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  1. mdboatbum

    Firewood in smoker

    I think I can guess the type of responses I'm gonna get, but I'll ask anyway. Is there any real reason NOT to use firewood (local mixed hardwoods, mostly oak) in a stick burner? I recently got a second hand Oklahoma Joe's Highland and burned through about $60 worth of "smoking splits" in about 4...
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    Yet another McRib experiment

    Not terribly long ago, I was scrounging for lunch in the fridge. I found a leftover smoked bratwurst and a hoagie roll. Heated up the bratwurst, cut it in half lengthwise, put it on the roll, doused it in BBQ sauce, added some diced onion and some pickle and found it not entirely unlike a...
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    Smoking on a balmy Spring day....

    NOT! My old friend Blind Willie is visiting, and today is his birthday, so there had to be ribs. Baby backs from Aldi's. They've really gone up, almost double what I paid last time. Rubbed them down with home made rub consisting of smoked paprika, onion powder, garlic powder, smoked chili...
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    • bbq ribs smokey mountain
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    • Forum: Pork
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    New addition to the family.

    Meet Hank. He's just under 7 weeks old and will be coming home on the 12th. We are BEYOND excited.
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    Pulled Pork on the fly!

    I'd bought about a 4lb pork butt on sale at the local grocery, brought it home and promptly forgot about it. It had been in the fridge for about 5 days when I remembered it, so I figured I'd better get it on the smoker. Wednesday night I seasoned it with a rub consisting of the usual brown...
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    • pork pork butt pulled pork pulled pork barbecue sandwich wsm
    • Replies: 6
    • Forum: Grilling Pork
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    Slightly different take on a cheesesteak.

    I grew up in a fairly large city in the Mid Atlantic. Since it was NOT Philadelphia, the eponymous cheesesteak from that city was not normally on the menu. We had a whole bunch of little sub shops (mostly owned and operated by Greek immigrants) where one could get such delights as Souvlaki...
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    Cottage pie with a bit of a twist.

    Cottage pie (beef) and Shepherd's pie (lamb) are particular favorites around here. Been making them for years, but over time I'd gotten bored with the mashed potato topping. Back in October, I went on a camping trip with my old friend Blind Willie. On the way home, we stopped for breakfast at a...
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    Monday Smashed burgers and Curry tots!!

    Gave the Fam-damily a choice between burgers and chicken curry last night. Burgers was the resounding winner, but I really had a taste for curry. So I decided to make tater tots with curry gravy to go with the burgers. The tater tots are your basic frozen variety. The curry gravy is a little...
  9. mdboatbum

    Eclipse

    Caught this today from Pittsburgh.
  10. mdboatbum

    A re-introduction.

    Hi folks. I used to spend a good bit of time on here and met a lot of nice people and really enjoyed it. Then life got a little weird and I got out of the habit of smoking, grilling etc... For the past year, my wife and I have spent about 95% of our time at her mother's place. She's getting on...
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    Lack of smoke flavor with 18.5 WSM and Billows temp controller.

    A long overdue Hello to all my friends here at SMF. Been a while since I've been here. Title kinda says it all. Got the Thermoworks Smoke X4 and the Billows temp controller, and when i use it, there is no smoke flavor at all. Noticed it on chicken, ribs and pork butt. If I run the smoker without...
  12. mdboatbum

    My attempt at making a video. And some pulled pork.

    Haven't been around here in a while, hope everyone's doing well. This was just a simple little smoke on the mini. Decided to try my hand at making a video. Got interrupted by the brother in law toward the end, so stopped filming before the pork was done. Anyway, it was fun making it. Might try...
  13. mdboatbum

    Lamb ribs and chicken thighs

    Went to Wally World the other day and saw what appeared to be little tiny baby back ribs. Upon closer inspection, the package was called "Lamb Breast". I'd had this before, but without the ribs attached. I figured it'd be a good candidate for a dip in the sous vide jacuzzi. Started off at...
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    Just a test

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    “Eggs Bubbadict”. It’s whats for breakfast.

    Ok, sorry for the silly name, but it’s all I could come up with. Was recently down in Saint Simons Island, GA, and came up with a twist on eggs Benedict I think y’all will enjoy. Take a buttermilk biscuit (DO NOT use canned biscuits) and cut it in half. Top each half with about 3 ounces of...
  16. mdboatbum

    Chuck roast and beef stew

    Got about a 4lb chuck roast on sale so I decided to try Bearcarver’s time and temp to sous vide it. I was going by memory, but I think I got it right, 21 hours at 132° followed by a quick sear in cast iron. I even used Lipton beefy onion soup mix to season it. The texture was amazing! I had...
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    Sous vide and smoked pork butt.

    Decided to try a little experiment and combine sous vide and smoking. Got a little 3lb butt on sale, seasoned it up with salt, pepper and some low salt rub I found at the store. I think it’s called “Original Back yard BBQ seasoning”. Prettt good stuff. Thursday evening I vacuum sealed it and...
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    Anova Nano review. (One month in)

    This review is aimed at people on the fence about trying sous vide. The wife got me a Nano for my birthday in December. I'd been curious about Sous Vide, but a bit dubious about the wild claims of prime rib tender chuck roast and melt in your mouth chicken. My experience has been that usually...
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    Question about bears

    No, not planning on smoking any bears, but maybe smoking some food in their territory. Buddy and I are planning a weekend trip to Shenandoah this weekend and I’m told Yogi and Booboo and their friends are pretty active this time of year. I’ve read all the warnings about locking food in bear...
  20. mdboatbum

    Chicken and Waffles? I think I'm missing something.

    My wife and I were perusing some cooking videos on Youtube yesterday and came across one featuring chicken and waffles. I've been aware of this dish for a few years, but never really looked into it. So we watched several videos and both were left kinda scratching our heads. What exactly is the...
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