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    Eggplant

    If we fry them it's skin off, if grilled, lasagna, or doing parmesan we cook skin on! Earlier when I was talking about grilling it whole, we only put a few small cuts into it & stuff with garlic cloves. We usually use 4 or 5 cloves.
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    whats a charcoal basket for?

    If you know, what are the dimensions of yours? You can still slide the side open & it not hit the basket right? Thanks in advance!
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    Eggplant

    Both of those are good too! Have you ever tried whole grilled eggplant? We just cut small slits in it & put whole cloves of garlic in each hole, grill it for 30 to 45 minutes & then cut open & eat. Makes an awesome dip also! I'm seriously going to have to cook some eggplant tomorrow!
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    Eggplant

    I forgot...fried eggplant is also good!
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    Eggplant

    Never tried smoking eggplant, but grilled eggplant is awesome! I just cut it in slices about 1/2" thick & coved both sides with seasalt & let it sit on a wire rack for about 35 minutes. Then rinse it off & season with olive oil, salt, pepper, & red pepper flakes & grill for a couple minutes...
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    I got 3 big 'ol butts oh Yeah...w/Qview.

    Looks good already!
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    Drinking more......

    no fair! I'm in the middle of a 48 hour shift although we already have plans started for tomorrow
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    wood cutting boards

    I live about 40 minutes north of PC Beach. Send me a message with type/price range on places you like to eat & I'll send ya some different ones.
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    Drinking more......

    I agree! Although when I grill, instead of smoking, I usually have a mixed drink in my hand . But when mowing, yard work, ect. it's natty light...$9.99 for 24 beers.....can't beat that
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    Rib membrane tip????

    I'm with the rest of them. My first couple times it was aggravating trying to get it off all at once. Now I just use a butter knife to get it started & pull with a paper towel & it all comes off in 1 section.
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    Getting a hog butchered....what cuts?

    I forgot exactly what we all ended up getting. I went & talked with the butcher before hand & he asked me what we would be cooking more of, if I was going to smoke some, ect. He was easy to work with. Good Luck!
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    You all are just plain crazy!

    We have 4 different types of pepper plants & 2 of each plant (8 total plants) this year. The peppers from one of our jalapeno plants isn't hot at all & the peppers from our other one is pretty warm. Seems to happen each year with all of our plants. One will be HOT & the other will not too...
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    my First Smoke: Spanish Mackeral and Bluefish!

    That's a sin....living in FL & going to a seafood market! lol just kidding!
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    my First Smoke: Spanish Mackeral and Bluefish!

    Sounds good to me bwsmith. I'll PM you.
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    Saturday Smoke will be Gator

    Never had smoked gator either...I know it's dang good fried though!
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