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    Thermometer and probe protection in the rain

    My wife's idea was to take a mid to large size metal mixing bowl and put it over the electronics. You've goot a cool idea as well
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    Ribs with homemade potato salad

    Smoked side ribs for 3 hrs, first at 260F and then dropped it to 250F as weather did not deteriorate like I was concerned about. Made potato salad. Wanted bbq sauce and thought had a leftovers. Right colour but on a closer look, it was cranberry sauce. Oops. Made a batch of a fairly simple bbq...
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    Country style ribs

    Seasoned up ribs and put in smoker for 4 hrs at 260F. I used Maple. Turned out very tender and tasty. I was a little concerned as have had issues with them not being done. Thankfully, it worked today. Served with twice baked potato and made batch of bbq sauce. Yumm-mmmy! Tender and tasty!
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    Electric Meat Slicer

    I've had a Chefs Choice model 615A for about 8 years. I primarily use it to slice slab bacon into sliced bacon. The slab is thawed when I'm slicing it as, well, the next step is frying up the slices. It's a commercial grade unit. I've used it to slice semi frozen meat to make jerky as well.
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    Pulled pork sandwiches!

    Been a while since I posted a not much queing or smoking going on. This afternoon I smoked a 3lb pork roast for 7ish hours. I'd set for longer but it was done and we were hungry. Made up a basic bbq sauce (ketchup, brown sugar, red wine vinegar and whiskey in equal portions) to accompany the...
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    Sausage making book suggestions?

    The Sausage Making Cookbook by Jerry Predika
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    Start with donuts end with ribs

    OK, first meal not bbq'd but dang, they were good. Maple glazed baked donuts! Put maille mustard on a rack of st louis cut ribs and coated with basic bbq rub. Put in the smoker for 3 hrs at 250F using Jack Daniel's wood chips. Made a bbq sauce and had picked up a potato salad at the store...
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    Thanksgiving day turkey dinner

    Tomorrow is officially Thanksgiving DAy in Canada. As my daughter will be working then, we held the meal today. Brined a bone in turkey breast overnight. Smoked it in MES for 4 1/2 hrs at 240F using hickory. It needed a little oven time as not quite done. Was quite tender and juicy. Nice amount...
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    Carne assade

    Spelling, schmelling! :D It was tasty
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    Carne assade

    Grilled up several steaks and several pieces of sweet pepper. Had put mesquite wood on. Tasty! Grilled just right, meat had charcoal and mesquite smoke flavour. Yummy!
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    Brisket

    Exactly! Made what I'm calling brisket surprise for tonight's dinner. Sauteed some veggies, put in small pieces of brisket in, stock and pasta.
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    Brisket

    It is mostly the smaller smount of leftovers as to why we get smaller cut. Just 3 of us.....
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    Brisket

    Smoked a small piece of brisket this afternoon, about 4 1/2 lbs. Where we get our meat will cut to suit. Smoked it in MES for 5 1/2 hours at 250F using hickory. Tasty! Enough words, here are the pictures!
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    Beef burgers

    Grilled beef burgers tonight. This is from about a week ago.
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    Pulled pork

    Smoked a 5 lb picnic roast at 275F in my MES for 8 hours. Made our favourite bbq sauce, tweaked with a bit of seasoning. Served on toasted buns with sliced cheese and a side cucumber salad. Yumm!
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