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    Preparing for my first jerky... question

    I could probably just put a coffee can right on the burner to get the chunk closer.  That would be possible.   As for the mod, if you search the forum for "GOSM needle valve" there are tons of posts on various ways to do it.  I used this regulator/valve setup and 3 adapters from the hardware...
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    Preparing for my first jerky... question

    Thanks, that clears most of what I need to try.  The cure I bought is just straight LEM Cure. I will probably use hickory.  I just hope I can actually get some smoke at 125f!  
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    Preparing for my first jerky... question

    Hi folks!  I've been reading like crazy but am still short on a few concepts.  I am not new to smoking but I am new to jerky. I am going to use a GOSM cabinet to smoke.  I recently modded it with a needle valve so I can easily run it as low as 100 if I want.  Yesterday I ran it empty at a...
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    GOSM Gas Question?

    I didn't ask Mythbusters but I did ask the local FD.  They told me it's a bad idea and recommended avoiding it if possible because they'd rather not walk into someone's backyard to extinguish what looks like a trivial fire only to find a full propane tank sitting at the center of it.  I consider...
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    GOSM Gas Question?

    It's equipment failure that I am worried about with the propane unattended.  I don't want to be away from the house and have a tree limb fall on my smoker or something else weird.  There is enough fuel in that tank to cause a real problem should something go wrong and nobody is around to catch...
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    GOSM Gas Question?

    In the 18 months I've been smoking meats I have come to this conclusion: I just don't ever have 13 consecutive hours at my house where I am not sleeping for most of them.  Ever.  And my family really loves pulled pork. So what I'm thinking is that the propane has been really convenient for...
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    GOSM Gas Question?

    Well, I'm about to find out.  I just picked up a side firebox to add to my GOSM big block propane.  I don't want to convert it - I want to be able to do either one.  Looks to me like all you'd have to do to convert one is just remove the burner and add a side firebox.
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    GOSM mods

    Just found one yesterday for $60.    I'm going to give a shot to adding that on this weekend.  The added challenge here is that my GOSM is a propane widebody and I'm not going to remove the burner.  :)
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    GOSM mods

    Nice!
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    GOSM mods

    Nice!  I got into smoking last summer and did quite a few batches.  My family loves the pulled pork but not a lot of other things.  That leads to my challenge:  I never seem to have 12 straight hours at home to run the smoker!  I don't want to leave the house with a propane fueled flame...
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    Craftsman tablesaw $30 [us-MA]

    OT but I figured someone here might want it... Model 137.218250 Missing blade guard and has a small plastic crack next to one of the bolt holes that secure the saw housing to the stand. Bought it used, works well, but I didn't put more than an hour's time on it myself. Comes with the stand...
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    Advice on reheating pulled pork.

    I can beat that. A few days after my first bulk smoke (4 butts) I came home from work to find my wife heating all of it in the microwave. 12 hours of work down the drain! Even worse is that she still claims there is no difference and can't figure out why I'll "do all that work when you...
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    Pyrex ok in the smoker?

    Same here. It WILL get stained unless you want to spend 2 hours on it with a scrubber sponge.
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    Bass Pro Shop

    There is a Bass Pro right by my house... it's great to browse but you definitely pay a premium for the "shopping experience". If you can find something elsewhere do it.
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    Turkey hunting

    Hard?! I have to regularly chase them out of my damn yard! Last week I had 25 of them standing around staring at my shed like it was some type of turkey movie screen. Damn things are bullies! They're bigger than my younger son and every now and then he has to come inside because the turkeys...
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