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    Help: Loropetalum (Plum Delight)

    I dug out a hole per the tag instructions then deranged the root ball and stuck in the ground.
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    best beer for BBQ

    I'll side with jake... Beer is like cheese... Some cheeses you eat at room temp. Some you eat cold. The best beers I've drank were stouts around close to room temp.
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    First Flat

    Man I did the same thing, exactly and mine came out as tough as a leather shoe.
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    New to this forum!!

    Best thing about this forum is you can be a total newb and look like a champ if you follow some of the recipes here.
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    First brisket flat....or so I thought

    Holy crap! At HEB: $3/lb untrimmed $5-$7/lb trimmed $6/lb flat
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    10# Picnic Shoulder w/ qView!

    That's a lot of bark!
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    First Flat

    Man it looks like the brisket didn't need BBQ sauce!
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    First brisket

    What was the IT at the time you pulled it off the rack?
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    best beer for BBQ

    hell yeah! I was going to say the same thing! Arrogant Bastard Ale is good to use as well; Shiner Bock and Shiner Black too.
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    Cedar smokehouse construction

    Sweet! Here's a heads up for any non-mason to evenly lay CMU. Product called a CMU joint spacer. It's a small shim of metal that you set blocks one then mortar/tuck point. You can probably make them yourself with 1/8" steel strapping. Thought I'd throw that out there.
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    Help: Loropetalum (Plum Delight)

    Ain't a flower but there's no shrub forum :) Does anyone have (or have successfully grown) a Loropetalum Plum Delight? I am having a hell of a time getting mine to become established toward being nearly maintenance free. I've searched the internet and found nothing particularly useful. I've...
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    Smoked A Moose Steak

    Never had moose... How was it? Looks awesome
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    Dunn's smoke meat brisket

    Steam it in a bed of Shiner Bock or Shiner Black
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    Venting Smoke - Traeger Jr.

    Yes RVT high temp seal. I found it in Ace. It worked awesome and has still perform well to this day; so well that the smoke billows from the dome temp gauge. I didn't block the vents.
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    Insulation in an Island

    Trying to stabilize the chamber temp? I saw an egg cart build on here where the guy was insulating the cavity around the smoker. Thought it was the thing to do
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