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    Smoking Books

    Can anybody suggest any Recipe Books or Smoking Books at all? Usually when I start "getting-into" something, I like to read about it.
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    Question About Cleaning My Smoker

    Great! Thanks a lot. I will just try to lightly brush out any major droppings (without any elbow grease) & make sure that the heating element is clean & I will be good to go. We'll chalk the rest up to being on the way to a well seasoned smoker. BTW, I don't plan on storing it for the winter...
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    Question About Cleaning My Smoker

    Last week I smoked 4 pork butts &, I have to tell you, the inside of my smoker is a darn mess right now. I was wondering to what extremes people go to clean their smokers. I was planning on just wiping out the major droppings & make sure that the heating element is clean. Would that do, or...
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    My first smoke

    Very nice! I'm thinking of doin'-up some ribs myself now!!!!
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    Smoke Going Right Now

    I'd post a Q-view, but right now I'm at a 160° plateau & I need to get a couple hours sleep. I'll get a couple pics up tomorrow.
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    Smoke Going Right Now

    Everything is going well now. I'm running the smoker at a solid 230°. I have 2 butts at 142° & 2 butts at 130°. Life is good! I'll post a couple picture later tonight.
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    Smoke Going Right Now

    I just spoke to my wife on the phone. She just said the same thing!
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    Smoke Going Right Now

    Life is getting better. As the temperature of the meat rises, I am able to get a higher smoker temperature. (makes sense) I'm running @200°F right now with 2 butts @105° & 2 butts @80°F. I think that I just needed to get everything warmed up a little bit. Thans for your help Joe!
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    Smoke Going Right Now

    Actually my bigger problem is that I can only get my smoker up to 180°F with all of that meat in there. Plus it's only about 36°F outside. It looks like it's going to be very "low & slow" today.
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    Smoke Going Right Now

    We had a lot of freezing rain in Buffalo last night & as a result, my work is without water for the day. They sent us home, so I decided that I would try to smoke the 4 pork butts that I was going to smoke overnight on Friday. I have the butts in the smoker, but they are a bit larger than I...
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    My 14.5 hr pulled pork(1st time)

    You guys are scaring me. I just picked-up (4) 7.5# butts for a party that starts at 4:00 on Saturday. I was going to start @ 10:00PM on Friday, but now I may start as soon as I get home from work.
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    Jeff's Naked Rub questions

    I just used it on a 6.5# Pork Butt. I pretty much used the whole batch on the 1 pork butt, but I coated it pretty heavy. This rub is definately worth the money. Plus you get the BBQ sauce recipe which is also outstanding.
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    How Much To Make?

    I figured that many of you have cooked for a large group of people before. I am having a party next weekend where I will have approx. 40 guests (27 adults). I am planning on serving pulled pork at the main dish. I currently have a 6.5# Boston Butt in my freezer. Do you think that I would have...
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    bbq sauce

    I served Jeff's sauce to my wife's family yesterday. I received many, many compliments. I highly recommend it. It is a breeze to make & it was immensely enjoyed.
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    Weekend Smoke

    ..........mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm...................... .
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    My 1st Pork Butt's Progress.

    Well, my Boston Butt went over so well for the Superbowl that I ended up with no leftovers. I received quite a bit of praise that to all of you. Now I just have to try to feed 40 people this Saturday for my son's 3rd Birthday. I'm thinking 3 Butts & a rack of ABT's. The only problem is that I'm...
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    My 1st Pork Butt's Progress.

    It's 1:50 & I just finished cleaning up after pulling the butt apart. I'm getting together with my mother-in-law (who got me the smoker for Christmas) tomorrow. The only thing that I have left to do will be to make the homemade BBQ sauce. (That can wait until tomorrow.) Personally, I think that...
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    Gonna make you drool!

    Those ribs look great! I only hope that the pork butt that I have going now ends up looking that good. I agree though. I wouldn't feel as confident as I do smoking this butt is it wasn't for the kind people here on this forum! I'll drink my next beer to all of them!
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    My 1st Pork Butt's Progress.

    Well, currently I'm at 179°F. Here is a picture of my pork butt that I took when it was @160°-165°F, just before I wrapped it up. So far all is going well, although I don't think that I'm going to bed any time soon.
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    Ready For My 1st Smoke!!!

    Well, I'm 5 hours in & at an internal temperature of 149°F. I haven't really noticed a plateau yet. When I get to 165-165°, I'm planning on foiling & contiuing on in the smoker. If I may ask, what is the purpose of wrapping bath towels & putting the butt in an insulated cooler? Is it to...
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