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    Are your neighbors sick of your ongoing smoke?

    [if gte mso 9]><xml> <o:OfficeDocumentSettings> <o:AllowPNG/> </o:OfficeDocumentSettings></xml><![endif] I moved into my gated community a little over a year ago.   It’s a nice upscale community in Orange County the old lady wanted to move here because it has some of the best schools in...
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    Anyone know where to get fresh ducks???

    hahah I know a spot about 20 min from home called "duck park".  I was tempted to run over and bag a few, but who knows with the elderly folk feed them things.  I've called a few butchers already and they can get anything I want, but can't request the animal be "strangled" and the blood left in. ...
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    Anyone know where to get fresh ducks???

    I'm planning on making a classical french dish "pressed duck" or "Canard à la presse" for Xmas.  The dish requires a fresh young Rouen duck.  The key to the dish is the duck must be strangled to retain it's blood so I can't simply go out and buy a duck from the store or butcher market.  Does...
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    Has Anyone Tried the Turkey Canon?

    Does the instruction say how the cannon is suppose to speed up cooking time?  Is it simply because it's not sitting in it's own juice?  I'm often worried about these gadgets being all marketing in order to make a few bucks. 
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    Chewing the fat with my butcher today about tri tips

    Wow if you guys haven't had tri-tip your missing out on a huge treat.  I get Angus at 10 per page from Restraint Depot.  I usually load up my WSM with Red Oak and smoke them for about an hour at 220 then do a reverse sear with the grate right over the fire.  You basically want the meat about...
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    My first smoked duck on the GMG Jim Bowie

    Well I've cooked duck a few times, but this was the first on the GMG smoker.  The brine really gets rid of a lot of the "gamey" taste.  For duck brine I use the standard amount of salt, but I also use a cup of dark brown sugar, and toss in a little star anise, cumin, and garlic powder.  That in...
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    First Purchase $700-$1100? Tight Budget Im Stuck

    I got my GMG Jim Bowie Stainless Steel with $100 off and the dealer delivered free and tossed in 4 bags of pellets, frog mats, and a free cover.  To my door cost was a little under $1k.  I looked at the Rec Tec also and I just couldn't see paying almost $400-$500 more as it was about the same...
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    My first smoked duck on the GMG Jim Bowie

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    My first smoked duck on the GMG Jim Bowie

    I'm a huge fan of duck so when I found whole ducks on sale at RD for about $2.70 a lb I picked up a few.  I started off by brinning the duck for 24 hours.  Let it air dry in the fridge and then I cross cut the duck so that the fat can render out easily.  I then applied some Chinese 5 spice...
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    Calling all backyard So cal cooks!!

    You did pretty well, but the links did hurt.  FYI the first 2 teams took Harry's class and the Dee'z Boys competed before so considering all that you did do VERY well. 
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    Calling all backyard So cal cooks!!

    hahah this is going to be a really tough event Todd and I have a few teams that have cooked a couple of KCBS events before so you better bring your A game!  I think my first 3-4 comps I judged many moons ago had less than 26 teams...  Now we have that many for a backyarder!  Just goes to show...
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    Calling all backyard So cal cooks!!

    Of course.  We now have 15 teams and I'm also looking for a few more CBJ's as well. 
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    How far north is still "So Cal"?

    Welcome to the group.  On a side note any idea who the guy is from Santa Marie, that forged the "Santa Maria Style" cooker that everyone references?  Is it a famous local welder BBQ enthusiast or just some odd nameing convention? 
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    Anyone want to trade something for a Douwe Egbert liquid coffee machine(brand new still in box)?

    What model is it?  I have some fresh yellowtail and halibut in the freezer as we speak.  All caught this weekend!  
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    Calling all backyard So cal cooks!!

    8 teams entered to cook so this is shaping up to be a great backyarder.  Hopefully we can get a few more teams to come out. 
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    Calling all backyard So cal cooks!!

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    Calling all backyard So cal cooks!!

    SoCal Meatup is having it's 3rd Annual Best Backyard cook this Aug 10th.  If you have a smoker, grill, or even a hibachi and want see what you got come on out.  All CBJ's will be judging and we are using KCBS rules and scoring.  You get live feedback from the certified judges unlike a comment...
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    New guy

    I just got a GMG Jim Bowie about 2 months ago and love it.  I'm not suppose to have charcoal burning smokers in my city so I had to put the WSM in the garage.  It's quit and easy to start up and smokers for 10 plus hours at a time before you need to refill the hopper.  The controller is just as...
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