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  1. valleypoboy

    Alternatives for Mustard as a base for a rub on ribs?

    I use mustard with pulled pork, mostly because I really like to goop on the dry rub and it all just falls off without the mustard.  Ribs are thin though, your dry rub should not be thick.  I do a heavy dusting with my own variation of BRITU (best ribs in the universe, google it if you're not...
  2. valleypoboy

    Tips for Smoker buying for a newbie

    Lowes and HD always have the best deals a couple times a year. Every year they sell a 2 bag deal for ~$10. It was 2 20lb bags last year, but this year it's 2 18.6lb (or somewhere around that) for the same $10. It's still the best deal you'll find. If you have no HD/Lowes near you then...
  3. valleypoboy

    Oklahoma Joe Highland, does anyone use one?

    Mary Ann, I've got one. Spotted it on clearance at walmart back in February and started doing research. I feel the Okie Joe smokers are diamonds in the rough. For around 1/2 or 1/3 the price of a custom built smoker (mine was ~$150) you're getting a great starting point. A little bit of...
  4. valleypoboy

    Oklahoma Joe Smoker Temperature

    Hobbychef, sounds like you fixed your problem? Wendellpool, always keep your exhaust vent full open. Control your temperature by the FB (fire box) aka "intake" vent. More closed is lower temp, more open is higher temp. I always full open mine to get started, brings the temp up in the CC...
  5. valleypoboy

    Bacon Weave Tutorial

    I decided to bacon "weave" wrap some chicken breasts yesterday. A full size weave 8x9 or 9x9 strips of bacon was WAY too much for 1 fat chicken breast. After a little trial and error I found that 3 or 4 full strips and 3 or 4 1/2 cut strips made a very nice ~12"x6" weave that rolled around a...
  6. valleypoboy

    Firt time smoking Pork butt roast

    Pappy's pork rub makes everything better. :D
  7. valleypoboy

    question on vent location for vertical propane smokers, why always on top?

    Marty, those dryer vent mods, do you see people doing them on vertical charcoal smokers (I've never looked)? I did something similar on my horizontal, OK Joes, smoker. The thought behind it is that with a side stack smoker the heat moves from the FB to the CC and goes nearly straight up. So if...
  8. valleypoboy

    Is a water pan necessary when smoking in a gas grill?

    I've used mine with and without. Never noticed a difference. I read a very long discussion on what to put in the water pan once, my take away from it was 2 points. #1 there's very little difference from juice to beer to water so there's really no reason to use anything other than water and #2...
  9. valleypoboy

    3 (2)- 2-1 no more

    Thank you for pointing that out, I had forgotten about the sauce. My 2nd time cooking them my wife could not wait and stole one before I could locate the sauce (hidden in the back of fridge somewhere) and she promptly filled a plate then walked past me saying "no sauce for me". So, of course I...
  10. valleypoboy

    I call it the 20/20 Charcoal basket...

    I did mine very similar. I cut off the overlap though and have NOTHING holding the sides together, they're just bent into form. Several cooks now and it's still holding it's shape.
  11. valleypoboy

    I need a new Vacuum sealer. Any suggestions?

    I've got a foodsaver I bought at Costco many years ago. I don't seal a lot but it gets used 3 or 4 times a year, sometimes for crazy things (yes I vacuum sealed 1000 rounds of ammo). The costco set came with vacuum seal containers that I only used a couple times because they all seemed to...
  12. valleypoboy

    3 (2)- 2-1 no more

    I do none of that and no before hand prep. I literally buy them come home then start the process for the cook that day. I've only had ribs I felt were as good as mine a couple times. Texas Road House is one place I feel I can get ribs that are equal to mine. To each their own, obviously...
  13. valleypoboy

    4 racks of ribs, two different results

    FYI, Maybe I live in one of those "Mystery spots", but I've always found that the meat on the TOP of my cooker finishes first. This was using a vertical propane smoker. I've never understood why, perhaps air currents from going around the water bowl or radiant heat coming back down from the...
  14. valleypoboy

    Firt time smoking Pork butt roast

    I've run out of propane 1/2 way through a butt and since I only check on it every 1 to 2 hours temp of the cooker had dropped well below 100*. I changed my tank out, fired it back up and everything completed just fine. I've never foiled mine during the cook, as I've always worried it would harm...
  15. valleypoboy

    Boston Butt Pulled Pork (Step by Step)

    Someone please explain the "juices" here?!?! Are you cooking the butt inside a pan or put a "catch pan" beneath it? Do you then strain it somehow to remove large chunks of fat and or bark that fall in? How long can you keep it? How do you use it?
  16. valleypoboy

    Baby back ribs vs. Boston Butt

    As mummel said, the costco ribs I've purchased lately had the membrane removed already so make sure you're not removing the skin under the membrane. Once you've done it, you'll know the difference. The membrane is super tough, think a paper thin rubber band that can rip if you don't pull it...
  17. valleypoboy

    How are some of you getting such a good smoke ring ?

    I'm no expert, but I applied my mad google skills to the "smoke ring" several months ago and I found this: http://amazingribs.com/tips_and_technique/mythbusting_the_smoke_ring.html In short: keep the outside of the meat moist throughout the cook for the thickest possible smokering.
  18. valleypoboy

    Our Knives Post Them Here.

    I'm a kitchen knife noob. Only in the past couple years did I discover the difference between garbage "always sharp" serrated knives and decent straight edge knives. My wife bought me a big Calphalon brand knife and I've been sold ever since. I replaced all my junk serrated knifes with the...
  19. valleypoboy

    New member here

    I'm out in the soon to be water-less desert known as California. Seriously though, I'm located in the central valley of California. I've used LP for all my BBQ and smoking up to this point. The LP smoker I've had for around 10 years is a vertical tower design and with very little practice...
  20. valleypoboy

    New - Oklahoma Joe's Highland Smoker

    Wishicouldplay, Your Grapho Glas sure looks a LOT better than ugly orange RTV poking out my cracks. Are you able to close up any gaps you have between the FB and CC with it also? If you have slight gaps at the door cracks, some folded heavy duty aluminum foil works wonders. I had a crack at...
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