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    First smoked salmon Q-View

    Great looking Salmon and have to say the Old Speckled Hen is a particular fave of mine. 
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    Who's got the BEST burger recipe?

    I have to give credit to my brother for this recipe. It's simple but they are juicy and tasty. It must be good if it has beer in it - right? Best if made the night before grilling. Guinness burgers 2 lbs minced beef 6 scallions, finely chopped 2 cloves garlic, crushed 4 fl oz Guinness 1/2...
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    Travel/Trip Insurance

    Me & the family go to the UK every year - we use Travelex. http://www.travelexinsurance.com/ I hope for you, all the volcanic activity has calmed down again by August - a good reason to get insurance in case of flight delays cancellations etc. We're heading that way next month and I'm hoping...
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    Turkey soup from carcus?

    I always use the leftover chicken or turkey carcus to make a base stock. Just did that recently and made 2 soups from it. Root vegetable and curried parsnip. Similar to BigNick, I cover the carcus with water, add celery, carrot, onion, salt, pepper. Bring to boil and simmer for minimum of an...
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    Result of first overnight butt smoke - qview

    Been practicing with some smaller cuts of meat until now so this was my first sizable chunk as well as my first overnight-er. Threw this 7lb butt on at midnight last night. Took about 12hrs and turned out pretty good. Thought I 'd share it. In my excitement and eagerness to eat, I forgot to take...
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    Question on Charcoal & Temperature

    All the great info I read on this site really helped me as newbie. Thanks to everyone.
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    Question on Charcoal & Temperature

    Thanks for the replies. I have the Apollo 3 'n' 1 smoker (AS300K) http://www.napoleongrills.com/Gourmet-grills/charcoal/smoker.html It's modular so I'm sure there is some heat loss due to that. I liked the idea that it's like the WSM but with some different features. It comes with a rod in the...
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    Question on Charcoal & Temperature

    Hi all, Had the new smoker for a few weeks now and have done 3 smokes - just small stuff to get used to it. 1st smoke - Whole Chicken & Baby Back ribs (had to do ribs) 2nd smoke - pork tenderloin & trout 3rd smoke - small 2.5lb boneless butt (and turkey breast for some sandwiches) Smokes 1...
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    Meatloaf Today

    Looks scrummy!  I intend to try one at some point (newbie here). How long did it take? Or do you go by int. temp. ? Thanks.
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