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  1. mikeatrpi

    Decision crisis - smoker or weber kettle?

    Holey SMOKES this was my best TWO ever!  I paid an arm and a leg, $3.19 lb, for boneless butts from from upscale grocer, and took home two - 4.75 and 4.78 lbs.  I tell ya what, it was worth it!  On at 6:30 this morning, snake method, hickory chips and apple chunks.  I used 50/50 brown sugar /...
  2. mikeatrpi

    Decision crisis - smoker or weber kettle?

    Awesome, thanks for talking me off the ledge!  Can't wait to get it going on Monday!
  3. mikeatrpi

    Decision crisis - smoker or weber kettle?

    I have a slightly modded masterbuilt Brinkmann clone smoker, but I have a lot of trouble maintaining stable temps.  I just got a weber kettle, so I was thinking of smoking on that.  I've done a few smaller smokes on my old smokey joe silver, so I'm familiar with the compromises of smoking on a...
  4. Country Style Ribs - QView

    Country Style Ribs - QView

  5. mikeatrpi

    Country Style Ribs - QView

    Smoked some Country Style "ribs" today.  I got lazy and put the rub on with olive oil just a few hours before they went on the smoker, but even so they were still delicious!  They spent about 4 hours on the smoker at 250 degrees, and I spritzed them with apple juice / rum every 45 minutes.  They...
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  8. Motivate Me!

    Motivate Me!

  9. mikeatrpi

    Motivate Me!

    Alright, so - crisis avoided.  Learned a few lessons today... 1) like parenting a newborn, CALM DOWN!  2) The meat probe location matters significantly.  3) I need to learn to better manage temperature and charcoal quantity.  4) Getting up at 4 isn't so bad - the nap after really helped. In the...
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  12. mikeatrpi

    Motivate Me!

    Some new developments... after searching a bit, I learned that perhaps I should move the probe and check against a different thermometer.  Turns out the meat was closer to 172 when I found the thickest spot.   All was going well - really getting some good bark on this one - until I ran out of...
  13. mikeatrpi

    Motivate Me!

    Alright, I'm starting to panic.  I'm 3:30 into it and my temp probe is reading 180 degrees already!?!? I put it on around 4:30 this morning.  The smoker was holding around 250 so I went to back to bed.  I just checked on it a little while ago - smoker was maybe 275 and the water pan was dry!  I...
  14. mikeatrpi

    Motivate Me!

    Those videos have been pretty motivating!  I've never let it go overnight before, and a new fancy smoker might be in the future if I get addicted to this hobby enough!  The weather might be the main motivator above all.  We're forecast for rain tomorrow morning with showers in the afternoon...
  15. mikeatrpi

    Motivate Me!

    I'm smoking a 7.5 lb pork butt - bone in - for a party on Saturday.  I need the pork pulled and ready to eat by 3:30 or 4pm.  Doing the math, this thing needs to go on the smoker by 4 in the morning!      Motivate me to get up that early, please!  Otherwise I'm considering making it the day...
  16. mikeatrpi

    Novice in NY

    My name is Mike and I love BBQ'n!  I have a Master Forge from Lowes that I've started to modify by adding vents and a grate to the charcoal tray.  I tend to focus on pulled pork, though I made a brisket once.  I'm thinking about getting into ribs next.  Thanks for maintaining such an informative...
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