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    arizona ash?

    Resurrecting! But why not? It's not a softwood. Arizona Ash is a member of the same family as every other type of Ash tree as far as I could find.
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    Workhorse Pit throat design

    I was hoping to get some thoughts on the throat design on the Workhorse Pits smokers. The opening is a half moon located at the bottom of the cook chamber and starts 6 or so inches down from the top of the firebox. I have often seen that the throat must be position at the top of the firebox or...
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    chinese pistache?

    My understanding is that the Chinese Pistache is not technically a pistachio tree but it is a cousin of it. Because of that I'm not sure of its toxicity when burned. All I know is it's a really ugly tree... until it's not.
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    chinese pistache?

    8 years later... I have the same question. Any ideas guys?
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    Thinking about internal door hinges

    In the spirit of Halloween I would like to bring this thread back from he dead, if only for a day. My friend and I are about to embark on building a smoker and we were trying to come up with an alternative to the standard counter weight. He actually came up with this hood spring idea and I've...
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    Very long cook times for pulled pork

    So the final verdict is in. The meat didnt take in as much smoke flavor as it has in the past using the same amount of wood and the same fuel. I dont think it had to do with the duration of the cook though. I suspect that the added steam from early in the cook allows or helps the smoke flavor to...
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    Very long cook times for pulled pork

    The twins are done. I pulled them right at 200. So I'm under the 24 hour mark but not by much coming in at exactly 21 hours. I believe this takes me to about 2hr 15min per pound if im judging by the 9lb and 2hr 45min per pound if I went by the 8lb. I found it odd that they both maintain nearly...
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    Very long cook times for pulled pork

    Thanks Bearcarver. Thats what I was thinking... better to early and have plenty of time to rest than taking it out at serving time and not rest.
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    Very long cook times for pulled pork

    Another update for anyone who may be following along. Its a few minutes until noon and the IT is 174. I still havent added any water since that initial 24oz. There has been absolutely no peeking at all so far. The only times I've opened it up is to add fuel and I do so extremely quickly. Since...
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    Very long cook times for pulled pork

    Its 7:30am and IT has just reached 160. Woke up about 4am and the IT was 154. Pretty typical outcome for me so far. I have not added any more water since the initial 24oz. All of it should have boiled off by this point so it should be a nonfactor in the stall.
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    Very long cook times for pulled pork

    The temp was running a little to hot for the first couple hours and slowly climbing even with closing down the vents almost completely so I ended up putting 24oz of warm water in the pan and that has stabalized the temp for me for the last hour or so. I think that tells me that I should be using...
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    Very long cook times for pulled pork

    Nice stuff Bearcarver. That's some serious artistic ability.
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    Very long cook times for pulled pork

    Bearcarver, I've been considering putting in for a black bear hunt but I've hesitated because I don't want to harvest an animal without knowing if I would like the taste. I've searched high and low locally to find a source so I could try it for myself. For some reason it's also hard to find...
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    Very long cook times for pulled pork

    Well, for me it's not a race. I'm not in a hurry to get food onto the plate so I'm fine with the standard low a slow method don't feel the need to crank the heat to shave a few minutes off each pound. Other than my first butt I have always given myself an adequate amount of time to cook, prepare...
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    Very long cook times for pulled pork

    Awesome stuff guys. Thank you everyone for your input. I'm going to throw an 8 and 9 pounder in the smoker late tonight for a little get together I'm having tomorrow evening. I'm a firm believer in changing one thing at a time as seeing how it affects the outcome. I'm going to start with going...
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