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  1. crusty ol salt

    Switching from Water to Sand

    i think it is all part of the learning curve and the adventure. i think there is substance to both sides of this coin. I just finished looking at the downloadable cooking log they have a weather block on there maybe i should start using it.
  2. crusty ol salt

    Labor day - 2 butts q-view

    okay butt #2 finished Butt #2 pulled with finishing sauce Sorry about the q-view quality using a my cell phone
  3. crusty ol salt

    Switching from Water to Sand

    I just looked at the stats on weather.com, it almost 10:00pm here in portsmouth, va and the temp is 70 degrees and humidity is 72%. When I use a water pan the boil-off saturates the air to 100% humidity. I really believe I was doing just as much steaming of my food as I was smoking it. My bark...
  4. crusty ol salt

    Labor day - 2 butts q-view

    Been tweaking and adjusting the process with my adopted charcoal gosm, figured I would go for it today. 2 small butts their starting weights was 4.85 lbs amd 4.83 lbs. thru them in the smoker and let them go low and slow. The only snag was butt #2 was in an odd little holding pattern at 185...
  5. crusty ol salt

    Switching from Water to Sand

    Smoked 2 butts today and I loved the results using sand. I will be posted q-view under pork with the title "labor day - 2 butts". Again thank you all for your input.
  6. crusty ol salt

    CGSP Sale!!!!

    thats the almost the same with my local lowes. they clearence the gas grills and some misc trinkets, they carrying everything left year round.
  7. crusty ol salt

    CGSP Sale!!!!

    checked after lunch today still 129.00 here in portsmouth, va
  8. crusty ol salt

    This Stinks!

    a prayer for for serenity and peace for you and your family and a prayer that your son will be safe and protected during this time. I think i will say an one for all those living on the gulf coast too.
  9. crusty ol salt

    Switching from Water to Sand

    I think that is part of the fun of this new adventure, is finding out what works for me. what is the personality of my smokers. How do they react in the wind and rain. How do i react and over come. Part of me reasoning for changing over to sand is i was not developing the dark rich bark i...
  10. crusty ol salt

    Switching from Water to Sand

    Just like flash, here in coastal virginia the humidity is normally high. The reason I was wondering about seasoning the sand is most sand from lowes and the home depot are stored in the garden center. I know it should be ok but somewhere in the back of my mind I wonder what chemical cocktail...
  11. crusty ol salt

    Big Green Egg Lump Charcoal ???

    I guess for me it becomes an availability issue. I will have to make do with the best i can get. doitbest.com hardware will deliver RO to a store near me i think i will explore that option too. It looks like 20 lbs for $12.00 and no shipping that might be the deal. Thanks a million for all the...
  12. crusty ol salt

    Adopted a GOSM Charcoal

    thank you millions for all the great input. doing some test runs as we go along here, i hope to do a full blown smoke this week and will provide q-view
  13. crusty ol salt

    Switching from Water to Sand

    Okay folks i have been pondering the switch from water to sand. My question is do you season sand like you do a new smoker to eliminate any impurities? Do you wash it? The play sand at Lowes has set out in the garden center for who knows how long... this may all be just a mid afternoon...
  14. crusty ol salt

    Big Green Egg Lump Charcoal ???

    I saw big green egg 100% natural lump charcoal as I was going through the check out at my local hardware store. Has anyone tried it? Any reviews? RO is tough to find around town i was wonderin is this a good alternative?
  15. crusty ol salt

    SMF Push Pin Map

    That is too cool
  16. crusty ol salt

    Why not Cowboy??

    My options are like rich p, the choices of lump charcoal is CB or nothing at all. I occasionally find RO, but it is not the made in usa bags that I have read about. the quality of the RO i have been getting is nothing to brag about. I think it(RO) contains a high percentage of sap wood, CB on...
  17. crusty ol salt

    What should I do with this?

    soak them over night in milk, takes away some of the strong fishy taste. wash them dry them run 'em through egg wash roll 'em in house autry seafood breading mix and into the fryer because of the thickness i would say 3 to 5 mins they should be flakey when they are done.
  18. crusty ol salt

    Potatoe help

    i think that was my greatest fear turning my taters into lumps of coal or some raisin looking thing. Thank you for all the help
  19. crusty ol salt

    awesome concession stand

    i bet you would need to convert a shipping container into a smoker to do that whole hog.
  20. crusty ol salt

    Potatoe help

    never tried this i was wondering the normal stuff Finish temp? Whats the cook time? Are they anygood?
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