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  1. cksteele

    Snake River Farms - Legit?

    yes its crazy id never do one  unless it was for a special occasion.... or i won the lottery then id eat it  every day lol 
  2. cksteele

    Snake River Farms - Legit?

    yes they are very legit  all the top BBQ  competition guys use Wagyu prob from them, its crazy expensive but worth the price. for a special occasion or just to try it once go for it!   creekstone farms and 44 farms also serve prime Angus  briskets that are amazing.  Franklin BBQ  from what i...
  3. cksteele

    1st Smoker and I'm trying Everything

    looking good youre cooking up a storm awesome 
  4. cksteele

    Advice on smoking meatloaf yet avoiding bacteria

    safe internal cooking temp for eggs is 160-165 safe internal temp for ground beef and pork is 160-165  so as long as the final cooking temp is 165 or above you will be fine.  but 195 is very low if you're cooking a traditional meatloaf  like  shaped in a bread pan its gonna take forever at that...
  5. cksteele

    ECB Electric Trying To Improve My Shoulder Method

    the bitter taste  on the bark is incomplete  combustion of  wood its creosote  buildup its bitter and acrid you can  help get rid of that by burning a clean fire keeping good airflow through the smoker 
  6. cksteele

    Chocolate Rub Ribs

    nice thats almost like a Mexican thing with mole adding chocolate  nice job 
  7. cksteele

    Complaint About Big Box Web Sites

    yeah  some companies websites  and the store  inventory are wildly inaccurate ive been burned a couple times like that myself.i always check the website then the inventory then call the store to make sure they have it in stock before i drive 45 min to find out "oh the website isnt accurate" 
  8. cksteele

    chicken kefta sausage

    thanks guys 
  9. cksteele

    Electric Smokers

    dont own  an electric smoker but  smoke rings are purely cosmetic. and have no bearing on the quality of BBQ you're eating.  the worst brisket i ever tasted  at a restaurant  had a beautiful rich red smoke ring other then that it was  fit for dog food 
  10. cksteele

    Small Sausage Batches.

    very nice 
  11. cksteele

    Deboning knives

     Victorinox 6  inch  boning knife i use its great 
  12. cksteele

    Treating Tri-Tip like a Brisket flat????

    i cook tri tip like i cook steak after all its from the bottom of the sirloin. id never cook it like a brisket its  very lean almost like a eye of the round   you can experiment..  but the best way to cook it is to medium-medium rare   it will be super tender and moist 
  13. cksteele

    Beef ribs came out PERFECT

    very nice ! points !
  14. cksteele

    First attempt at pulled pork ...

    looks nice  well done on your first porkbutt  points for you 
  15. cksteele

    What are the most important factors generally needed or wanted on a smoker?

    really depends on what type of smoker you're going for  some  factors  like you'd want in a  offset stickburner you wouldn't really need in a  electric smoker or a drum smoker and vice versa 
  16. cksteele

    Beef Ribs

    nice  hey however  you like them  its all good  but  before you devour them let us enjoy them (at least in picture form) haha 
  17. cksteele

    Conundrum's of Digital Smoking ?

    i use my digital thermometer  pretty must just to get a accurate temp in the smoker. i go more by feel  with ribs brisket  and porkbutts after doing them enough you can pretty much tell by time and how they feel if they are done. but to do that you need to be constant about your temp my go to...
  18. cksteele

    Bought a Traeger Pro Series 34

    look nice!! Zweigels are great dogs  whenever i head to Buffalo Rochester area i always try to pick some up yum 
  19. cksteele

    Beef Ribs

    you could  depends on how clean your fire is and  how smokey you like them. also how the bark is forming if you want after the 3 hours  see how they look. most times i never cook beef plate ribs wrapped. just depends on how you think they are going..  but those looks really nice  are they chuck...
  20. cksteele

    Texas Pulled Pork

    nice! looks tasty  thats a great combo if you wanna make it tex mex  i sometimes throw in a dash of cumin  in the same mix 
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