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what we thought was some easy to remove non-spreading cancer has turned out to be quite the opposite. plus we found out we are 6 weeks pregnant. pregnancy means chemo is out which would be extremely effective for her cancer. now its just a crazy invasive intensive surgery and radiation. trying...

I have some family coming over in several weeks. I have a big brisket in my freezer id like to cook for us all one day. All i have is a large big green egg. i do have a second elevated rack. would i be better off just trimming super aggressively, cutting it to fit or cutting it in half and smoke...

A few days ago I took a pork shoulder out of the freezer. The boneless part I will cut into "country style ribs" for the smoker which will also get some chicken wings. My wife is making cheesesteak eggrolls and queso. We always end up trading plates with our neighbor who always cooks up some...

I was thinking about trying to replace the water pan rack with a rack of fire bricks. I figured the primary purpose of the water pan was to distribute heat so why not wrap some fire bricks in foil and use those instead? Its such a large surface area, shallow water pan I have to refill every hour...

My wife got me some fancy meats for my birthday. For my birthday dinner I made us some iberico secreto tonight. Special spanish breed of pig with acorn-heavy diets. Super soft, delicate fat. Heavily marbled. The flavor seemed subtle. Like a really good skirt steak as tender as the mpst tender...

my second brisket. on pitboss vertical 5series pellet smoker. ran a mix of lumberjack pecan and char hickory. got her in the smoke around 7pm wednesday. ran it 225 overnight. i opted out of using the stock water pan because id always have to refill it every 2 hours. i covered it in foil and used...

I was hoping someone has any experience lighting these tubes of pellets and keeping them lit without a big torch. Attached is the kind of lighter i have. doing a big brisket on the vertical pellet smoker for thanksgiving and need more smoke. i always light my charcoal in a chimney with a few...

wondering if anyone has any advice or tips to get crispy skin on a turkey breast (probably going bone-in) thats also injected. doing a big brisket and just a turkey breast for thanksgiving this year. last year did a whole spatchcocked injected turkey on the big green egg. best turkey ive had by...

just saw my local kroger here in north texas has briskets on sale for $1.97/lb usda choice untrimmed. gonna stock up my freezer for they year, thought some of you guys might wanna do the same.

marinated about 24 hours in oil, red wine vinegar, goya adobo seasoning, lemon pepper seasoning and lots of some generic garlic heavy smokehouse seasoning. on big green egg over b&b lump plus a few char logs. maybe 10 min each side. pulled at 142 internal temp, was aiming for 140, id call it...

I finally smoked my first brisket july 3/4. I've only done pork and chicken for years. Like another poster I got a $1.87/lb choice brisket. 11lb before trim, probably trimmed 2 or 3 lbs off. My trim could definitely be better next time. Overall it was amazingly tasty of mostly juicy. Smoked on...

I'd like to smoke a shoulder for pulled pork jerk style. I make a lot of jerk chicken but thats direct heat shorter time. I make a pretty traditional jerk marinade/sauce in the food processor with onion, garlic, ginger, soy, citrus, scotch bonnet, jerk spices, etc.. It's not very runny. Could i...

Hello everyone, new guy here. I'm about an hour north of dallas. I learned about smoking meats when i went to college in alabama by the old guys that worked the pit at the local bbq spot. I first started smoking on an old weber kettle, picked up a vertical pit boss pellet smoker, then traded the...