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    Dill pickles are too soft,,,why?

    I have been told and had good crunch by placing a grape leaf if the bottom of each jar.
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    Summer Sausage Seasonings

    I get most of my supplies from Butcher & Packer
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    My First full Pig smoke

    Rap & Matt, It was quite easy, I put a little olive oil on it just to get a little crisp on the outside.  Sprinkled garlic salt and pepper, and let it go.  I tried to keep my temp at 225 or so, The rig was borrowed.  It had a full legnth cole tray that pulled out of the side and ran along the...
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    My First full Pig smoke

    Harry, yes she was naked.  she was 220# live, probably about 130ish dressed.
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    My First full Pig smoke

    Well, I Did it.  I've smoked alot of things but never done a whole pig before.  I got the coals going about 11:45 friday night and put the pig on shortly after that.  I left the parking lot about 1:30 and let Justin & Will watch the coals til 4:00 when Scott came in to relieve them.  I got back...
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    Anyone smoke Cigars?

    I forgot to mention that if you go to JR Cigars, they have a great selection of 'alternitives'. They're about 1/2 the price as the labeled brand, and smoke about the same.
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    Anyone smoke Cigars?

    I've smoked alot of different cigars over the past 15 years. Some good, but alot of horse s#%t, I've discovered Partagas #8's and keep a box of them on hand. Still try others, but thats the best siegar I've found (in this country).
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    is it wrong to start drinking at 7:30?

    The Bars are allowed to open at 7am, at least in Michigan they do. I figure if the government, who tries to kill anything we like and fun, allows it, it must me alright.
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    It's a Meatwave!

    Sounds like your in for a real good time this weekend. Now about the turkey... I've only done a couple turkeys so I hope some more folks chime in here with a formula but my last 12 1/2 lbs. turkey took about 7 1/2 hours in a ecb. Hope this helps.
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    Chipotle Garlic Chicken

    Thanks for the post. I think you summed it up with your first line, Who wouldn't like chipotle? Nobody would admit that in mixed company.
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    my cookin shack

    Looks like a hell of a start, I'd love to put a roof over mine but it wouldn't look right. Keep up posted on your progress as you add your floor, counter(s), sink, built in bathroom, hot tub, still and anything your gourmet smoke shack needs.
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    New Grinder For Shooter!

    Nice find Shooter! What ya grinding frist?
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    12 Pound Packer and some Baby Backs. qview

    Everything looks great. Enjoy it
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    1st turkey and a different smoker

    I added 2 digital gages. 1 in the bird at 138 now after 4 1/2 hours and the other at 199. Great smoke now. I added some ABT's too.
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    1st turkey and a different smoker

    Ok, I've been wanting to try this for a while... and I picked up a used brinkmen a while back but havn't used it yet. So I decided to try both today. the temp gague on it has no numbers but says, warm-ideal-hot. I have it just into the on the low end of ideal. Great thin smoke coming out...
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