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    GOSM Blues

    Porker, My first Big Block arrived damaged from HD. The shipping company must drop them on their corner and they get banged up pretty bad. I called and complained (the day before Thanksgiving ) and they immediately shipped the replacement and knocked 10% off the price. The second GOSM arrived...
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    Tri Tip

    Lou, I smoked about 25 pounds of those tri-tips last week for a large group. Richoso is correct, they'll cook much faster due to their small size. The dry rubbed tri-tips shrank during the smoking process. I used a wet smoker (GOSM Big Block) and the steaks came out very tender (great marbling...
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    Now I'm Hooked

    Well, I cheated and bought the Pork already marinated from Costco. I needed to come up with a fool-proof way to go before the big smoke on New Year's. The Raspberry Chipotle Pork T-loin evaporated before I got a picture for everyone to enjoy. It had a beautiful 1/2" smoke ring that empressed...
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    Now I'm Hooked

    I just did my first smoke last weekend in my new GOSM big block. My buddy and I smoked five different kinds of sausages, cornish game hens, chipotle pork tenderloin, salmon and a rack of ribs. We smoked at 200 degrees with hickory and mesquite with apple juice in the water tray. Everything was...
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    Oregon Scientific Wireless Thermometer @ Lowes for $9.99

    Hello everyone, my first post: I've been chasing the $10 thermometer at every Lowes in Southern California today. I found a Lowes (75 miles away) with the AW131 in stock and ordered 4. If you want these things, do a little research to find them in stock at another Lowes in your state. If you...
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