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    Checking in from Tinker Air Force Base

    Welcome, from Edmond, Oklahoma. There is a pretty good BBQ equipment and supply store on north May ave in OKC, just north of Memorial rd., named Everything Barbecue, if Amazon doesn't suffice.
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    New guy from Choctaw

    Hi from Edmond. How long have you had the offset and what difficulties are you experiencing. I keep a 20" Horizon out by Chandler.
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    New guy from Iowa looking for Traeger help

    How much smoke is "enough"  is a personal preference, but know this: all pellet cookers produce less and less smoke as the pit temperature increases, up to the point of near-complete combustion. Conversely, they are coaxed into producing their maximum amount of smoke by keeping the temps...
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    Help! What are these and how to cook them?

    ^^^^ Yep, I wondered about the odds of requesting some hamburger from this "butcher" and maybe receiving K.C, Strips or something.
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    Help! What are these and how to cook them?

     Tell the butcher you would like Beef Back Ribs: IMPS #124. This item will comprise a seven-bone rack, consisting of ribs 6-12. It is an exact designation of the Institutional Meat Purchase Specification.  The steaks look good, by the way.
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    Hello from the UK

    Howdy! If your first brisket seems to be dry and tough/hard, it most probably wasn't cooked long enough. Briskets cook in a counter-intuitive manner to what one would expect with most meats. They will be dry and hard when the temps are around 160-190ish°F, and then get soft and juicy as the...
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    Affordable Cooking Pellets

    It is my understanding that  B&B pellets are rebranded bags of BBQr's Delight product, which many people consider to be a very good brand.
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    Affordable Cooking Pellets

    Thanks for the tip! I hope the OKC metro stores also have these pellets on sale.
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    Brisket help for a newbie- way too dry

    On our YS640, with a pan of water placed on the lower rack at the far left side, we start out at 180°F for about four hours to get a bit more smoke production. The temp is then increased to 255°F-265°F, and the brisket is wrapped on peach/pink paper when it hits around 170°F. Probing begins at...
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    Brisket help for a newbie- way too dry

    Undercooked.
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    Ah gee, that's not good.

    I want to know what brand of refrigerator/ice maker you have.  Our auger would have difficulty snapping a graham cracker.
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    Hmong wings

    ^^^^Groucho, I took his two statements to mean: 1) he has eaten Hmong wings, consumed within this country.                                                                               2)  while personally working with Hmong, within the borders of Laos, he does not remember this dish being...
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    Hmong wings

     There used to be a great little Hmong restaurant in Appleton, but I don't remember anything resembling these wings, though. I believe WI has about the largest population of Hmong immigrants in the U.S. I've always wondered why they weren't settled someplace with a climate a bit closer to what...
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    Green egg vs.. others

    I have several of 'em.  I didn't know anything about smoking meats and had only a gas grill for about a year, which I used frequently to ruin food. After purchasing the book 'How to Grill' by S. Raichlen, I discovered the BGE listed in a chapter, was intrigued, and purchased a size "Large" a...
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    Klose smoker purchase

     Not a reason in the world not to get one. Some years back they enjoyed a period where they were considered the "it" smoker to have. They produce a solid product which will work as is one would hope. I've known several people and businesses who have had them and enjoyed cooking on them. I'm sure...
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