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  1. nmaust

    First brisket in years

    Cooking down the pecan logs. Before applying rub. Rubbed and waiting for the fire to be right.
  2. nmaust

    First brisket in years

    I haven't smoked a brisket in over 5 years, because my old Chargriller Duo didn't hold heat well enough. I just got my new pit from Pits by J.J. and am throwing the brisket on over pecan wood around 1am. The lump charcoal is almost ready, & then I'll add the wood. I'm going to use a basic...
  3. nmaust

    3# Sirloin Tri-Tip

    I usually use a dry rub made of brown sugar, kosher salt, garlic powder and black pepper. Smoke it at 225-250 til the internal temp is 135. Let it rest& then cut thin across the grain
  4. nmaust

    IM IN LOVE WITH A VEGAN.....!!!!...

    I think they do it before but have no idea how long. It's cooked on a vertical rotisserie, they cook it until it's done, slice it at the table, then add cinnamon and repeat. Nathan
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    At the Crossroads of Smoking and Whiskey - Bourbonites Unite!

    I'm a big fan of Four Roses Small Batch, Booker's, and Breckenridge myself. On a budget, though, you can't beat Jim Beam Black.
  6. nmaust

    Smoked Chicken looking right?

    I think that's normal near the bone. You'd have a problem anywhere else. I do the beer can method and always get some red near random bones.
  7. nmaust

    IM IN LOVE WITH A VEGAN.....!!!!...

    The problem with that is a vegan would kill you if you used bacon grease.
  8. nmaust

    IM IN LOVE WITH A VEGAN.....!!!!...

    As far as main dishes go, I think you're SOL, but there's a Brazilian steakhouse in Dallas that smokes whole pineapples (obviously with the skin removed) & coats them in cinnamon. Delicious.
  9. nmaust

    Turkey times

    That goes without saying.
  10. nmaust

    Anywhere to buy venison in DFW?

    I'll admit, I've never been a hunter, because my dad didn't have time for it, and I played a sport every season growing up, but I always loved venison, because we ate it when visiting family in Maryland that hunted. I know several hunters, but they all turn their meat into sausage, and I was...
  11. nmaust

    Smoking a turkey for the first time

    Great stuff.
  12. nmaust

    Turkey times

    One should never understate the importance of pie. What do you think as far as wood goes? I'm big on pecan, apple & cherry, but for some reason using peach and spritzing with bourbon popped in my head.
  13. nmaust

    Turkey times

    Awesome advice. I'm trying my first turkey this Thanksgiving and was thinking low and slow cook, but this sounds like the way to go.
  14. nmaust

    New member in North Texas

    Brian-- I love Ft. Worth & greatly prefer it to Dallas (I live in Frisco), but if you want to find some great bbq in the metroplex, you have got to check out Pecan Lodge in the Dallas Farmers Market, Mike Anderson's over near UT Southwestern Medical Center, Off the Bone right down the street...
  15. nmaust

    Glad I found this forum...

    I ended up ordering a cover from a supplier I found online. They are making it to my measurements, but I elected to just get a drape cover instead of having it fitted to the smoke stacks. I'm more likely to cover it if I can pretty much just throw it on there instead of having to mess with...
  16. nmaust

    Glad I found this forum...

    Matador is great. It was voted Best Meat Market in DFW by the Dallas Observer. Their owner, Matt, is a good dude and is really helpful. He actually brings his smoker up to the shop and cooks quite a bit, & I think he said he's working on getting an outdoor kitchen built outside of the store...
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    Glad I found this forum...

    Thanks, Gary. I love it so far. It's exactly what I wanted.
  18. nmaust

    Glad I found this forum...

    Very good, Mike. I'm up in Frisco, so I'm fortunate enough to be nearby Matador Meats (and not far from Hirsch's if I need something a little different), so great meat is not hard to find. I look forward to bending some ears in here. I won ribs in the first contest I entered a few years ago but...
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  20. nmaust

    Glad I found this forum...

    My name is Nathan, & I live in the Dallas-Ft. Worth area. I started off cooking on a Pro Q vertical smoker, then went with the Chargriller Duo when I moved into a house and had enough space. I've never been the most handy, so I didn't do any of the mods and wanted to upgrade to a...
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