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  1. troy fuller

    First Ever Bacon Attempt

    First let me thank Martin "DiggingDogFarm" for the guidance he provided for the cure time.  I ended up traveling and needed to know how to handle the extended cure time. While at a local Mexican Meat market, I asked if they happened to have any pork belly (fulling expecting a "no" reply) and...
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    Cure Time Concern

    So I am attempting bacon for the first time and I currently have a Tender Quick Cure recipe on the bellies in the fridge.  They are vacuum packed and two have skin of while the other two have the skin removed.  I followed the proper TQ ratio to meat and put them in the fridge on Sunday, 1/13. ...
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    Getting a Smoker to Draw

    All right folks I need your help.  I have an Oklahoma Joe's offset smoker that I have modified by sealing the smoker door, and exhaust pipe joint, I added a heat shield and several foil wrapped bricks along the bottom.  I use a good sized water pan when I smoke and I fabricated a...
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    Smoked Beef Ribs

    I finally scccessfullty smoked some beef ribs.  I had never been successful in the past, but now things are different.  I usually smoke pork ribs, but really like beef so I set out to try beef ribs again.  The first chore was finding some ribs that had some meat on them.  I eventually ended up...
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    Keeping the Thin Blue Smok Flowing

    All right, I have a modified offset smoker and have quite a bit of experience with smoking.  Recently I ordered a half cord of Pecan and so instead of my typical charcoal/wood process I want to utilize only the wood (since I made the investment and received a good deal, $50 for a half cord of...
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    The Best Thing I Ever Ate Challenge- Reef Pork Chop- Lots of Q-View

    All Right, here is the GOAL: And a cut view: There is no recipe and only some few bits of information available on the web . . . . And now for the START . . . Had to cut in half, but also have a snack piece :-) Cuban Mojo style brine . . . overnight in the fridge:
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    Finally introducing myself

    I have been on this forum for a few months now and am just getting around to introducing myself.  Troy from Austin, Texas . . . Mamma authorized an Oklahoma Joe's Longhorn smoker last Christmas and after a few mods, I have to say it is probably the best smoker for the money out there! Anyway...
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    Fattie Benedict

    So a breakfast Fattie (ham, diced potato, onion, and jalapeno) with chipolte breakfast sausage (you gotta love HEB). Now begin with a toasted English muffin, slice the fattie, and pan fry it to warm it up and re-crisp it. Butter the English muffin and place the browned fattie slice on it, top...
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    New Smoker Trial Run . . . Dry Aged Prime Rib Roast!

    This was my first run in my new Offset, heavily modified, Oklahome Joe's el chepo offset smoker.  Dry aged prime rib (only three days) and perfect Prime Rib Roast!! Th
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