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I have the northern tool #12 grinder and it works great. I grind 12 to 14 pounds of pork butts at a time and it never misses a beat. I do partially freeze the chunks before grinding though. I also have the northern tool 5 lb stuffer. It works good as well. Some people don't like it because of...
Caught a sale on pork butts today when I got of the tug. Our little HEB had them on sale for $0.88 per pound!! I am used to paying $1.39 to $1.59 per pound at Sams. Needless to say I stocked up....65 pounds to be exact. I had to go back several times as they would only let me get 2 at a time...
I microwave my pellets for a minute or so in a pyrex measuring cup before I put them in the maze to zap the moisture out of them. Really helps with getting them going.
When I smoke my almonds I always had a problem with the spices falling off real easily after they cooled. I found that if I ground the spices real fineit helped. This last batch I took the advise of a friend and added egg whites to the wet part and tossed real good then sprinkled on the spices...
When I light mine I blow it good until you see a good cherry coal glowing. If you are going for 2 hours of smoke, I would definitely light up both ends and let her go!! Make sure you fill up the rows and tamp it down on something solid to compact it good. Also I put the dust I am getting ready...