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  1. Hit or Miss? AKA help the newbie!

    Hit or Miss? AKA help the newbie!

  2. cparktd

    Hit or Miss? AKA help the newbie!

    OK, here I go! Decreased the saltiness of the rub by doubling most of the other ingredients. Wife picked up the bone in Butt on sale at food Lion, 10.7 lb @ $1.48 per. It has been injected with salt / sugar solution. Hope thats ok, going with it anyway. Little bigger than I wanted also...
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    Rub mix to make finishing or BBQ sauce?

    Was just reading up on some more post while waiting for a day off and good enough weather to attempt my first real smoke. I see many recipes for sauces. I just wonder why not just use your rub mix for seasoning the sauces as it would carry over the spice profile you used on the rub. For...
  7. cparktd

    Just my luck!

    I hate to think what I would have done without this site to guide me!! The collective knowledge here is priceless. I'm working real hard to pull off a smoke Monday or Tuesday but man it's going to be cold... for here. Below freezing both days, lows will be single digits. Hope I don't have to...
  8. cparktd

    Hit or Miss? AKA help the newbie!

    By the way... I expect a long but fun learning curve with this new hobby. I just want something I don't have to throw out to the dog on this first attempt!
  9. cparktd

    Hit or Miss? AKA help the newbie!

    Thanks!! Just the kind of help I needed / was looking for! Type-o on the onion powder. I used 3 Tbs. Not 3 tsp. If it's too salty I could add in more of the other ingredients to cut it down.
  10. cparktd

    Hit or Miss? AKA help the newbie!

    About to run (or ruin) my first smoke, Tuesday I hope. Boston Butt for pulled Pork, in a MES 30 with an a-maze-n. Here is my stolen / modified / what I had on hand, after reading 1000+ rub recipes till my head hurts concoction.  Help me out here kind and wise Smokers... We don't care about...
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    Just my luck!

     Well Academy did... Master built hasn't  responded to my e-mail to support yet, over 24 hours. Maybe they are snowed in, or out as it were, not sure where they are. Anyway... The store said bring it back, refund or exchange, no problem. They looked up the electronic receipt where she paid...
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    Just my luck!

    I got a smoker from my wife for christmas. MES 30 top control, window, remote. After MUCH reading here   -THANKS-    I went ahead and ordered a maverick 732, (came today) and a AMNPS (comes tomorrow)  Good to go right?? Wrong!!! It won't stay on. Shuts completely off after 30 to 60 minuets of...
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    Funny but TRUE story.

    Being brand new to smoking meat I stopped in the office of a coworker yesterday that does some BBQ competitions, , as a hobby, and he also does the occasional cater job. I knew better than to ask him to share his rub recipe, but I was hoping for some tips on smoking my first pork butt for some...
  14. cparktd

    Hello, yet another Newbie!

    Thanks for the warm welcome folks! Already enrolled in the e-course, got 2 already. Been reading posts for days!! Lots to assimilate...
  15. Hello, yet another Newbie!

    Hello, yet another Newbie!

  16. cparktd

    Hello, yet another Newbie!

    Thomas from Tennessee here. Wife is Mary. I replaced the wife's 30+ year old gas range with a very nice new one as a surprise Christmas gift. In "retaliation" she bought me a MES 30! So.. now to learn how to use it! Got it seasoned in, then just for something to try, did a few Ribeye steaks...
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