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  1. hokiesmokie

    First Pork Butt with Q-view

    bbqbubba- Here are a few pics of my drum under construction: Attachment 9630Attachment 9632Attachment 9633Attachment 9629 I also posted some here: http://www.smokingmeatforums.com/for...6&postcount=19 As I said at the end of the post, I still need to get a nice paint job on mine, but for...
  2. hokiesmokie

    Newbie in VA

    I actually got inspired by my brother-in-law who built a large double barrel smoker on a trailer. I don't have the room for something like that, but I wanted to be able to smoke meat. Having seen the vertical smokers like the GOSM and the ECB, I thought why not make one from a drum? I had no...
  3. hokiesmokie

    First Pork Butt with Q-view

    Smoked my first butt Memorial Day weekend. Used a rub that was part my homemade stuff and part a store-bought pork rub (wanted to get rid of scraps of both). Used briquettes and hickory chunks at 220-235 for 9.5 hours. Foiled at 165, pulled off the smoker at 205. Wrapped the finished butt in...
  4. hokiesmokie

    Whole Turkey with Q-view

    Seaham358 and Sumosmoke - the brining and injecting produced a very moist and flavorful bird. I'd do it again in a heartbeat, but I'd probably change up the brine and/or injection solution just to try something different. For a first timer, I was happy with my results.
  5. hokiesmokie

    Whole Turkey with Q-view

    Smoked a 13.5 lb. turkey using travcoman45's brining and injecting method. Brined for 16 hours. Smoked for three hours with Kingsford & mesquite chunks. Turned out great! Even my wife who doesn't care for smoked meat liked it. Q-view attached. Thinking about moving on to a pork butt this...
  6. hokiesmokie

    Newbie in VA

    Smoked a 13.5 lb. turkey using travcoman45's brining and injecting method. Brined for 16 hours. Smoked for three hours with Kingsford & mesquite chunks. Turned out great! Even my wife who doesn't care for smoked meat liked it. Q-view attached. Thinking about moving on to a pork butt this...
  7. hokiesmokie

    Newbie in VA

    Hello all- Just built myself a vertical drum smoker after reading much info on these on the web. First time I used it I did two slabs of spares and a beer can chicken. Everything turned out pretty well, but I think there's room for improvement. Looking forward to learning lots of tips and...
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