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  1. cksteele

    The black sheep of the smokers.. "galvanized steel trash cans"

    from what ive gathered  the main concern is the galvanised steel  coming in contact with the heat  that could cause  the zinc to vaporise  and could cause metal fume fever,  also  some acids in food  can react to zinc  making you sick but as long as  you keep the metal away from the heat and...
  2. cksteele

    I made some bacon

    mmm bacon   looks great 
  3. cksteele

    smoking dedication lol

    i should say  i didn't use the pink salt  the recipe was one they used in a regular  oven. since  i was doing it on the smoker  i didn't use it  i basted the ribs every 1/2 hour after the first hour i just  flipped them and rotated them on the smoker 
  4. cksteele

    smoking dedication lol

    yes it is  i marinated for 5 hours but you could do it as long as you wanted  i suppose 
  5. smoking dedication lol

    smoking dedication lol

  6. cksteele

    smoking dedication lol

    yesterday  i had planned to smoke up the char sui pork i had prepared..  but i forgot to check the weather rain ugh ... so what do ya do when you dont have a tent but want to use the smoker   improvise    no tarps  were burned  and the smoker  and wood stayed  dry lol 
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  8. cksteele

    some pork butt char siu

    this is the recipe  i used  3 pounds boneless pork butt, cut into 4 sections lengthwise 2/3 cup soy sauce 1/3 cup hoisin sauce 1/2 cup honey 1/3 cup brown sugar 1/2 cup Chinese rice wine (can sub sake, or dry sherry) 1/3 cup ketchup 4  garlic cloves, crushed 1 teaspoon five-spice powder...
  9. cksteele

    some pork butt char siu

    yes it was very nice  juicy with a nice texture 
  10. cksteele

    Since I ain't been around...

    nice 
  11. some  pork butt char siu

    some pork butt char siu

  12. cksteele

    some pork butt char siu

    i had about a 3 lbs piece  of porkbutt  left from making  sausage. So i was wondering what am i gonna do with this so i decided  to do some  Chinese BBQ char siu   mixed up the marinade  then cut the porkbutt into 4 pieces.  Let them in the marinade for about 5  hours  then cooked them up the...
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    charsiu plate.JPG

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  18. cksteele

    Chime in...FOB ribs or not

    not a big fan of sweet and sticky ribs  im def in the camp of good BBQ  does not need sauce. FOTB i dont like but if they are tender and you bite the meat and it comes away cleanly from the bone but its not mush i like that 
  19. cksteele

    Spice Recommendation

    well here in Canada  i get  spices at a local  supermarket they have a great bulk section the place is called  fortinos.  and we also have these stores called the bulk barn all they sell  is bulk spices and baking and cooking goods they have very nice  paprikas  and very nice grades ground...
  20. cksteele

    Adam's Rib? Nope, IMPS 130, Chuck Short Ribs

    that all looks great you ate well that night bravo 
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