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    Publix brisket sale

    I saw the same price at a local Publix a couple of days ago. Only problem was that it didn't seem to look like a brisket. It was shaped more like a ham, very fat (thick). Choice grade.
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    Pink Pork?

    I'm reviving an old thread about pink smoked pork. This is good for a laugh. The BBQ restaurant, Clyde Cooper's, has been a landmark in downtown Raleigh since 1938. http://www.city-data.com/forum/raleigh-durham-chapel-hill-cary/3390139-pink-barbecue-scandal-treachery-clyde-coopers.html
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    I Need to Ask

    Many folks post the question here asking about what kind of wood to smoke with. For some reason, I started thinking about how the Native Americans did it and what fuel they used. Focusing in on the plains people, it seems buffalo chips were the primary fuel for heating, cooking, and smoking...
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    Help me idetify this New Braunsfels smoker?

    It looks my smoker which I was told is a NB Black Diamond. Only difference I note is that "your" smoker has five boards that comprise the work shelf whereas mine has only three. I paid $50 for mine (used) and probably another $50 for gaskets, paint, and minor modifications. The biggest design...
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    Should I purchase a COS (Cheap Offset Smoker) to learn fire management?

    I NEVER could manage to get an even temperature in my offset while maintaining thin blue smoke when using wood. So I now use charcoal with splits of oak or apple for flavor. I use a BBQ Guru to maintain temp (it works) so I load a bag of charcoal in the firebox and forget it. No more losing...
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    What kind of wood is this I think it is oak but not positive

    The wood does look like oak, but the telltale circle of holes (yellow belly sapsucker) says pecan. Either way, it's good.
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    Mopane

    Looks like nobody has anything to say about mopane, so I'll add what I found about the wood other than what you've already stated. Mopane is in the legume family, same as acacia and mesquite. Since those woods are OK for smoking meat, mopane is probably also OK. That said, why are you asking...
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    Acacia Wood

    I've not used mimosa but relay what others have said.
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    Acacia Wood

    SL, that photo is of a Mimosa tree (Albizia jilibrissin) and not Acacia. Same family (legume) and good for smoking meat. https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu/plants/albizia-julibrissin/
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    Featured Local fruit wood

    The Jackfruit tree is in the same plant family as fig and mulberry. These two woods are suitable for smoking meat, so I would think Jackfruit would also be ok. Give some a try; nothing to lose.
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    Help identify wood

    Can you post a couple of photos of the twigs that are piled in the background?
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    Giving Up Wood Burning

    Folks, I appreciate your comments and advice. But my post was not a request for advice; it was a statement of what I am going to do. And not do. I've made all the usual mods to the smoker (baffle plate and lowered stack intake). I'm not going to do any more mods like fabricating an upper air...
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    Giving Up Wood Burning

    After many unsuccessful attempts to smoke with just wood, I'm giving it up. As many times as I've tried, I simply cannot maintain the temperature I want AND get thin blue smoke at the same time. I'm using a New Braunfels offset that I rebuilt/restored. There are no leaks to speak of, so I...
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    Charcoal Run

    I was just kidding. If I could find prices like these, I'd load up too.:emoji_grin:
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    Charcoal Run

    First it was toilet paper, now it's charcoal. Hoarding needs to stop.
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