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  1. quagmire38

    Novice Smoker... Questions about weather and lump vs briquettes

    SORRY GUYS... The other lump is ROYAL OAK. I said it was red oak. Sorry.
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    Novice Smoker... Questions about weather and lump vs briquettes

    Than you all for the advice. Adiochiro: How would I go about checking to see if the factory thermo is Properly calibrated? NWDave: I'm located in New York City. Flash: Cowboy brand may not be the best but it's what's available. Allow me to correct myself. I came across a small, out of the way...
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    Novice Smoker... Questions about weather and lump vs briquettes

    Hey Everybody. I did my first double smoke session on Thursday. I did two 4lb chickens and a single rack of spare ribs. The chicken turned out great. The spares.... not so good. Thats another post. Now on to business. I have a 18" WSM. I used Cowboy Lump Charcoal. Got the heat going using the...
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    First Beef Smoke...First Brisket

    Whats up everyone. Thanks Moose. You do have me covered. CCPROPILOT I feel your pain. To All: I backed out of the brisket this week. After reading Moose's reply I came to the conclusion that I'm not prepared. Lacking a few tools ( cooler, towels, etc. ). I will make my brisket run in two weeks...
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    First Beef Smoke...First Brisket

    Whats up everyone. Its been a long, brutal winter in NYC. I'm finally back to smoking. Purchased a brand spanking new WSM 18". Already smoked some baby backs which came out great. So now I want to try a brisket. As usual I got some questions. The brisket is going to be purchased from a local...
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    Butterflying a Pork Shoulder?

    Whats up all. A couple of days ago I was at a bbq. I was talking to the resident cook. He said that when he does a pork shoulder he butterflies it and removes the bone. I have never read about that nor seen it in a video. Im new to smoking so I wouldnt know. Can this be done? Should it be done...
  7. quagmire38

    Chicken: My New Frontier!

    I'm back from the chicken smoking.Things did not go so well but it turned out good. So where did I go wrong? Things started smoothly. I used the minion method. I laid down a layer of lump charcoal in the fire box. Then got a chimney full of lump fired up. whipped out my thermometer and let...
  8. quagmire38

    Chicken: My New Frontier!

    Whats up fellas. Well today is smoke day or saturday to most folks. Here is where I am. I have three chickens. One whole for beer can chicken, and the other two are spatchcocked. All three are flavored differently. About the spatchcocked chickens... do I start them breast side down or the...
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    Chicken: My New Frontier!

    Whats up everyone. thanks for your responses and help. so heres what I'm going to do... I'm going to add some of the rub along with some beer to the brine. We shall see how that turns out. i am only going to use the lump charcoal. also going to try attempt the minion method. Since I started...
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    Chicken: My New Frontier!

    Next weekend I will be smoking chickens for the first time. I've got some questions as well as some ideas I want to run by everyone. I will try to keep it short and simple. BRINE: I'm going to be smoking two chickens. I want to brine one of them. I'm going to use a standard brine. Is it a good...
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    First Time Smoking...Where did I Go Wrong?

    whats up fellas. Thanks for all the help. I used hicory wood chips. I made a smoke pouch for the wood using foil and poking holes in it. Which is better the foil pouch or just tossing the wood chips (soaked) on the coals? My next adventure smoking will be a whole chicken. Any tips for smoking...
  12. quagmire38

    First Time Smoking...Where did I Go Wrong?

    Hey. Sorry about the slow response. The smoker is a Braunfels Smoker.A horizontal off set smoker. Its kind of old. My fiance has had it for some time. I had the thermometer inside the potato, not sticking out of it. How do I use the vents or dampers? There is a butterfly damper on the side of...
  13. quagmire38

    First Time Smoking...Where did I Go Wrong?

    Hi Everyone. This past weekend I attempted to smoke some baby back ribs. All meat peeparations went well. To make a long story short I will highlight the areas where I had problems. HEAT: I was never able to get the heat up to 240 degrees. I was using regular Kingsford charcoal. I went through...
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