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    Pork Shoulder

    Mesquite is usually a hard flavor on a Butt. I use apple & cherry.
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    I'm baaaack!

    Oh, I've owned it in the past, but I'm taking it slow... I was going to hook the trailer up and head out with my ponies for a trail ride today, but opted out to set up my garden and just play with the fuel for my smoker and just take whatever time I needed to hook it up. I did brine a side of...
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    I'm baaaack!

    After blowing up my smoker last year I finally got a new smoker!!! It's an offset, a totally new bird for me. My last one was an extremely bastardized vertical propane smoker. The propane part was a crutch for controlling temps, now I have to learn to how to control temps and smoke for real...
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    Spatchcock Turkey on the Smoker-sure why not!

    Oh the mayo thing is a total score... I use it one EVERYYTHING now. Really, mayo is nothing more then egg yolks, a vinager and an oil... That's the total trifecta of everything a meat needs to become tender, seal in juices and be juicy, wanna sweet hint add honey... i use mayo in or on every...
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    Spatchcock Turkey on the Smoker-sure why not!

    I totally owned this!!! #hugesuccess!!!
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    Spatchcock Turkey on the Smoker-sure why not!

    We'll it's ready to go in... I seperated the skin from the meat and scraped out the gelatinous fat and rubbed the underside of the skin with a light salt rub and let it sit for a bit in the fridge. When I pulled it out, prior to seasoning, used paper towels and run it underneath the skin to...
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    Breast up or down

    i think I'd start with them down and then finish up for presentation purposes. I spatchcocked mine and will put it cavity side down... I figured I'd start it in the smoker and finish in the oven if the skin doesn't brown and crisp the way I'd like. I hope it works out the way I've played it...
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    HELP! Need to save the birds I'm smoking

    How'd it turn out?
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