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    Poultry Brine w/out sugar

    Hey Guys want to smoke a Whole Turkey this weekend. Have a small problem, my wife can't have any raw or processed sugar in her diet for a few months. What can I replace the sugar in most brines with?..Thanks in advance
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    Purchasing Wood Chunks

    Hi to all....about the pecan wood. I don't want to sound smug, but I live a mile and half from the second largest Pecan orchard in the country. Next to their outlet store are about an acre of pecan fire wood for sale...I know, sounds stupid, but they haven't figured out how they could package it...
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    Baked beans

    OK guy;s...were do I find Dutch's great baked bean receipt???
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    Brined Ribs?

    Brine my BB all the time. 1/2 Kosher salt 1/3 Turbinado sugar or brown sugar. 1 gal water. Brine 4-8 hrs in the Frig. Take out rinse all brine off in cold water. Apply favorite rub (I like Jeff's) wrap in plastic wrap for a couple of hrs, then off to the smoker. I swear by the 2-2-1 method....
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    First Pork Butts - Q-View

    Backcountry...Well done and excellent qviewI have question, I noticed the probe was stuck through an apple? Can you explain why you do this. I also have GOSM....thanks in advance....
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    Wife is Upset; Now I Smoke Almost Everyday

    Ah....when the wife's not happy nobody is happy...maybe you should be looking for another job....just a thought....good luck!
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    My first ABT's...Step by Step Qview

    Oneshot, great job on the ABT's...got just a question, did you pre-cook the chorizo before hand??
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    My first ABT's...Step by Step Qview

    Oneshot...great looking ABT's...one question, did you pre-cook the chorizo and was it pork or beef Chorizo??...keep the qview coming!!
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    New from IA

    Welcome, Cody...you'll find everything you need to smoke great BBQ right on this site...
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    Question regarding wood chips/chunks....

    LUCC...it's real hard to determine what may have caused heavy smoke from your last chip experience. Before I bought my first real smoker (GOSM) I used chips, soaked in water for an hour, and put into mini bread pans, cover with foil, I punched a couple of holes in the top. If your fire is to...
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    Clean or Not to Clean

    I know that it's must to break-in a new smoker, however, is there ever a time when you should "Clean-out" the smoker over time?
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    First Batch of Baby Backs

    After seeing the reply's, over smoking was part of the problem. Thanks for the input.
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    First Batch of Baby Backs

    Yes, membrane was removed.
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    First Batch of Baby Backs

    I want to thank all of you for your input. Now a couple of rookie questions. 3-2-1 method? I think I read about this method somewere, but can't figure were. And one last ?...how do I do a quick reply?
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