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  1. gnubee

    100 Best Ways !!!

    18. Leave in a plastic ziplock bag out in full sunlight till bag is puffed up real tight. Then put it in a dark place for a few days to a week. Makes it rancid as all get out, when rubbed on wrists and forehead keeps gnats, chiggers and mosquitos at bay. Also the little woman will not hang...
  2. gnubee

    So WHO is the King of comp BBQIng ie smoking

    Yo! Rick you couldn't get a more wrong impression of comps than from that dumb made for the masses show. I have attended only two shows and have never entered any but I did stay up all night at one and 1/2 the night at the other one. Everyone involved had a blast. The camaraderie of the...
  3. gnubee

    6 Months and my MES is Broken!

    When I needed some good connectors and better grade wiring for a refurb on my MES so I cruised the nearby alleys . The first alley I tried I Found an old electric stove waiting for the garbage pickup. The Oven element looked brand new. In fact the old guy who threw it out gave me a hand...
  4. gnubee

    What Is The Oddest Thing You've Smoked ?

    Muskrat, Beaver tail, Deer heart (yuk), Rattler, Cabbage ( not smoked long enough it was raw and yucky ) My ov glove ( don't ask ) , squirrel, geoduck, Crabs, Oysters, Pigs ears ( for the dogs ) Garlic bulbs, Three grasshoppers on a dare ( not bad tasting actually won $10.00 ) Ukrainian borscht...
  5. gnubee

    Corn on the Cob help

    I just take off the husk and toss it away, clean up the cobs and then toss them straight on the racks, smoke em with hickory for about an hour and a half until you see the kernels starting to wrinkle up and you're done. No need to soak or any of that fancy stuff. They come out absolutely awesome...
  6. gnubee

    Welcome to Sunny Florida!

    Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha hahahahahahahhahahahahahahahahaha!!! All winter long You Floridians tease us about how nice and warm it is down there. Sneaking in a temperature or two into the conversations to kind of stir the pot a bit. So when we Northerners see a pic...
  7. gnubee

    "NEW" MES 30" question

    Its nice to see that Masterbuilt is improving their product. Now that they are showing up there in the States that means We here in Canada can expect to see them show up here in about 5 years or so under a different brand name. Deep Sigh............
  8. gnubee

    Charcoal wont get hot enough

    You may need put the lump in a fire basket that is lifted an inch or so up from the bottom of the firebox so the air can circulate under the lump and the ash can fall thru the grates/expanded metal down out of the way. Lump and briquettes need to be up a bit so the ash doesn't form and insulate...
  9. gnubee

    "Fireball" my makeshift smoker!

    Thats a really Nice smoke you did on a great little grill. I have that same red grill. This is it back when it was shiny and gnu. This was a really windy day as shown by the flame flare at the base of the chimney. I use it as a wind break for my cobb cooker and for the Dutch Ovens. You need...
  10. gnubee

    im freezing to death

    Its been below freezing here for the last 35 days or so and not going to change anytime soon. We usually just put another log on the fire, cook up some Ribs on the smoker and put on a big ole pot of Dutch's beans and enjoy the warmth. You need the cold, otherwise sitting in front of a nice...
  11. gnubee

    Gosm

    Ok after I replied to this post I found this Thread. http://www.smokingmeatforums.com/for...ad.php?t=86784 Check out the use of fire bricks as a heat sink. Check out Travcoman's Use of them in His GOSM in post #5. This is my original answer. To your question. Wrap it in a welders blanket. I...
  12. gnubee

    Stonebriar's Stick Cage and Poker

    Well constructed, that thing is not going to blow away in the wind. Nice build.
  13. gnubee

    Hello from Australia!

    One way to cool down the smoker is to crack the door open just a tiny bit. My old smoker ( long dead now ) was always too hot especially in summertime. To test whether a bottom vent was the answer I opened the door a crack, duct taped shut 90% of the crack around the door except at the very...
  14. gnubee

    Cajun Meatloaf and Treegje's "Balls from Hell"

    Awesome grub you rustled up there. I really like how you did the titles and explanations. Qview of that caliber deserves Most of you knowing my propensity for taking a line like the above and running wild with it I hope my SMF friends will appreciate the extreme will power I have had to...
  15. gnubee

    Anyone have a good burbot(ling cod) recipie?

    You don't clean Burbot as such, you hang the fish by the head with a sharp hook secured to the fence. Then take two pairs of pliers and pull the skin off like a sock. about fully 1/2 of the fish is waste. They have a huge head and belly, The only useable part is the two shoulder fillets ( if...
  16. gnubee

    Warning!/Paypal

    I had to do that a couple of times already Paypal was great about it and yes the pishing notice looks really real. They warn you that if you get something from them and are unsure to type in Paypals URL into your browser and don't click on any link in the phoney message. Delete it immediately...
  17. gnubee

    Need some prayers for Cherish

    So sorry about the loss of your friend and So sad to hear that nothing could be done. At least She went on with the prayers of many of us going with her. The organ donor program has greatly helped a friend of ours to live an extra 30 years so far.
  18. gnubee

    global warming: where is it?

    Well at this point in time, it is definitely not out there in my front yard because that is covered in 6 inches of gnu snow that was not in the forecast. The forecast said today was going to be 4 above zero with chance of light rain. Three times today I was out there shoveling light rain off the...
  19. gnubee

    Like Pulled Pork? Like Chicken? You Got To Try This-Pulled Chicken W/Qview

    I buy two chickens, one I bring to a boil in a stock pot of water just covering it. add 6 or 7 quartered onions 2 lbs of carrots, a bunch of celery and some spices then simmer for 3 hours. I drain the resulting stock off and toss the veggies on the compost. The chicken by then is tasteless so i...
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