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  1. thedood

    Big Butt Dilema - Need Info

    I bought what I thought was two butts but after looking at it I realize it is one huge shoulder just under 21 pounds. I want to serve dinner tomorrow night at 6pm or so. Should I cut it in half? Keep it whole? Start the dang thing this evening? Ive never cooked a piece of meat this large and not...
  2. thedood

    Chicken on the Menu

    I am planning my cook session for the weekend and one of my favs is some good old yard bird. One thing I have taking to doing is brining my yard bird and I do it every time if possible. Since I am planning this out we will have a good 24 hours of brine time and for these two recipes more brine...
  3. thedood

    Contemplating a new Software Tool

    I'm looking around my computer for recipes and I have them scattered everywhere. I have been looking for a decent open source (free) tool for those of us hard core grillers and smokers and have found nothing that really does what I want. Here is what I want: The ability to store and categorize...
  4. thedood

    Going for First Fatty Tomorrow

    Tomorrow I am going to smoke my first fatty, well two actually. One will be a cheeseburger and the other I havent decided yet. Cheeseburger: 85/15 ground beef mixed with spices that I havent decided on sauteed mushrooms and onions Pepper jack cheese Relish Pepper Bacon weave The second...
  5. thedood

    Great first cook

    I seasoned and tested my new OKJ last night. Went great! That thing hums along at 250 with no fighting temps like I did with the ecb. The mods worked great and I have a 10 or 15 degree difference between sides. One thing I did learn is if I put anything in the cc next to the firebox side wall it...
  6. thedood

    Lets Talk OKJ Highland

    I bought an OKJ Highland from Walmart for 138.00. I think I got a good deal. I went to bbqsmokermods.com, I have ordered a gasket kit for the cook chamber and firebox, rtv for the firebox halves and firebox cooking chamber connection, I got the cooking chamber lid latches, a tuning plate, and an...
  7. thedood

    New dood from Central Illinois

    Hello! My name is Mike. I am from Central Illinois, just South of Decatur. I'm not new to smoking, I have been using an ECB for years. About 5 years ago I read about modding it and did do some mods which helped it immensely. I have cranked out some good meat with it but it is about wore out, who...
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