Recent content by mtuck

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  1. mtuck

    Good Deal?

    Congrats on the new smoker. I recently picked a Traeger and love cooking/smoking on it. Enjoy and get to smokin'.
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    Smoking in SE Arizona

    I'm up the road in Tucson. Not a competition smoker but I enjoy plenty of smoked meats. Good to see SE Arizona has quite a few smokers here.
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    New Traeger Texas Elite......Keep or Return?

    Recently picked a Traeger Texas Elite at Costco and have had zero issues. Temps stay very consistent and no flare ups. I'm no professional but I've smoked a fair bit of meat and the Traeger has not disappointed me yet. I hope the Pit Boss serves you well.
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    Smoking my first butt today

    The sample I had last night was fantastic. We'll see what everyone else thinks later today.
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    Smoking my first butt today

    I was cooking at 240 for the first 10 hours; after I wrapped, I kicked it up to 250. Nice pickup on the probe. I was fully inserted during the initial smoke, it got pulled back some when I took it out of the smoker. The probe was relocated deep into the middle and away from the bone during...
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    Smoking my first butt today

    Hit 203 at exactly 14 hours. Cut the heat down to 100 and letting it rest inside the smoker. I'll pull it out in a hour or so and see how it came out.
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    Smoking my first butt today

    It's 8.26lbs. I smoked it on the rack for the for almost 10 hours. It hit a hard stall at 155 so I decided to wrap. I had the pan on the rack below to catch the drippings. I added the butt to pan (with some drippings) along with some apple juice and wrapped it up tight. It's now moving...
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    Smoking my first butt today

    It's been about 10 hours and I've hit a hard stall around 155. I decided to put the butt in a pan with some apple juice and sealed it up with foil. Looks like it might be a late night. Here it is before getting sealed with foil:
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    Smoking my first butt today

    I have some out of town family coming tomorrow and I thought I would test my luck and smoke my first butt for them. I'm hoping to have a beautiful pile of pulled pork but I also have 4 racks of ribs that I will smoke tomorrow as backup and supplement. I'm using Bearcarver's Step by Step guide...
  10. First Smoked Butt

    First Smoked Butt

    Pulled Pork
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    New kid in town. Smoking in the desert, Tucson, AZ

    I'm just a kid with a dream. A dream of cooking delicious meals that may family and I can enjoy and share with friends. Living in Tucson allows me to cook outside all year round with out having to worry too much about the weather; although to day, it's supposed to be 107 degrees outside. I am...
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