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    SMOKING A 3.6 POUND BONELESS PORK ROAST

    how did this turn out? so oak moderates the hickory?  hmmm...i'm smoking a roast with mostly hickory and one piece of oak that has already burned up. i want more hickory taste, so maybe next time i wont use the oak on the grill.  today i got a picnic roast, about 8.6 pounds including bone and...
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    Masterbuilt Grill for Smoking?

    i'm checking out the masterbuilt barrel smoker.  i wont be making any mods to whatever i get.  on this masterbuilt, it looked like the firebox was kind of small, but you could put a layer of charcoal in the main area also.  in the firebox on the side, it looks like the charcoal goes on the grate...
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    The Minion Method Explained w/ Tutorial

    well, i got it to burn,. but when i put it in the smoker in the coffee can, then took out the coffee can, let it burn,.  this is my cheap little ecb...an hour later it was barely 212?  it never did get up to half way in the ideal section.  the charcoal pan looked like it didnt have as much...
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    The Minion Method Explained w/ Tutorial

    i finally got my minion to work today!!  WOOHOOO!!  i luv these forums:)
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    Resting your meat?

    and if you goof and your turkey is a little overcooked..do you still let it rest? i only let mine rest less than 30 min, more like 15.  i've read things that say 30 to 60 minutes, some say 15 minutes.  but the meat still cooks when it's like that, so i didn't want to keep overdoing this.  but...
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    First attempt at smoking turkey

    i am still not sure what temps i was using.  the air thermometer i think was just over 200 for the "accurate" temp, when the brinkmann lid said the low end of the ideal range.  it stayed in that low to middle ideal.  it started out on the hot side but i knew it wouldn't stay there too long.  so...
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    First attempt at smoking turkey

    guess it's better to use non-flammable things around the smoker...and to keep it upright.  i figure my meat thermometer was hitting an air pocket.  when i sat it back up, i checked for that and i saw it.  accidentally melted the bottom of one thermometer so now i'm down to one again lol.  the...
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