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    Ground beef chili - how to add smoke flavor?

    This technique works for me. Leave the top of the meat rough to provide more surface area to absorb the smoke. Divide it into patties so there are edges; i.e. more surface area.
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    Smoking for Two - How do you handle small batches?

    We also cook for just us two and use a vac sealer for large chunks that will not be eaten soon. I take my lunch to work and so cooking on the weekend is about having a great lunch all the next week. Whatever is smoked becomes lunches along with the big pot of dried beans or peas and often cole...
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    What's the best thing to add to a crawfish boil?

    I like to add frozen water bottles once it is all cooked to stop the cooking so that everything can continue to soak up the seasoning. Let it soak for maybe 30 minutes and enjoy.
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    Kellen Sivcovich

    Looking forward to your family recipes. Be sure to jump in and be part of the conversations.
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    Smokin' in Houston

    Hello neighbor. I am also in Houston and have learned a lot and inspired a lot by this group. Looking forward to your posts. Don't be shy.
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    Hurricane Irma!!

    Feel and know your pain and stress. We had no damage at our home from Harvey in Houston last week and expected to be at our hopefully-soon retirement home 14 miles from the coast in Mobile AL. But here comes Irma and too much to do here in Houston to leave. Sounds like you dealt with hurricanes...
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    diggingdogfarm calculator ?

    I hope there are backups.....
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    Hurricane Irma!!

    As you made it through all the storms that have hit Florida since 1970 you know what you are doing. I grew up 14 miles from the coast in the Mobile AL area and know all too well that knowing what to do can keep one alive but does not make it any easier. This is my first day back at work here in...
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    Rudy Moreno

    Welcome. Looking forward to your posts about your cooks/smokesl. A lot of great Q is cooked in those barrels.
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    How do you store your jalepeno peppers?

    I have begun fermenting vegetables and intend to try jalapenos. Posts here got me interested in saurkraut and that has lead to one of the bathroom's lavatory lined with jars of carrots, spicy kraut made with jalapenos and a small batch of kimchi. There is a lot of info on the net and very little...
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    Hello from Bama

    I lived in B'ham too many years ago. Love the fall colors. I began smoking again after some years and started with the same Kettle as yours. It then and still does make for a lot of great smoking. When I bought it I got the two sheet metal charcoal holders Weber sells that sit opposite each...
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    MES Mailbox Mod! for use with AMNPS

    I have an idea to pose although surely it is not a new idea. That is, paint the zink coated mailbox with high temp grill paint thereby sealing in the zinc for another layer of protection along with the lower temps.  I have not researched the potential based on molecular size for volatilized zink...
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    Spice Recommendation

    I have placed 6+ orders at https://www.myspicesage.com and have been very pleased with the quality and prompt delivery. This week they will deliver ground bay leaves that will be great in some rubs--and hard to find. What got me started with them is the free shipping.  The paprika I ordered was...
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    Mailbox mod burnt up, need new one - suggestions pls?

    There are a lot of good ideas here and I agree your mail box looks bad but I would think of that as seasoning. When you burn off the galvanized/zinc coating be sure no one is downwind. Repaint with a hi-temp spray paint and you will again have a nice looking setup.
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    MES element quits

    MES FIXED. The problem was the snap switch. I tested that theory by unplugging the two wires to the switch and taped them together. Everything operated normally. Not having that hi-temp cutout was not comfortable so I order the snap switch.  It was an easy replacement after drilling out the...
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    MES 30: Heats up, then gives up.

    Dave included the link to my post and the solutions offered. They were correct that it was the snap switch. I pulled the connections from it and taped them together. It heated up and cycled like it is should operate. Dave, Kurt and other's advice was on target and yesterday I smoked a 9 lb. Butt...
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    Chicken thighs- does time between brine and smoker/grill matter?

    Chef JJ - When you brine 2 days out do you leave it in the brine for 2 days or pull after __ hours and hold in the refer?
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    I need one of these, correct?

    I agree with Joe Black. I had one that looked like that and used a sheet metal partition between a small area for the charcoal with wood chunk and the meat. I could not do a large brisket but that is what knives are for. You can make it work, learn a lot as you go and the only worry will be not...
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    Oak trees in back yard

    I have live oaks in the yard and have always cut limbs ~2"+ in diameter into short logs and later into chunks on the radial arm saw. A 4" long "log" splits easily. I do the same with pecan limbs from the farm.  I prefer to use wood where I know what it may have been exposed to.
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    Favorite Leftover BBQ Recipes

    Next butt smoke has to be two of them so there are enough leftovers for lunch all week and to try Chef JJ's chilies. They look very interesting. Thanks Chef.
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