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    Selling BBQ Sauce

    Hello all, I'm in the very early stages of getting one of our BBQ sauce recipes bottled and out to the market, but I need some guidance from someone who has done this before. I've sent our sauce to the lab and received the results and the nutrition label. I need to get a UPC code for the...
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    IQ120 blower on a Brinkman Vertical Trailmaster Smoker

    Just an update on this post in case anyone else has the same question as I did! The IQ120 works well with the Brinkman Vertical Smoker. There was MUCH less tending to the fire than before. When it's unable to maintain the temperature, that usually means it's time for more wood. I'm very happy...
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    Rest or don't rest pork butt???

    Ha! That's so true! We do get to taste the best pieces as we're pulling it! The thing is, by the time it's done I don't want to make a plate because I'm full! haha!
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    Rest or don't rest pork butt???

    I'm the same as most of you. I let it rest long enough to let it cool so that it doesn't burn me when I pull it! I take mine off the smoker at 190. I read an interview with Myron Mixon who said resting is "BS" (to put it nicely). I love making pulled pork, but I think the pulling part is the...
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    My first competition!

    Congratulations on making the leap into competition! I haven't been that brave quite yet! Since it was your first time, what are your takeaways from it? What advice can you give to other first-timers like myself? Is there anything that you forgot or something you wished you would have had with...
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    5th Annual SMF Carolinas Smokers Gathering (May 13, 14 and 15, 2016) **PICS**

    Wow, that looks like a blast! I'd really like to attend the next one...please add me to any notification list you might have!
  7. Hello from NC!

    Hello from NC!

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    Hello from NC!

    Hi everyone, My name is Michael and I'm from the Charlotte area! I've been reading the forums for a while, but new to participating! I'm an amateur backyard cook, who loves to make smoked BBQ for friends and family!  In addition to cooking, I've been making my own BBQ sauce, rub and pig...
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    Total Fail on Spares

    Oh man, I'm sorry to hear that! Of course family and friends will give you the thumbs up, but you know it sucks! I'm still trying to perfect my ribs, but I don't really follow a method other than hitting the right temperatures. What I've done is smoke them on the rack (Hickory wood) at 225...
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    Hey NC!

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    Hey NC!

    Is this group still alive? I noticed there haven't been any posts recently? What are y'all cooking? Vinegar or Ketchup based?
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    BBQ Sauce Cooking Question

    Hello all, I thought I would chime in since I make a sauce that I'm currently working to get to market.  When I make mine at home, I mix all of the ingredients together into the pot with the burner turned off. I don't put heat on it until all the ingredients are mixed together. I'll then...
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