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  1. ciolli

    My New Work Station!!!

    That thing is sweet! I need to get something like that.
  2. ciolli

    My Computer Blew Up Tonight Windows 7?

    OpenSUSE is another great linux distribution. I have ran both OpenSUSE and Ubuntu and currently have OpenSUSE on a live boot USB drive to tinker around on. Yes openoffice (which comes with the linux distros) is nice, and free, but you must know that not all software you know and love will work...
  3. ciolli

    Weekend Pork Loin and Chicken Smoke w/ Qview

    Had some fun on the smoker this weekend while watching football and doing chores... On Sunday I did some chicken wings, and today did a chicken and a full pork loin (that was already sectioned up, didn't know till I cut it open!). Everything turned out great! I used an old rub I had, something I...
  4. ciolli

    New with toys!

    Welcome! You came to the right place. Glad to have you.
  5. ciolli

    How and why did you first start smoking meats?

    I helped my buddy's girlfriend's dad cook for a large event (few hundred people) a couple summers ago. I have always loved cooking meat on the grill, but this was my first experience with smokers. We cooked so much meat, ribs, pork loin, tri tip, rib roasts, and a whole hog. It was the most fun...
  6. ciolli

    First Tri-Tip, on my brand new Weber Kettle with QView

    Looks delicious my friend. Great job.
  7. ciolli

    My Computer Blew Up Tonight Windows 7?

    I am running W7 Ultimate and actually have found that it's very stable. Vista absolutely sucked, and actually ended up in catastrophic failure. It just would not boot, thanks to Microsoft sending some update over. Luckily, I'm anal about backing up my data, music, photos, etc. so I didn't lose...
  8. ciolli

    What's your favorite name for a BBQ Team?

    Hoggy Style is awesome...
  9. ciolli

    First Smoke is in progress

    Sounds like you're off to a great start! Thanks for the update, and be sure to post us some Qview! Good luck!
  10. ciolli

    Tour of the rig

    Looks like you got it all there. Nice job, what a rig!
  11. ciolli

    my first chicken today some ?s

    I do mine right around 275, maybe spraying once with apple juice.... something with a little sugar will help your skin. Sometimes doing the beer-can method, sometimes not.
  12. ciolli

    What kind of knives to you use for cooking?

    I actually use Cutco knives, have the santoku, petite carver, and the trimmer. My pride and joy however is the 12" Wusthof granton edge slicer. Makes slicing a large beef roast so much fun.
  13. ciolli

    Sunday 1 degree smoke with qview...

    Excellent job, thanks for the Qview!
  14. ciolli

    Kegerator - Retrofit

    Thanks for the reccomendations. As soon as I get some time I will clean it up underneath and see if that makes a difference. (Kinda scared to see what i find under there actually haha)
  15. ciolli

    First time Smoking, New Smoker, BRISKET! In Louisiana

    Can't help ya with your ?'s but I just wanted to say welcome. I too started smoking meat while in college a couple years ago, and can tell you that the folks on this site have helped me so much it's crazy. They take the guessing out of the process, and will help you make your smokes not only...
  16. ciolli

    Question on Country Style Ribs

    I do mine the same as i would do ribs... 225 for 4-5 hours, most of the time foiled like in the 2-2-1, sometimes not. I really like the last batch i did unfoiled to tell you the truth, straigt up smoked naked the whole time... Great flavor, just not quite as tender.
  17. ciolli

    Peach smoked Baby Backs Qview

    My invite must still be in the mail... Lookin good so far!
  18. ciolli

    All I can say is WOW!

    Welcome to SMF my friend. There are some very sharp folks here, and they are always willing to help. Glad to have you here.
  19. ciolli

    BBQ Pittmasters or the BCS tritle game ?

    Here's what ya do... record both, watch Pitmasters, and then when that's over switch to the game and you'll be an hour in and can fast forward through all the commercials and half time.
  20. ciolli

    Help!?! What kind of Grill do I have?

    Looks like you got yourself a heck of a deal! Those Weber gassers are really well put together.
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