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    Baby back and balancing quarters

    I ain't believing that for a minute. That tool is worth WAY more than 50 cents! :)
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    Why so sweet?

    We're normally cooking well under 350° with indirect heat and are good to go with sugary rubs. We can for example, rub a Butt and slow cook it for 8-12 hours or more, and not end up with a leather bound hunk of meat. That's correct. It's not what you said. Or anyone else, I'm only...
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    Why so sweet?

    Honestly, I'm a newcomer to this forum, and argumentative is the LAST thing I want to come across as being--but I have to politely disagree with the statement that 350F will not burn sugar. Sugar's hard-ball stage is 250F and about 15 degrees higher. That makes hard candy if that's the...
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    Why so sweet?

    Sugar is very highly desirable IMO, but for long cooks is necessarily excluded lest one desires a thick bark akin to leather. Sugar is very desirable, but IMO must be added at the beginning in SCANT amounts; then towards the end either in the form of brown sugar under a wrap, with honey and...
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    First Brisket Ever.....

    I have this absolutely exquisite rub that I'll share with you. Equal parts by volume of kosher salt and black pepper. The salt is heavier so tends to sink as you shake the vessel while administering it. Swirl it while you apply to keep the ratio even. 250F for about 6 hours or so, then wrap...
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    Beef bones

    40F to 140F is the temperature danger zone. I'd go at 150F and that would kill any bacteria or nasties that reside on said bones. As far as how much smoke, if you keep the cook at no hotter than 150F, have at it until you're satisfied. Part of the pleasure of consuming bones is the marrow...
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    Pitts & Spitts

    whoops. . sorry, double post.
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    Pics of new smoker, please let me know what yall think.

    Hate to necropost--big sin, I know. . . .but to my understanding (and I just bought a Pitts and Spitts Maverick 850) the ball valve serves two purposes: one is to assist in vent modulation (air intake), and the other, less heard-of. .. is to allow the owner to shut the valve, pour boiling water...
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    Pitts & Spitts

    Pulled the trigger with the wife's consent a few days ago. I bought the Maverick 850. Ryan from customer service tells me it's got a lead-time of 3-4 weeks; which should drop it at my door between July 6th and July 13th. I'm very excited. I didn't opt for any add-on's. The two most popular...
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    Larry from West Palm Beach

    Thanks for the warm welcomes, everyone!
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    Pitts & Spitts

    I was able to get a person on the phone today around 1pm local their local time. Got some questions answered. Lead time for an 850 is about a month I'm told. Shipping is free. Probably going to pull the trigger down the line sometime. Thanks for the information, all!
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    Larry from West Palm Beach

    Greetings, all! I've been smoking on a Visions Kamado-style grill for a few years, but its strength is sort of its weakness. I can load it up with enough hardwood chunks mixed with the smoking wood of my choice, and it will burn for 16 hours easily, maintaining temps for the most part (after...
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    Pitts & Spitts

    Thanks for that, Mopper. I realize that it's probably a mom and pop store, and I'm fine with that, but my inability to reach a human being is worrisome. I'd like to know if they have one in stock, for starters, ship time, etc.
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    Pitts & Spitts

    Looking into getting the Pitts & Spitts Maverick 850. Problem is, I had a question about shipping. It says "free shipping" LTL (whatever that means) on their site, but when I call, I get voicemail. It's not that I don't want to leave a message, but like other things in life, if they don't...
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