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    1st Tri-Tip

    First time I can recall ever having Tri-Tip - what a nice cut of beef - had the butcher remove all external fat, 2.1 lbs. of meat remaining. Rubbed with my wife's "secret rub" - she won't even tell me what is in it until she's satisfied. She's getting close :). Smoked over Oak on our Camp Chef...
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    New here, now with a Camp Chef Woodwind.

    Well, we've now done ribs, pork belly, port tenderloin, 2 cuts of steak, burgers, chicken breasts, a brisket flat, leg of lamb, and tonight, a Tri-Tip. I'm guess you probably can't tell, but we are loving our Camp Chef Woodwind. First time I can recall ever having Tri-Tip - what a nice cut of...
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    New here, now with a Camp Chef Woodwind.

    Pork belly tonight. Learned that Low Smoke produces more smoke than High Smoke. :) gotta work on the rub, but the smoke was decent.
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    New here, now with a Camp Chef Woodwind.

    Thanks for the welcome! We used Hickory pellets from Camp Chef. And their method - Olive oil for glue, and a generous amount of rub, set aside for an hour, 30 min 275 2 hours High Smoke Sauce with a Vinegar based sauce 15 mins high smoke Sauce again and wrap tightly in foil; meat side down 2...
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    New here, now with a Camp Chef Woodwind.

    Howdy, all, New to this venue, I've tried smoking on a Kamado with little success, and finally just got a Camp Chef Woodwind. Did our first ribs tonight. I'm sold! I want to learn how to tweak for smokieness, but my first ribs were falling off the bone delicious. Wish I hadn't waited until...
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    Love Smoked Meat, New to doing it myself

    Great! So how do I get one of those beautiful smoke rings around the brisket? More wood chunks than lump or charcoal? I had thought that was one of the main reasons to try and stick at 225? Thanks all for the comments! And yes, the Char-Griller Akorn is a Big Green Egg knock-off.
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    Love Smoked Meat, New to doing it myself

    So, in order to try this hobby, we purchased an Akorn Kamado a year ago. After putting it through about 4 bags of lump, and a few dozen or so cooks, I find I am fussing with it all the time! Keeping it going for a low and slow brisket at 250 is beyond my skill level, I can do 275, but that is...
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