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  1. countryboy19

    Curing poultry before smoking?

    I just got done reading through Rytek Kutas book, and in there he said that poultry should always be cured before smoking. Is that true? Or is he talking about cold-smoking rather than hot-smoking/fully cooking?
  2. countryboy19

    Metal Gym Locker smoker paint removal?

    Burn it off. Put it on top of a good hot fire. I've never seen any gym lockers that had paint that couldn't be burned off.
  3. countryboy19

    How does everyone shop to maintain the budget?

    I shop ads and special. I have a whole freezer full of turkey's from TG time. Walmart ran their special on Jennie-O turkeys at $.40/lb, I bought the limit, several times each at the 2 different stores near me. Yeah, I think they're "enhanced" but at $.40/lb, its a killer deal, and you just have...
  4. countryboy19

    Spare score

    Yes, its their "moist & tender" ones.
  5. countryboy19

    UDS Ball valve extension question

    Isn't that the point of putting the valve in there? Its to inhibit the airflow when you want to turn the temp down. The valve will be the choke-point no matter what so it doesn't matter. If you find yourself opening all of your vents and opening your valve all the way so that the small amount...
  6. countryboy19

    Jim's Bacon Making Process For Walking Dude. Pt 1

    I don't think I saw this addressed, so sorry if it was and I missed it. Do you remove the skin and trim the fat prior to curing/smoking? I've heard it both ways, but I just can't imagine leaving the skin/fat on will yield good absorption of the cure and smoke. Am I correct?
  7. countryboy19

    Looking 4 wood

    Thats good advice. Also, do you or someone you know have a chainsaw? Are you willing to do a little work for free wood? Put an add on craigslist and other classifieds ads saying you'll cut down those trees for people in exchange for the wood. I did that on craigslist and a local online...
  8. countryboy19

    Amazon has the Maverick ET-73 on sale

    Whoops, I totally screwed that first post up. I thought it was the ET-73 on sale, its actually the ET-7. The one you linked to is the ET-73. But doesn't the ET-73 normally sell for around $45? The ET-73 is even lower than the ET-7 I linked. Am I missing something or is this a really good deal?
  9. countryboy19

    Amazon has the Maverick ET-73 on sale

    Whoops, wrong thermometer. Jak757 posted the ET-73. Regarding my post below, doesn't the ET-73 normally sell for about $45?
  10. countryboy19

    Barrels for sale. $7 for you midwestern boys (and gals).

    I was in there a few weeks ago and I wouldn't touch those barrel with a 10' pole. The ones at my store looked like they had some sort of tar based driveway paint in them and the residue on the inside of the drum was about 1/4" thick. It would take a long time to burn all the crap out of that IMHO.
  11. countryboy19

    Wood score... anybody need some cherry?

    Well, I got the apple trees last night. Some of the most exhausting work I've done in a while. Even working on the other trees wasn't this bad. Apple trees have a lot of small twigs and brush on them, and the guy wanted the brush put in the woods behind his house, which wasn't far from the...
  12. countryboy19

    Re heating shoulder

    Whole shoulder? Or pulled pork? I'm not an expert, so I doubt I can help, but I think that will play into the way it should be heated.
  13. countryboy19

    Wood score... anybody need some cherry?

    I'm in Bedford, but I pass through Indy occasionally. Maybe we could meet up sometime when I'm passing through. Pecan sounds good! Mesquite sounds good too! Plenty of cotton wood around here as well. I'm sure we can work out some sort of deal. I shouldn't have a problem sending any for free...
  14. countryboy19

    Wood score... anybody need some cherry?

    So I posted up on craiglist looking for fruit woods. I already had a little cherry so I didn't include it. But I got a guy about 20 minutes from me that had 4 big cherry trees he said I could have. 1 was dead and had already been topped/limbed, so I took that one down the other day. It was...
  15. countryboy19

    Whole Hog

    If he made a big smoker, I'm sure he could also make a UDS. That would be much better for the smaller smokes.
  16. countryboy19

    Lid Dimensions

    I let my dad cut it with a torch. That guy can keep a perfectly straight line in a round piece of steel on the coldest day in February without even putting his glasses on (yesterday). He worked in a welding shop all through highschool and he still hasn't lost the touch (he's over 50 now). I'm ok...
  17. countryboy19

    Ok, got my drum last night...any last minute pointers?

    If it had acetone in it, its already evaporated and gone most likely. IMHO you would be perfectly fine using that drum. Just be very, very cautious when cutting into it. Acetone is extremely flammable; it is one of the most flammable alcohols there is so be sure all the vapors are evacuated from...
  18. countryboy19

    If I buy "The Bible" should I still get...

    On another website I was told to buy "Charcuterie" by Ruhlman, but here it is recommended to get "Great Sausage Recipes and Meat Curing" by Kutas. I'm a cheap person, and I don't really want to spend money on both of them if they're just going to mostly cover the same topics, but if they're...
  19. countryboy19

    Lid Dimensions

    I found that out on my UDS build that I recently started. The OD of my barrel is 22.875" and the bigger weber lids have an ID of 22.5". The Weber lid won't work for me. But I just got an idea that I think I'm going to do (if the measurements work out right). I'm going to take another barrel of...
  20. countryboy19

    Galvanized vs Stainless

    Don't use a magnet, its not a sure way to know. IMHO, lets look at the obvious. Stainless, is stainless, e.g. it won't rust (under most normal conditions). Galvanized is only protected on the surface; although the steel is protected from the zinc as a sacrificial annode, it should still rust a...
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