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    Chimney Charcoal Starters

    I made a bunch of starters for my charcoal chimney from petroleum jelly and cotton balls. They worked really well. I got the jelly at Walmart for a couple of dollars. Melt the jelly in a can and dip the cotton balls in the liquid. Set them aside to dry. Be careful, petroleum jelly is flammable...
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    Making Your Own Charcoal

    ddufore Thank you. I have tons, literally, of free wood between dead ash, scrub oak, beech, etc.
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    Smoking Pre-sliced Pork belly

    Thank you Smokeymose.
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    Smoking Pre-sliced Pork belly

    Costco has pre-sliced pork belly. I'm wanting to try some bacn. Could the slices be skewered together, cured, and smoked for bacon?
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    Making Your Own Charcoal

    That's why I want to try it. I have a big sand blow that would be the perfect spot. 'course if you weigh the cost difference between homemade charcoal, store-bought, and firewood sales it's not a very economical venture.
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    Making Your Own Charcoal

    Has anyone done this? I have a lot of scrub oak, walnut, maple, beech, and dead ash that I'd like to try it.
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    GonnaSmoke Thank you. I am retired also but I have a ton of scrub oak, walnut, maple, and dead...

    GonnaSmoke Thank you. I am retired also but I have a ton of scrub oak, walnut, maple, and dead ash. I have watched some of the videos and thought I might give it a try.
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    Bone-in Chuck roast

    When I was a kid, chicken wings were 15 cents a pound! Hamburger was 3# for a dollar. Yup, long,long ago.
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    How's Everyone Braving the Arctic Blast?

    We have about 15-18"now. It got to 28 yesterday. I did beef ribs yeasterday--5 hours at 250. I'm new and learning by trial and error. I wrapped one set of ribs after two hours and spritzed the other unwrapped ribs about every 30 minutes. I'll be wrapping all my ribs going forward. HUGE...
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    Anyone making their own charcoal? I have lots of walnut, ash, sassafras, and maple. I read...

    Anyone making their own charcoal? I have lots of walnut, ash, sassafras, and maple. I read sassafras is not suitable for smoking but would the taste be in the charcoal? Most of it is a by-product of habitat manafement.
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    Smoking in the winter cold, wind, rain, and wind

    I'll be smokin in the cold and snow today too.
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    barrel Stove Questions

    Jck Danls 07 This is my set up. It's just temporary until I can build a permanent one this spring. Plus I wanted to try it before I invested a lot. This is made from all free recycled materials, except for the stove kit, pipe, and thermometers.
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    barrel Stove Questions

    Jck Danls 07 Pipe from the heat source to the smokebox is 6" stove pipe. It is mounted at the far end of the barrel. Thinking I might get more heat if I moved it closer to the actual fire area?
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    barrel Stove Questions

    smokerjim I didn't have a chimney. Installed one this afternoon, about a foot above the flat roof, and in 30 minutes it is up to 215. It barely hit 215 all day yesterday. I also am able to leave the door ajar about an inch. That you for your response and help.
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    barrel Stove Questions

    I have a 55-gallon drum for a heat source and piped into a 3 x 3 x 3 smoke box. I have the door, one of the stove kits, wide open because I think I need more air intake. I'm burning ash and oak to get up to temperature but it seems like it takes a lot of wood to keep it there. Plus the wood...
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