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    Lava Rocks

     So my neighbor brought me over a box of Lava Rocks for my WSM smoker . I searched the site for anything relevant but came up empty handed . Does anyone have any advise on if I should bother and or negative/positive opinions ? Thank you
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    Maple-Honey Bacon

    Dayuum that is mighty fine .
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    Can I use mesquite wood pellets in my WSM 18"

    Thanks for the advice hopefully I can find somebody with a pellet smoker that can utilize them .
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    Can I use mesquite wood pellets in my WSM 18"

     So my dad not knowingly sent me a giant bag of mesquite wood pellets from Cabella's . I have googled and searched the forum but did not find much on the subject . Is it a good idea or bad idea to give it a try on my WSM  and what are the pro's and con's . Thank you for taking the time to help a...
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    Smoked a tasty butt this weekend

     Thank you . I used a pork  applewood rub ( McCormick's) ,some paprika, garlic powder, itialian seasoning,  kickin chicken ( McCormick's) and lots of black pepper .
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    Smoked a tasty butt this weekend

     So I finally bought a maverick redi check thermometer so I had to test it out . I knew that my WSM 18 inch smoker was not registering the proper temps but had no Idea it was this off . It is about 50 degrees off . Well I smoked this butt at around 300 . I would have said 250 before I purchased...
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    Overnight 1st brisket smoke with pics!

    Nice wish I could find a brisket that small . 10 pounders are even tough for me to find here in Florida .
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    So what do you plan on smoking for the Super Bowl ?

     Well it was a great game and the brisket came out fantastic !!! Only smoked the flat . 6 hours at 250 . Ribs were not my best so I didn't take any pics . Kids didn't save me much brisket :)
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    So what do you plan on smoking for the Super Bowl ?

     I am planning on smoking a brisket and some pork ribs since they are both on sale this weekend at my local meat man !!!!!
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    chicken & ribs for a 1st timer

     I smoked some ribs and chicken this weekend on my WSM 18 . Smoked at temps from 225 to 250 ( still a newby so tempos vary for me ) . Put the chickens on at 2 and the ribs at 3 . After about 3 hours they were almost perfect . Could have pulled the chikens off at 2.5 but still came out superb ...
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    My BBQ escepades over the weekend

    Thank you gary . Coming from a master that will put a smile on
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    My BBQ escepades over the weekend

     I have this WSM 18.5 that I have quickly fallen in love with . I have only had for a month but I have cooked almost everything I could imagine or get info on smoking . So far my favorite and most forgiving smokes have been pork ribs,butts and whole chickens .  So this weekend I decided to smoke...
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    Soaking wood is a NO NO

    Soak em if you got em !!!!!
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    My first Brisket

     So I have had fairly good luck with almost every other meat so this weekend I decided on smoking a brisket . I have a 18 inch WSM . So I went to my local meat man and picked out an 11.5 pound USDA prime cut angus brisket. it was 4.99 pound  . When I got home I realized it was too big to fit on...
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