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Creosote problem?
My homemade smoker is basically a huge steel cabinet that I set a turkey fryer in. I put a cast iron skillet over the burner and set a coffee can in the skillet to burn wood chunks or chips. The flame I get is orange and comes up clear around the skillet, and the skillet gets black stuff all...- yellowtin
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I Knew It!!!!!! HELP!!
When I finally gave up on getting an electric burner on my homemade smoker and went to propane, one of my fears was that I would run out of propane at the worst possible moment. Well, it has happened. I left the smoker last night for 6 hours and when I went out this morning it had shut off. I...- yellowtin
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My First ABT's
WOW!!! A little hot for me, but my Dad loved them! I loved the taste, but I am not used to the heat. I made a holder out of one of those disposable pie tins, and it worked pretty good. I stuffed them with leftover brisket and chedder cheese, with bacon over the top. I didn't take a picture of...- yellowtin
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What went wrong?
I put two racks of spare ribs in the smoker today after putting on a good rub. I followed the 3-2-1 method very close. These things were tasteless. I don't mean they were bad, they just didn't taste like anything at all. You couldn't even taste the rub. I feel like they were cooked... -
Brisket and Pulled Pork Roast!
Thanks to everyone on this site for providing such good information! I finally have a handle on some things to make a basic smoke go well. The trick for me was to stop trying to follow ALL the good advice, and just get down to basics. I applied the KISS principle.(Keep It Simple Stupid) Here is...- yellowtin
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A Day Off=Smoke Day!
I'm gonna try a variety of things today. 2 small pork roasts, one with Jeff's rub and one with cinnamon chipolte rub. One whole chicken soaked in a salt and sugar brine overnite, then covered in Lowery's salt. (I already thought about this being too salty AFTER I did it) And one small...- yellowtin
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Homemade Smoker!
I have been messing around trying to get a smoker to work for some time, and this is my latest idea. Any input would be welcome! My friend bought this thing on an auction. It was a homemade drop box for a large dance hall. He got it for 5 bucks, and thought I could use it to make a smoker...- yellowtin
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Homemade Smoker Woes
I need Help! Everytime I try to smoke something, my burner stops working. I have bought several hot plates, and they all do the same thing, get hot and melt! Usually the wires under the burner get too hot and melt, or the thermostat never shuts off and the plate gets too hot. I thought I...- yellowtin
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Boneless Rump Roast (new guy question)
I am not having much luck smoking brisket. It is usually tough and greasy tasting. I also don't have room for a huge brisket. Does it make any sense to practice on a boneless rump roast? I can find them any size I want and usually under $2 a pound. How does cooking a roast compare to a... -
Green Newbie Rookie
Hello! I'm Ken and I live in Nebraska. I ate at Famous Daves' a week or so ago and I am possesed with trying to replicate that mouth watering brisket on my own! Unfortunately I got suckered into some plans off the internet on how to build my own smoker out of a trash can and a hot plate. I...
