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  1. 5lakes

    Care of Cast Iron Grills

    With my cast iron grates, I use a stiff nylon scrubber. I haven't had the smoker long enough to really do much more than that. If I do need to take them off and give them a really good cleaning, I would do it the same as my cast iron pans and dutch ovens. Hot water, nylon scrubby, thin coat of...
  2. 5lakes

    chargriller help

    Hi, If the grates are cast iron, you can clean them up just like any rusted cast iron cookware. When I latch on to something in a garage sale (yup, that's about all I get at them is cast iron pans and such) and it is rusted... Get the wire wheel on them and you should be able to get...
  3. 5lakes

    Crab Apple Tree

    Hi, Crab apple makes an incredible jelly. My Mom used to make it with a recipe from my Grandma. I wish I had the recipe AND your tree.. She used to make jelly out of just about anything. My favorite is a mock strawberry with rhubarb. Hmmm.... Thinking.... dandelion wine, crab apple jelly...
  4. 5lakes

    How do you ship Q to friends across country?

    Here's a link to FedEx's cold packing instructions. Very detailed with graphics and recommendations on coolant, etc. http://www.fedex.com/us/services/pdf...Perishable.pdf
  5. 5lakes

    How's the weatheer where you are?

    Temp in the 60s tomorrow with some wind in southern MN. Rained last night, but I should be able to get some smoking done tomorrow. Plan is to do some store bought perch and a turkey breast.
  6. 5lakes

    a howdy from oregon.

    Hi, I grew up in Cannon Beach. Spent a lot of time in the ocean and riding in a friend's Dad's dune buggy up and down the coast. My brother is going back this summer for a trip down memory lane... Anyway, welcome to SMF! You'll have a great time here.
  7. 5lakes

    Another SourDough ???

    I started one a few days ago. It's a new challenge for me. I'd say toss the funky smelling one and start over. Here's a link to the one I'm trying: http://www.thefreshloaf.com/node/233
  8. 5lakes

    hey all

    Hi John, Welcome to SMF! It's a great place to learn a lot. Great people, great info. Hope to see lots of Qview!
  9. 5lakes

    testing the teepee

    Are you using photobucket? If you are, put your cursor over the picture and you should have a menu at the top. Resize is the one you want. Put your mouse on Resize, the menu should drop down. I select Large, but you can choose what size you want. Hope this helps Oops, or are you not able to...
  10. 5lakes

    What are your top favorite bands?

    Yup, I think ABBA is the best thing to come from Sweden, but them being a Swede, I might be a tad prejudiced. Never been there, but I would love to go.
  11. 5lakes

    smokeing bullheads

    OK, calm down... I've never smoked bullheads, but then before last weekend, I said the same thing about catfish. Smoking fish can be a bit of a challenge, to me anyway. But, I would set them in a brine (Cowgirl's is my favorite) for a few hours. When I did the catfish, I brought my smoker...
  12. 5lakes

    What are your top favorite bands?

    Well, I'll probably be thrown or dragged out of SMF for this, but I'll go out kicking and screaming... My all time most favorite is ABBA. After that, it just depends on the mood and location. Rock, reggae, almost anything. Carlos Santana is also high on my playlist. Flame suit on, I'm ready...
  13. 5lakes

    Holy Smokin' Catfish Battle

    Hey ralphster, thanx for the points! You will definitely enjoy the taste! Cowgirl, glad I could help. You have a great blog with many tasty looking recipes and stuff. I really enjoy reading what you write! Maybe someday I'll be brave enough to post something there...
  14. 5lakes

    Holy Smokin' Catfish Battle

    A link to Cowgirl's brine that I used for this smoke: http://cowgirlscountry.blogspot.com/...d-catfish.html
  15. 5lakes

    maplewood?

    Maple is my favorite and I have a huge supply from a coworker. I'm also going to be trying lilac. I have some in my back yard that will be pruned out after the flowers are gone this spring. There's a few dead good size branches that I will be using fairly quickly, but will let the rest season...
  16. 5lakes

    Spring Panfishing

    Thanx. It looks great. Now I gotta get the gear out, get my license and wait for the opener...
  17. 5lakes

    Spring Panfishing

    rbranstner, a coworker of mine pickles Northerns also but won't give me his recipe (it IS very good). If you don't mind, could you post yours? I'd love to try a proven way to do it, since I've never done it before.
  18. 5lakes

    Baby Back Questions

    I'll be really interested in reading the answers you get. As for me: 1. I haven't trimmed any of the BBs I've done, but will when I try spares. 2. The mustard will help to hold the rub on. The mustard will lose it's flavor during the cook. 3. I sprayed my BBs each hour and added about a 1/4...
  19. 5lakes

    Holy Smokin' Catfish Battle

    Thanx everyone for the great comments and points. I'm definitely adding catfish to my menu. I'm starting a new challenge for myself. Sourdough. I'll be making the starter from scratch just to see if I can do it. Again, thanx for the great comments.
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