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  1. preacherman1

    food safety

    I know about the 4/140 rule but I still have question.  I started thawing a 13 lb boston butt Thursday let it sit in fridge Friday afternoon put it in water for about 5 hrs started it at 2:45 am this morning and the IT after 2 hours is 37 degrees  will it be safe to eat if it takes 5 hours to...
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    Simle reciope for injecting a boston butt

    what would be your suggestion for a simple recipe to inject pork a boston butt. usually I do chacharo's wanted something easy and quick and simple.  I usually do this and have time to plan but today I just decided to do it on the fly.
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    just an observation and need some advice

    I have been smoking brisket and butts every weekend  for nearly last three months using a temp for the meat only.  Yesterday i got my maverick et 732 seems to be a handy thing to have.  all this time  I have not made use of a grate themometer and using this for the first time i am now seeing...
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    smoking wood

    ordered some orange wood pellets and i am using it on a boston butt rite now as we speak.  was wondering where i could get some orange wood chunks Does anybody use it ?  If so, on what kind of meat and where is a good place to buy some fresh chunks
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    A QESTION ABOUT THE STALL

    DON'T HATE ME BUT I HAVE NO ACCESS TO PICS FOR EVERYBODY TO SEE.  I have been smoking an 8lbs butt since 11:10 this morning cst and hit the stall about 3pm at 165 F  It's been almost 3 hrs  and still at 165 F but the meat is tender as it can be (as if it is done in less than 8 hrs and i...
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    what is wrong with the smoke

    i have a kettle grill i use as a smoker. when i first started i could distinctively taste the smoke in everything i cooked  how ever lately the smokey taste is not penetrating the meat like it use to.
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    I finally got it

    this past week i made up my mind i was going to figure out the how-to's of smoking.  i had failed miserably with some pork steaks and almost got discouraged.  I have been used to putting charcoal in the grill and then just cooking meat not knowing that smoking meat is totally different.  I got...
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    i tried the bacon wrapped chicken

     this past monday i tried the bacon wrapped chicken.  It turned out great.  I fixed about 12 breasts and my family ate 6 I took the rest to work hoping somebody would dare try some I came home the next morning with an empty plate.  One guy commented and I quote " It was like an orgy in my...
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    made a big mistake but also made progress

    I went today to a little country general store and told the meat man I was suffering from bbq fever.  Couldn't make up my mind what I wanted but left with a boston butt cut up into pork steaks. To me they looked awesome.  came home and used a mccormicks pork rub on two and the other two used mc...
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    addicted to smoking

    Hello everyone I have so many questions i need answered that I don't even know where to start.  I have bbqed for the last 20 yrs and just recently have come to a place where i am bored with just bbq.  i want to try smoking meat because i love the way it tastes.  looking forward to buying my...
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