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    Brisket #2 done, have a few questions...

    It did rest. I'll admit and got ansy and cut into it a bit soon, but it did get an hour and a half before I took it out and sliced.
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    Brisket #2 done, have a few questions...

    Finished and sampled my 2nd brisket ever. I will say, its light years ahead of my first. It was on for 16 hours and when I pulled it, it was 201-202 in the point and probe tender. The flat didn't feel as tender, but I pulled it out of precaution. However, upon slicing - it failed the pull test...
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    Freezing Brisket?

    I figured it would be fine. Not sure I trust it to sit it in the fridge that long. But the freezer for a few weeks and then give it 3-4 days to thaw is my plan. Thank you :)
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    Freezing Brisket?

    I'm betting I already know the answer, but just in case. I discovered the grocery store has choice brisket at $2.99/lb and my neighbors asked me if I could smoke one up for their sons birthday in a few weeks. I assume I can freeze it like any other beef and it'll be fine? Brisket is finicky...
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    Cabela brand smoker

    I have pulled out everything to see the firepit. When it first comes on, the auger spins to dump pellets in, the fire starts and that's it. On the display, it didn't show anything else besides Start. Normally after a few minutes, it shows the temp of the probe inside. I haven't removed anything...
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    Cabela brand smoker

    Here's the one I have. Model # PGC24 and I *think* the CC version is PG24.
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    Cabela brand smoker

    I did some searching here and Google and it appears that Camp Chef made them at one time.
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    Cabela brand smoker

    Does anyone know who actually makes the Cabelas brand smoker? I bought one used in April 2019 and it worked flawlessly until the last time I used it, which was September. Then we moved and it sat until recently when I fired it up to use it. It struggled to get over 250 that night and now...
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    Smoked Whole Chicken

    Doing an almost last minute whole chicken today. I say last minute because I think it was just pulled from the freezer yesterday. I put it in a brine last night to help with flavor (I hope) and help with thawing. My question is if it's still cold in the middle, will it just extend the cook...
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    Ribs... Pellet vs Charcoal/Wood

    Both came out really good. The top rack was on the Pit Boss pellet smoker and the bottom rack came off the Weber Kettle. Both got same rub, both had fairly close to same amount of time. I prefer the bottom, wife prefers the top. Bottom has a heavier smoke taste, but otherwise taste similar. To...
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    Ribs... Pellet vs Charcoal/Wood

    It snowed about 4-5 inches Thursday, 95% melted on Friday, and in the 60s over the weekend. Nebraska weather is great :) the ribs aren't anything special - what I find at my local WalMart ‐ slightly trimmed St Louis style ribs :) they haven't let me down yet.
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    Ribs... Pellet vs Charcoal/Wood

    I got it together Friday, and was playing with the vents that night and yesterday afternoon with little success. And then it clicked last night and I was able to get it up to and maintain 240-260. I'm really curious how they will compare in taste when they are done.
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    Ribs... Pellet vs Charcoal/Wood

    Recently got my new Weber Kettle so doing a rack of ribs on them to see if I notice a difference between that and my pellet smoker. Same rub, same process, same everything except the smoker itself. Besides, what better to do on a Sunday than make ribs :)
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    Weber Kettle vs WalMart brand

    Thank you. I'm going to try a ribs this weekend on it. And for fun, I'm doing ribs on my pellet smoker to see if I notice a difference.. assuming I can figure out how much open and shut to have the vents for temp control :)
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    Weber Kettle vs WalMart brand

    It took a bit longer than I wanted, but I picked up a Weber Kettle :) now to learn fire management and smoke up some ribs...
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