoing PM.

Well when I was tagged, I did get a email indicating I was tagged with no conversation listed as it normally does for a quote on a thread, so it does work the same, it will just get someone to the thread without knowing the reason which would be the same as FB hehehe
I just had to know lol

 

[daricksta]

 
Well when I was tagged, I did get a email indicating I was tagged with no conversation listed as it normally does for a quote on a thread, so it does work the same, it will just get someone to the thread without knowing the reason which would be the same as FB hehehe
I just had to know lol

Wait--hold the phone! So that's  what those are all about! I was tagged last year and never got any of those emails. Well, very good. My work is done here.