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    A Little Canadian Bacon for the holidays.

    Forgive my ignorance; what is TQ?
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    Brisket SOS

    Thank you all!  I will do it early in the AM in case things don't go smoothly but since my largest piece is 4.5 lbs, I don't have to stay up all night.
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    Brisket SOS

    Pan then liquid then wrapped meat or wrap the pan with the meat and liquid in it?
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    Brisket SOS

    I think you are correct, what I am able to buy is a trimmed flat (one of the reasons I am smoking in a pan).  Any sense on whether the times would be similar (1.5 hrs per pound) and whether it is 1.5 hrs for all 8 pounds or since it is two pieces 1.5 hours per pound in the largest piece?
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    Brisket SOS

    I have been smoking meat for several years and have had great success with shoulder/butts, chickens, turkeys, fatties and even lamb but Brisket has been a disaster!  It has been tough, stringy and although flavorful, not a wonderful dining experience.  I think I just haven't been patient enough...
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    Chips Vs Chunks Smoke Vault 24

    I've used both; on a short smoke (like chicken wings) chips work better because they "burn" at a more rapid pace.  On long smokes, chunks will allow you to keep the door closed longer.
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    Chips Vs Chunks Smoke Vault 24

    I've used both; on a short smoke (like chicken wings) chips work better because they "burn" at a more rapid pace.  On long smokes, chunks will allow you to keep the door closed longer.
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    Chips Vs Chunks Smoke Vault 24

    I've used both; on a short smoke (like chicken wings) chips work better because they "burn" at a more rapid pace.  On long smokes, chunks will allow you to keep the door closed longer.
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    Hello from Sunny Cleveland, Ohio

    I ham new to the site although not new to smiking.  I am on my second smoker (started with an inexoensive propane Brinkman smoker one day when my grille broke) and have moved on to a vertical propane model with a front opening.  I have tried to smoke most of the basic stuff, shoulder, brisket...
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    My pork doesn't get pullable

    Thank you to all!  I have to admit that I don't know what the internal temp has been when I have taken it off...  Now; if the snow would just melt around my smoker, I can give it a whirl.  I'm off to the roll call section.
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    My pork doesn't get pullable

    I am having a cooks block.  I have a vertical propane smoker and have been smoking many things for several years.  I have had great luck with everything from chicken wings to turkeys to briskets but seem to fail at pulled pork.  I have tried hotter than 225, cooler than 225, cooking it longer...
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