Recent content by rockngnm

14.4lb before trimming, I took some notes from the Aaron Franklin series on You Tube for trimming, except for the OCD parts he has about streamlining for airflow and such, I would have to guess on the actual cook weight was maybe a pound and a half or so lighter. Cook was 12 hours within a few...

Thank you! Flavah.. It wasn't bad, it was down right tasty and even better on day 3 after it mellowed. But the wifey mentioned that it was too "peppery". The rub was something I found at the store, 'Salt Lick BBQ Original", all it says is Salt, Pepper, Cayenne, and Spices. I think it was the...

Thanks for all the compliments! It's a CG DUO 50/50, I added the side fire box, so that might actually be considered a TRIO. It was a gift from my wife so I'm gonna stick with it for awhile.... I've got the Gasket Rope, RTV, and 2 more therms I plan to install at grate level from...

Thank you, I was quite surprised in the penetration, it was probably 3/8ths or a little better most everywhere.

Thanks SMF... I present to you my qview from this last Saturday. Whole packer, this was just the flat, but it was cooked as a whole, came out like buttah I tell ya! Used some off the shelf Salt Lick BBQ spice for my rub, pecan for the wood, and Royal Oak Lump. The rub was ehhhh.... Work in...

Didn't finish this post, no Q-view, didn't turn out. Had a hard time with my temp, stock lid therm didn't work well, I'm guessing the interior/exterior gradient played and I think it just ended up being too hot, I expected the latter... Ultimately my mistake was not trusting the probes. My last...

Got some time off and nothing to do. Only been smoking since March so this is a bit of an adventure for me. It's also only my second butt ever, first one came out great but not "perfect", family has been begging for another one so it must have been half decent. Now I'm armed with a little more...

Que paso amigos! Names Josh, from Albuquerque. The wifer got me a CG 5050 last spring. I got to cookin immediately. Made some mistakes and was looking for some answers before I came across this community. Seems like theres a good balance of knowledge and patience around here which has been very...