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Cleaning Grates
So I discovered that the easiest way to clean my grates for my 22.5 WSM is to throw them on my gas grill and give them a good brushing when hot. Anyone else done this? Btw, cleaning grates is my least favorite thing about smoking.- jspryor
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Saving raw rubbed ribs
I rubbed down some ribs last night for the SB tonight. Now my wife not feeling well and we may cancel the party. Can I vacuum seal and freeze these for a later time? -
Smoking turkey breast ahead of time
I want to hunt on thanksgiving so I am considering smoking a turkey breast on Wednesday afternoon. Any advice on reheating or should I just plan to do this on Thursday ? I am brining the bird. -
July 4th Food
Thought I would share the final product of my July 4th meal for 40 or so family and friends. Meats were 8 racks of spare ribs and 2 beef clod hearts (chopped). Also smoked some baked beans and served with cheesy potatoes. Served everything over a warm pit. Hope everyone else had a great... -
Big brisket smoke this weekend
I picked up a case of packer briskets (6 of them) from Sam's Club tonight and also mixed up a 3x batch of Jeff's rub. Smoking all the meet on Saturday for my uncle's fly-tying expo next weekend. Planning to smoke until ~150 and then foil and cook until 200-205. This is the first time I have... -
Hot dogs for 400+
Our church is having a picnic before an event and they are looking to serve grilled hot dogs for 400+ people. The challenge is that there is only about 1 hour to serve these people. Any ideas on how long it will take to grill 400 hot dogs? What about grilling them the day before and keeping...- jspryor
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- Forum: Catering & Large Group Gatherings
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Pork Butt on Weber Kettle
Anyone ever smoked a pork butt on a weber kettle? I think it should be easy enough. Kind of last minute for some tailgate activity tomorrow. Don't want to fire up the WSM for one butt. Any experience and/or battle stories appreciated! -
New WSM running hot
I am planning to use my new 22.5" Weber Smokey Mountain to do some ribs for the Super Bowl tonight. Last night I ran a bag of lump hardwood and hickory chunks through it to season it up a bit. Thing ran hot at over 300 degrees with only one of the bottom vents open 1/3 of the way. Also as...- jspryor
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- Forum: Charcoal Smokers
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Fridge vs. Freezer
I smoked up a bunch of pulled pork on Friday for various upcoming events. One of the events is my buddy's bachelor party on Saturday. Is it safe to keep this PP in the fridge for the week or should I freeze it? -
Baby Back Membrane
I have some baby backs on right now but am worried about the membrane. I usually remove the membrane but this time it was almost like there wasn't one on there. Is there that big of difference? Any tips to compensate for this? -
QView from 4 Jul
Thought I would share my pics from the holiday smoke on Saturday. I cooked up 20lbs of both featherbones and spare ribs. This was my first time doing the spare ribs and the 3-2-1 method worked fabulous. Hope everyone else had a great (and safe) holiday weekend. -
Quite the weekend...
Just thought I would share the story of my smoke this weekend... I am cooking for two parties...friend's birthday party and block party. Pulled pork for both and a 10# box of featherbones for the birthday. I started six butts last night at about 7pm in a home-made cinder block pit we have at... -
Char-broil Electric/Water -> Charcoal
Anyone ever convert an electric water smoker to a charcoal smoker? I am thinking I could just put charcoal on the metal plate that is under the heading element...- jspryor
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Cooking for...200?
So my sister-in-law is graduating from high school in a few weeks and her parents are throwing her a party...with 2 of her friends. They are expecting 200 people and have asked me (or maybe I enthusiastically volunteered) to smoke some pork butts to pull/chop. Anyone have an recommendations on...
