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    I have a question about meat temps when it’s resting

    So here is a graph showing one of the steaks. The solid grey line shows when I got a notification to take the steak off at 124°. It then was resting for another 3 minutes and you can see it got up to 140 before dropping back to 132 for this steak and MEATER said it was done.
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    I have a question about meat temps when it’s resting

    Thanks everyone’s answers have helped and it sounds like I just need to mess around until I know what temp is best to pull off at. Weird that it has a long rest or carry over time before it says it’s ready
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    I have a question about meat temps when it’s resting

    What concerned me is that while it was resting and carrying over the meater shows that the temp got up to 140 and didn’t say it was ready at 130 like it should of. Like I said earlier the meat seemed fine and not over cooked. I was just wondering if that’s how it normally works with steaks and...
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    I have a question about meat temps when it’s resting

    So I bought a MEATER block and so far I love it. But I have a question about when the meat is resting. I set thermometers to be done at 130°. It told me to pull the steaks at 126° and let it rest. While it was resting I saw the temp climb to 140 and then back down to 132° when I finally got the...
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    Which size Weber Smokey Mountain would be best? 18 or 22?

    So it looks like I can have Home Depot ship one to my local store so I'll try that.
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    Which size Weber Smokey Mountain would be best? 18 or 22?

    Well then 22 it is. Has anyone had issues ordering theirs from Amazon? None of the hardware stores near me have it in stock and that seems the easiest way to get it.
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    Which size Weber Smokey Mountain would be best? 18 or 22?

    So I've had an electric barrel shaped smoker for probably 8 years now and it works great. But it can only cook 2 pork butts at a time or 1 ham. I tried cooking ribs and it never worked. Brisket has always been out of the question because of the size. I would REALLY love an off set smoker but...
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    Can I even use a gas grill for smoking?

    Thank Thanks I'll try that out. I'm discovering that gas grill aren't built as air tight as I thought they would be. There is also holes on either end at burner level that are about the size of a quarter or larger. My guess is so that they can let in fresh air for the flame. The only bad part...
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    Can I even use a gas grill for smoking?

    How long did it take for your grill to get up to 250? Where did you place the meat all the way on the other side or about in the middle?
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    Can I even use a gas grill for smoking?

    I bought an A-maze-n pellet tray to generate smoke. I bought that instead of the tube because I wanted to be able to have the long smoke times for pulled pork and when I finally try brisket. I was tired of having to refill the chip tray on my electric char-broiler I've had. I didn't realize that...
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    Can I even use a gas grill for smoking?

    So my dad for some reason wanted to get a gas grill and bought a Nexgrill Deluxe from Home Depot. He wants me to make pulled pork and ribs for Monday on there grill. I went over with my igrill thermometer to test it out and I'm not sure if I'm doing things right. He bought a 6 burner grill so I...
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    Pork butt ended up too tough

    So it's been awhile since I've had to cook more then one shoulder. Over the weekend I figured why not go big and cook two shoulders one for Tuesday and the other for Saturday at a friends cookout. Well I did everything the same that I normally do using my 2in1 char-broiler. At about 9 hours both...
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    Boston Butt Pulled Pork (Step by Step)

    I've never done the mustard thing because I thought it would add a flavor I wouldn't want to my meat. What I really need to do is see if there is any difference between an injected and non injected butt.
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    Which smoker would you recommend from these three?

    So I got back from my trip and saw both the Pecos and the Wrangler at the store. I really couldn't choose between the two. I ended up not getting one there because it would of been a pain transporting and it might not of fit, wish I had a trailer. I'm really not sure which version I would get. I...
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    Which smoker would you recommend from these three?

    So I'm choosing between two or three smokers they are the Old Country Pecos smoker, Old country academy smoker, and the Char Griller Smokin Champ. The char griller is just around the corner from my house sold at Home Depot. I like how it has the little charcoal trough so I can cook burgers or...
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