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So I stand corrected. The shroud I thought was plastic is also metal. It is gray in color versus stainless steel. It uses a threaded slotted screw on the front to attach the blade Whereas the original( i think?) Has a retaining thumb screw on the back.

I recently picked up a vitamins, rival meat slicer. The seller claimed it was her father's never been used. But this was clearly not true by looks of the box that came in. It has a plastic shroud behind the blade, but it also has what appears to be the same shroud in metal. My question for the...

thinking about this as a mod... 1. add a weber pizza kettle or onlyfire ring under my weber lid 2. suspend a trimmed down portion of a weber kettle bottom from my grill grate rack, as my fire source. Pull it out for smoking.. drop it in for ZA. The tall chamber should give amazing air flow...

anyone use both and have a good review/comparison. Thought about building my own from a drum but not sure I want the hassle.

good info

I believe the butcher is doing the kill. My buddy is a pro dog trainer with acres where he raises hay for his field trial horses and grain for his bird hunt grounds. So he raises a few beef each year as a side benefit. Im part owner so I have dibs if I want one. Weve done hogs and those I...

Great Posts guys. Never heard of bavette before

Buying half a beef this spring. Wondering as a smoker..how do I have my cuts done to not screw op some good smoking cuts? Ill request the tri tip if my butcher in the midwest knows what it even is. Save the Brisket. Ribs.. I kow nothing of beef ribs. Chuck roasts for barabaco, the cheeks as...

Smoked, braised in foil, pulled and served. When you don't feel like spending the whole day on butt or brisket. Nice addition to the line up..

They turned out fine. They were different widths and lengths so thy finished differently. One was extra long so I had some burnt chunks on the end of that one from hanging. The short scraps went in the crockpot on high for a mid day snack. I wouldnt make this for guests. But for Hanging out...

Why Spiral ham? Ive never understood.

So... At the strore tonight. Cardboard box . 10 lbs of spare ribs was the label... 1.50 a pound.... 15 bucks, Ill bite.. Open the box at home. short racks and skinny sections of rib . Odds and ends. Anyone have any experience with this kind of box-o-ribs? Im guessing cook time will be...

bu butt.. how many can a guy coil??? 4?

I am a UDS guy. I would like to try hanging ribs. Im wondering..do I really need a special rack to hang ribs? Cant I just hang them on the weber grate?? If weight /bend is an issue, couldnt I just lay rebar across the grate at a 90 degree to the grate?

So my buddy and I have been toying with drum smoker on a trailer. We have a trailer and the drum. The goal is to be able buy a big and smoke it. ......Much discussion on build style, etc. I currently have 2 UDS smokers with weber lids. I also have clean barrels and some components to build...