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  1. junkers88

    Smoked blue crab for a snack.

    Ran past the local Talin market and they had some blue crab that looked ok so we grabbed a couple and zipped home to start the smoker. While we were waiting on the pit to heat I chilled the little guys, pulled the tops off of them and split em. Got them on the pit with a veggie fattie (more...
  2. junkers88

    Whole piglet in the smoke (about 20lbs), how much is actually meat?

    Read that right folks, after my success with a 12lb beef I'm planning a 20lb piglet for next week. I've read about the internal temps needed for it to be done and how to flip it head-rump half way through, no issues on technique so far. I do have two rather important questions though. 1) Do you...
  3. junkers88

    The brisket is on!

    Just put my first brisket on the pit a few minutes ago. So far so good. The digital temp gauge is sitting steady at 230 degrees. This thing is a God send, my mechanical gauges read 150 when the digital one reads 230. It's no wonder I was ruining meat before..... Here's the rub I used, first...
  4. junkers88

    Brisket rub question, as well as a few others.

    Ok folks I'm planning my first brisket smoke on Wednesday. I've read several posts/threads on different beef to get (Wal-mart vs meat market prime cuts vs certified black angus vs... everything else) and the census seems to be that the meat doesn't really matter unless you're doing a competition...
  5. junkers88

    About to start my first real attempt at smoking, lump hardwood or something else?

    Ok like the title says I'm going to try my first beef smoke here in about an hour and have a question about the charcoal. I've been using the Cowboy brand hardwood coal for a while and other than the initial high heat and quick die off I have no compliaints. Having said that is there something...
  6. junkers88

    New guy reporting in from New Mexico

    Hello all, names Richard and I'm in Albuquerque NM. Just recently picked up a Brinkmann SNP so I can start cooking larger meals than my little Aussie would allow. Having said that I also want to start smoking meats, I've smoked a couple things but have a hard time getting a consistently good...
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