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  1. bill1

    PBBEs - Kettle Style

    They look great! And I've got a PB to use up. Might put a little honey in with the BBQ sauce.
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    Inexpensive or Quality Pellets in Hopper When Using a Smoke Tube?

    I'm pretty happy with the Dirt-Cheap Expert Grill Walmart pellets. But when I've had bad pellets to just "use up", (and I have some old bags of Traeger-brand pellets I put in that category) I put them in the hopper where they're mostly being used for heat and put my favorites into the purely...
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    FIRST TIMER with the Bella

    The website https://www.smokin-it.com/product-p/bsmkgen2.htm recommends chemical cleaning but I'd never do it. The inside wont' get that bad...consider it flavoring. But the tube/pipe will coat up with creosote kind of gunk. When new, I find the drill size a size or two smaller than the...
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    What's Up with the Price of Mayo?

    I hate doing it, but I pay the big prices for the small squeeze bottles because of the aggravation of re-filling a squeeze bottle. So how do fill a squeeze bottle with mayo from a large mouth jar? You can shake it out to fill a ziplock bag, zip it closed, then cut a corner and squeeze it out...
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    Cold Smoker "Widowmaker" Igniter for Reliable Starting

    I'm not sure why this is any more a fire risk than any other way of burning wood products to cook food outdoors. Electrical shock for sure. But with ANYTHING outdoors that's supplied by the power company mains, make sure you use GFCI. Black and white wires to the cartridge heater, keep them...
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    Cold Smoker "Widowmaker" Igniter for Reliable Starting

    These Chinese cartridge heaters are quite cheap and sure beat the aggravation of match-lighting...I seldom get things to "catch" on just one light. The heaters work 1st time every time. You may want to consider wiring in a ~30 minute (max) countdown timer switch instead of on/off toggle...
  7. bill1

    CORN!!

    Haven't made corn pancakes in awhile. You're inspiring me. But afraid my corn won't be near as nice as yours !
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    Smoked Strawberry Lemon Dump Cake

    Time and temp??? I've made a couple Comstock blueberry and yellow cakes before but I like where you're headed with this. Did the smoke come through in the taste? And that wasn't a turnoff?
  9. bill1

    Need New Pepper Grinders

    Watching this thread closely. Anyone with electric recommendations? One hand operation is nice. But the two sets I've bought were broken in 3 months
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    I Broke My Brisket Rule ~ But Hot Hold Saved Me

    It'd be nice if this were a legal requirement. Anyone know? Like DougE, I fear it's not. So good on the butcher who so marked it.
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    Wood "Hissing" - Too green?

    IMO moisture in wood is no different than humidity in the cook chamber. Some swear by water pans, others don't. I have no doubt humidity speeds cooking time. And I think it might help smoke flavor molecules to stick to meat better. The two effects roughly cancel each other so moisture gives...
  12. bill1

    Bloody Mary time!

    I'm a bourbon guy so not big on BM's :emoji_wink: but the idea of adding some pickel juice to tomato juice is definitely something I'm trying, with clear liquor or not.
  13. bill1

    Voodoo smoked cheezitz

    I did Chex party mix in a smoker once. Had similar pleasing results. Much better than just adding liquid smoke to the sauce. This sounds great---definitely need to try! But might include a little cayenne pepper to spice things up a bit.
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    Fast food pricing

    I'd think prices would drop if the restaurants actually have to start competing to stay alive. One recent good find: Wendy's has a sausage biscuit for $2 that's quite good. And my Sr coffee was free.
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    Smokeman Pellet Smoker Problems

    There could be one or two thermal cut off switches in it that frequently fail but are cheap to replace. (Guessing the right value may take a bunch of our collective wisdom) Alternately there could be a temperature probe inside like the newer ones have. Can you give us some closeup pics of...
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    Just bought first offset smoker to learn on! Help me fix it...She's a cheap one

    The analog gauge on the lid tells you just the current cooking temp. You want a probe in your meat so you know when it's done. If you splurge for two remote probes, you can go do something else while you're smoking. If you want to just sit and watch the smoker and drink beer (a very...
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    Stainless, Non-Stick, Cast Iron, or something else

    I find most coated pans fail in 5 years. If yours lasted 10, I'd say you're lucky. PLus your seller is still in business and appears to be standing behind their lifetime replacement, so that's extra good news. I'd take the new ones, use them for another 10 years and then exercise the lifetime...
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    Electric shaver.

    I use the cheapest (chinese) Remington beard trimmer. But I trim the neck boundary of my beard smooth with a (cheaper) Norelco triple header. Over 5 years old, the NiCd batteries are getting weak so I'm charging it at least weekly. And I found some cheap chinese replacement blades for $10...
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    What are you watching ?

    I love Netflix but carefully avoid the "series"...too much of a time sink and I must have an addictive personality. But I can always find a movie I like and usually one both the wife and I can enjoy together.
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    MES with Cold Smoker Attachment -- Am I doing it wrong? Ways to not smell like smoke?

    Don't change wives....that's expensive! I think the outer clothing absorbs more smoke than inner so it could be enough to just have one shirt and jacket dedicated for outdoor smoking and then you put on your "indoor clothes" before bringing in the meat. And hair absorbs a lot of smoke. Make...
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