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  1. zakkyc

    Wood splitting

    For stick burner folks: I have a hydraulic wood splitter which does just fine at getting my splits down to appropriate size for my firebox, however I’m considering just your basic standup kindling splitter, the kind you just manually hit the wood with a sledgehammer to split. Yes, the hydraulic...
  2. zakkyc

    Method

    Hello all, I smoked a couple briskets and a pork butt for my son’s birthday party in a couple of weeks. I thought I was doing it all correctly/safely, but then I came across some information that is giving me some doubts. Here is my method: 1) Smoked briskets and pork butt (pork butt cut in...
  3. zakkyc

    First time pastrami!

    Couple buddies and I with our first pastrami. 7 day brine, overnight desalinate, rub, smoke with oak and pecan, and then steam! Made pastrami sandwiches and reubens, they were so good I forgot to actually take a picture of the sandwiches 😂. Definitely gonna do this again, and again, and again.
  4. zakkyc

    Smoked Turkey - My first go!!

    Starting up a whole turkey. My first time cooking a bird! Practice for thanksgiving! Hope you guys are smoking well today. Go Chiefs!
  5. zakkyc

    Brisket burgers

    Did a brisket a couple weeks ago and used my new meat grinder to use my trimmings for burgers! I always felt bad in the past about throwing out all those trimmings. The burgers turned out great. Thawed them out about halfway in the fridge, then thawed the rest of the way in my offset cook...
  6. zakkyc

    Hello from Kansas!

    Excited to get home from work tonight so I can get my pit going! Planning an all nighter on my BellFab offset for a 14 pound Packer Brisket. Just put up a TV in my garage and a cushioned patio furniture sectional so I can lounge and rest during the cook. Happy to be here!
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