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Reheating Pulled Pork + Sterno
So I made two butts on Saturday into Sunday. It finished around 6-7pm Sunday. Was in the fridge by about 9pm I'd say. We have a pot luck at work tomorrow (Tuesday). So I'm bringing two pans of the pulled pork and want to reheat it with the sternos. Any advice? I figured put the pork over it... -
Beef Short Ribs Came Out Like Corned Beef? (Pics)
So I put some beef short ribs on the smoker today. They sat overnight in the fridge with a 50/50 salt/pepper mix. Just like I did last time. Threw them on the smoker, for about 8 hours (no foil nothing just on the smoker, 8 hours). IT was about 175-180. Pulled them off because wife was hungry... -
First Time Beef Short Ribs
Decided to try beef short ribs today. Picked up 2 racks from my butcher, I believe it's 3-4 ribs per rack. Just used salt/pepper. Put it on overnight, threw it on smoker a little while ago. Also doing some pork ribs with a rub I use a lot. Beef ribs barely fit on my smoker, even on the top rack... -
Ribs This Weekend
Wife and I are having a BBQ for some friends, too bad it's starting to rain a bit... not going to stop me from smoking up some ribs. I have 6 racks here I'm smoking today. I'll do the 3-2-1 method. First time smoking ribs as well btw. I do notice that a lot of you DO NOT foil your ribs? Maybe I... -
Two Butts This Weekend
So with the nice weather and some friends coming over Sunday, wife asked me to throw some butts on the smoker. Well don't mind if I do. Picked up two from my butcher. Threw the rub on around 3pm today, started smoking around 6pm (I want it done before noon tomorrow). She's been holding around... -
Weekend Pork Butts
So yesterday I stopped at the butcher on the way home from work, they had pork butts in the cryo. on sale for $1.99 a pound, so I picked up 18 lbs. That is for the smoker this evening. Then my grandfather let me know the local C Town supermarket had pork butts, bone in, on sale for $0.59 a... -
Food Deydrator Choices?
So many years ago I used a small food dehydrator and used to make Jerky. Maybe once or twice I made it. Now I have a WSM and i've made a few batches of Jerky. Comes out TERRIFIC, especially the smokey flavor. BUT it's not that convenient. I have to manage it (which honestly I don't have to do...- adam d
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Ruined my Jerky tonight
So I ruined my jerky tonight. And I had a LOT of jerky I was making. I had 5 racks in my 18.5" WSM and I had to do two cooks. The first one I used WAY too much wood, and that was the big batch with the USDA prime stuff (i tried to splurge at the butcher). WAYYYY too much smoke, most of the...- adam d
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Smoking Two Pork Butts This Weekend
Soooo bad news... I've run out of pulled pork as of last night :( Did not last long at all. It was just too damn good the wife and I ate it all up... and the guys at the office were a bit peev'd I did not bring any in. So went to COSTCO tonight picked up a dual cryovac butt... only downside is... -
Overnight Boston Butt
So my first Boston Butt is going on the smoker tonight. She's a 10 lbr I picked up from Stop and Shop. Bone in, on sale for like $1.79 a lb. Not too shabby I think. Here are some pics of me prepping it. Waiting for smoker to get up to temp (between 225-240). And on she goes: -
Is Cure #1 Safe For Dogs + Other Dog Friendly Ingredients
I'm going to make my dog some jerky... but is Cure #1 safe for him? What are some other ingredients I can use that are safe for the dog... I want to marinade the beef just like I would for myself... I thought chicken stock or beef stock.- adam d
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Jerky Cures - Please Explain Process
So I know people say a cure is not needed and some swear by it... i've never used a cure and have made jerky off/on for maybe 10 years. With that said... I've only been smoking my jerky for a month... and maybe I should use a cure. So with that said, few questions 1) What is this "Cure #1"...- adam d
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Do You Guys Clean Your WSM?
Do you guys clean the insides of your weber smokey moutnains? Or do you just leave it so that it seals in those little holes? I'll routinely run a sponge on the outside to clean it up and i'll clean the cooking grates,but what about the walls inside?- adam d
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Maverick ET-733 Reading Ambient Temp Wrong?
Anybody else have a Maverick [if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:WordDocument> <w:View>Normal</w:View> <w:Zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:TrackMoves/> <w:TrackFormatting/> <w:PunctuationKerning/> <w:ValidateAgainstSchemas/> <w:SaveIfXMLInvalid>false</w:SaveIfXMLInvalid>...- adam d
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- Forum: Meat Thermometers
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How Long Can Beef Brisket Stay In Fridge After Opening (+Live Smoking Feed)
I bought a cry-o-vac'd Beef Brisket today, about 8-9 lbs. I plan on smoking it Saturday morning. Any issues with me opening the bag Friday night so I can trim the fat, so I can get started first thing Saturday morning? I will be tired so I won't want to be trimming beef early... any issues... -
My Jerky Recipe
Okay this isn't EXACTLY mine, it's base is from a youtube video I saw (TJ Cooks) but here is what my recipe calls for. I have not tested THIS one but this will be my next batch I believe. I don't like my jerky TOO spicy but still want a good amount: 4lbs of london broil/flank steak 2tsp onion...- adam d
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Jerky for Dog Recipe?
Anybody have a Jerky for Dogs recipe? We buy the dog the jerky treats at the pet store, but only the "made in america" stuff as they had a bit of a scare last year with the overseas stuff. Anyway whenever I make jerky in my smoker and eat it my dog goes NUTS. He will run to me follow me around... -
Can I Re-Cook Jerky?
So last night I made a batch of jerky. Smoked for 6 hours. It was night when I pulled it and it looked done/dark outside. So I brought it in. I tasted a piece and it tasted real good actually. It did not break when I went it and seemed done at the same time. Well today I realize I should have... -
Beef Jerky Meat
So I've been buying London Broil for my beef jerky from the local supermarket. As it seems the leanest and easiest to cut into the strips I want (i don't like thin strips, I like ones about 5" long by maybe 2" wide, something I can grab onto). Any better options? I'm paying like $15 for 2lbs of...- adam d
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Brisket came out tough/bad - Help Me
So I'm new at smoking. So far I've made a batch of beef jerky which came out good and pork loin, which came out good. Today I decided to smoke a brisket. I could not find anything at the grocery stores so I went to the local italian meat market and all he had was a frozen brisket. So he cut it...
