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    STOVE & GRILL GUARD Monitors gas left on - notifies your smartphone

    Stove & Grill Guard Product Monitors for Stoves or Grills Left On and Provides Security Industry January 5, 2018 Nortek Security & Control LLC, a global leader in the security, smart home automation, access control and personal digital health markets, today introduced Stove & Grill Guard, the...
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    Is Fig a good Wood to Use for Smoking?

    Dutch is spot on...EMPHASIZE that it must be quite dry/seasoned.  Try it on chicken, or other "mild" food, before you use it to impress ...that way, you will get a true "taste" of the smoke.  I season salt with fig wood...makes a nice finishing salt.
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    Do these woods make sense for these foods

    I agree with Chef Willie on the shake down smoke, so you can adjust and fine tune how much of this and that. Being from Texas, we use mesquite a lot, and do a fair amount of briskets.  It CAN be overpowering, and can get bitter if you use too much.  Note that it burns quite HOT, so temper how...
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    NEED Fruit or Nut Tree Wood in GA

    Bear, I can get all kinds of apple wood here in the Pacific Northwest, but have a heck of a time getting hickory.  We should each drive a fully loaded U Haul to say, Kansas City, swap trucks, and drive home.  Deal?
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    Quantities needed for Multi-Meat BBQ 18-20 people

    Late, so my apologies... From my catering experience, I suggest you plan on 3.5 to 4.0 oz per person on your meats, presuming you have a couple of sides.  Make sure that you incorporate a shrinkage factor on cooking your meats.  Example:  a 12 Lb. brisket COOKED should serve 15-18 people at 3.5...
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    Native Texan in Pacific NW

    Hi Gary S.  Thanks for the comment.  Sounds like you and I could be buddies IF I lived down in Tyler.  God parents lived in Gilmer, not far away.  Miss TEXAS!!!  Meanwhile, I couldn't have said it any better than your profile, in terms of occupation, "And whatever else the wife wants me to do"...
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    Native Texan in Pacific NW

    Thanks Dutch, appreciate the response, and also a thank you for YOUR SERVICE to OUR country. The link...was to my business, so it wasn't a personal account, per se. I signed up for the Premier 99 year option, and paid... does that allow me to post a link to my web site, or is that just a...
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    How did you come up with your screen name?

    Bubba.... born in Texas Blue........baseball and softball umpire for all levels through High School, Little League, Babe Ruth, American Legion, etc. BBQ........been on the Q since age 9 Bubba Blue BBQ became the name of my catering company.
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    Signature

    Good to know, whether 20 or 30 posts... newbee here to this forum. Guess I will check out the "premier" member requirements next..hmmm..looking...
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    Native Texan in Pacific NW

    Mornin y'all, Born in Tyler, lived in Dallas and Houston, with godparents deep in the Registered Polled Herford associations in East Texas...so roots go a long way back, and damn proud of it.   "Bubba" seemed like a natural for me due to my roots in Texas... Currently living in Vancouver...
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