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  1. thebigman65

    Pork Butt....not sure what I got!

    So what temp do you start out at to get the IT up to 140?
  2. thebigman65

    Pork Butt....not sure what I got!

    one question guys.....I have read some stuff on here about the pork butt not staying at a low IT for too long.  I have smoked a few butts over the years and never heard this being an issue.  Any insight on this?
  3. thebigman65

    Pork Butt....not sure what I got!

    I will make sure to post pics!!
  4. thebigman65

    Pork Butt....not sure what I got!

    Thanks so much everyone.....very helpful bunch on this site!  
  5. thebigman65

    Pork Butt....not sure what I got!

    The meat looks good granted, but no fat cap?  Is this an issue?
  6. Pork Butt....not sure what I got!

    Pork Butt....not sure what I got!

  7. thebigman65

    Pork Butt....not sure what I got!

    Hey All, I placed an order with a local butcher for some items.  Among them I asked to have 2 "Pork Butts" of 6 to 8 lbs.  What I said exactly is " I want 2 pork shoulders....you know boston butt for pulled pork" and they said yes.  When I got there they were all wrapped up and what i got looks...
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  10. thebigman65

    Cold Smoking Bacon

    Now all I have to do is wait 2 weeks!
  11. thebigman65

    Cold Smoking Bacon

    I made the brine yesterday according to Pops recipe and left it cool in the fridge overnight. Here they are all happy happy in the briny briny. ....lol
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  13. thebigman65

    Cold Smoking Bacon

    Trimmed them up and ready for the brine bucket
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  15. thebigman65

    Cold Smoking Bacon

    Thanks for all your help guys....I started this morning Nice Slab!
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    Cold Smoking Bacon

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  18. thebigman65

    Cold Smoking Bacon

    I have read a lot of stuff on here and it has been a great help, but unless I have missed it somewhere, I still have some questions on this.  I am a little bit paranoid because there is so much information out there and a lot of it scares me with regards to the botulism risk etc.  I am sure if I...
  19. thebigman65

    Brinkmann verticle burn in issue

    Awesome!.....thanks!
  20. thebigman65

    Brinkmann verticle burn in issue

    Hey all Recently put together my new Brinkmann verticle smoker with all the suggested mods and proceeded to do my season/burn in.....I got the temp up to 250 and kept it there for 2 hours.....trouble was getting it up to 400....I did for about 30 min but then it dropped and I could only get it...
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