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2 pork shoulders at 130 4hrs in
I am smoking up 2 pork shoulders. Started at 7am at 11am internal temp is 130. One is 5lbs the other is 5.5lbs. For 4 hours of smoking at roughly 225 is a 130 temp normal? I am aiming to reach 195 to 200 by 430pm then cooler for an hour to rest, then pull for dinner after 6. If not should I... -
Temp Probe - How Far In?
What are you looking for when you poke the meat with your fingers to know how done it is? I have seen it done before on tv, but they never really explained it.- jsmith78
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- Forum: Meat Thermometers
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Temp Probe - How Far In?
i just did test using boiling water. When I had the probe in the water about 3" the temp read 212. When I had it in any shallower than that the temp dropped to 200 and lower. It is a 6" probe. So I need to get the middle of the probe to the middle of the meat for an accurate reading using...- jsmith78
- Post #11
- Forum: Meat Thermometers
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Temp Probe - How Far In?
I am not sure how much of the probe mine reads it is a good cook dial temp that goes up to 220. Does anyone know a store to buy a good digital temp probe? I am looking for both a temp probe and one you leave in while you cook with a monitor. I have looked at lowes, but was hoping to find...- jsmith78
- Post #9
- Forum: Meat Thermometers
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Temp Probe - How Far In?
How do you check the temps on steaks or pork chops? I cooked some chops last night, when i stuck the probe through the top about halfway through the inch plus thick cut the temp read around 140. When I stuck it in through the side to about the middle of the chop the temp read 160. What is the...- jsmith78
- Post #6
- Forum: Meat Thermometers
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prime rib in an ECB
I am pretty sure I am doing an 8.5lb prime rib on friday for a birthday gathering of mines and my wife's stepdad. I will be using an ecb with some of the mods done on it. Last time I used it my temp was around the 220 range, but all the other times the temp would be anywhere from 230 to 300 at... -
what is pork shoulder chuck roast?
It is 6.27lbs bone in and has fat marbeling. I think it will make really good pulled pork, as long as I do it right. I have a really good idea now, but will read more before I start smoking it. I want to make my own either BBQ sauce or vinegar based sauce for it. I don't remember ever trying... -
what is pork shoulder chuck roast?
I went shopping really early this morning. I picked up a pork shoulder chuck roast for 1.18/lb. They had a picnic shoulder, no boston butt there. Is there another name for pork shoulder chuck roast? I am gonna make some pulled pork out of it in a couple weeks when I have time to do it. I... -
Buying new grill and want opinions on weber grills?
I have a weber q220 gas grill. I love it, heavy-duty cast iron cooking grate, its portable have cooked lots of burgers and steaks over the last three years and still burning like the day I got it.- jsmith78
- Post #10
- Forum: Grilling Tips
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chargriller help
Thanks for all the good advice. Here is what the bottom half currently looks like So I don't have to get it down to bare metal, just get the bulk of the rust off spray it with pam and reseason it. I have not started on the grates yet. I do not have a self cleaning oven. Could I spray them...- jsmith78
- Post #13
- Forum: Charcoal Smokers
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chargriller help
I have been doing lots of thinking about what to do for a fire grate on this grill. I have been working on grinding, sanding good old fashioned elbow grease trying to get most of the rust out of this grill. I have been thinking what to do about a fire grate. I thought about getting a...- jsmith78
- Post #8
- Forum: Charcoal Smokers
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chargriller help
Thanks Caveman for the link on adding pictures. Will do some qview of what I cook later. Thanks 5lakes for the info, I saw it on craigslist and couldn't pass it up. It is gonna take some work, but will be well worth it.- jsmith78
- Post #4
- Forum: Charcoal Smokers
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chargriller help
I picked up this chargriller for 20 bucks. I am gonna get the sfb for it once i get it cleaned up. What I need help with is all the rust on the inside of the grill. The grates are coated in rust. What are some ways to remove the rust. The inside of the barrel has rust on it. I am gonna...- jsmith78
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The Smoked Colossal Burger
That looks really good. I can't wait to try that. How long did it take to cook them burgers? -
newb from washington
I am excited I have done a few spareribs, turned out ok. They had a nice smoke flavor to it. The guys at work really liked it, but all they got was a sample (wife and I ate the rest). Trying to decide what I should smoke on saturday? My local lowes has the sfb for 69 bucks will try to get... -
newb from washington
First of I just want to say what an awesome site. I have learned so much from Jeff's ecourse, blogs and this forum. I love eating BBQ, my wife got me hooked on watching BBQ Pitmasters on TLC. The more I watched the more I wanted to create awesome BBQ for myself (and wife also). I have an ECB...
