Recent content by asparagus jones

You had the right cut (if you like pork loin, I sure do), the right setup, and did just about everything right, but had the time wrong. Try it again, follow the advice here, keep an the internal temp so you can pull at at 150 or so, and you'll be very pleased with the result. No need to give up...

I like mesquite but I prefer hickory - it is easily my favorite for ribs and most any pork. Lately though I've been using some apple, since the apple tree at my mom's house (which I played under and on as a kid) is beginning to die and there's lots of old branches ready for burning and just...

I'm not familiar with the etiquette here yet, regarding posting to old threads vs. starting new ones, but here's my two cents: I've used Wusthoff knives, I own some Henckels knives, and have used Victorinox and a variety of other name brand knives. But for anyone on a budget or who gags when...

Howdy folks. I'm Sean, a 40 year-old BBQ lover and newbie smoker from the Akron, OH area. Still on cloud nine after the NBA finals, haha. I'm pretty familiar with all sorts of cooking, including grilling, but just got my first smoker, a COS Char-broil American Gourmet (LOL) Offset 1280. Yeah...

I just bought the same smoker (my first) a couple days ago, knowing it is a cheapie (fits my budget, unlike "good" offsets) but should serve my needs with a few mods, and found this site and thread when researching said mods. Haven't cooked in mine yet, but have started working on it and did a...