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  1. backyardsmokin

    Updating older GMG Jim Bowie

    Hi All, I purchased my Jim Bowie back in 2012 and back then I had it dialed in so I had a 5-10 degree swing from left to right. Fast forward through a couple of moves to a new state and new elevation (near sea level to over 6000ft), my JB is no longer in balance. Now my JB has a nearly 100...
  2. backyardsmokin

    Keeping Burgers and Dogs warm for a Block Party

    Hi All, I have been sniffing around and looking at the keeping food warm threads, but I am ending up with more questions than answers. My family and I moved into a brand new neighborhood and to get to know our neighbors we decided to attempt a block party this Saturday. So far everything is...
  3. backyardsmokin

    Where can I get deals on meat in the Denver area

    Hello All, Life made me take a hiatus from smoking for a few years and during this time I had to relocate from California to Denver (Castle Rock). Now that I am settled in, I am ready to start my smoker back up but I am not finding any where to get a good price on meat beyond the local...
  4. backyardsmokin

    How many probes are too many?

    Let me start by stating that I have the ET-732 and I have looked at the Digi-Q, BBQ Guru, Tappecue among others out on the market but none of them have what I am looking for. Having a pellet grill, I have created a basic sonar system (in another thread) to alert me when I need to add pellets...
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    Question on travelling with Pork and Au Jus.

    Hi All, I am doing some pulled pork (kalua style) Father's Day.  Orginally we were going to have the party at my house but u nfortunately, we have had a change in venue.  I will still be doing the pork, but now there will be about a 6 to 8 hour time frame between pulling off of the smoker and...
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    BBQ Shirts and Aprons at shirt.woot.com until June 15th

    Over at Shirt.woot.com they have an assortment of BBQ designs available on shirts and aprons.  Their sale runs until 12AM on June 15th. http://shirt.woot.com/plus/new-hot-designs-cookout-tees-aprons?ref=cnt_wp_1 These are designs that were submitted in various contests that the site had and...
  7. backyardsmokin

    Memorial Day Kingsford Blue Bag (KBB) for Home Depot and Lowe's

    Starting May 21st, Both Home Depot and Lowe's will have 2x18.6lbs for $9.88 Home Depot Ad capture.  Note that they say "limit 5 packs per customer" Lowe's ad capture.  Note they mention the 2x20lbs for the same price, but also "limit 2 twin packs per customer"
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    Home Depot getting ready for the Memorial Day Kingsford Sale

    Went to my local Home Depot today and saw this: Unfortunately, these are the 2x18.6lb packs that we all saw a few weeks ago.  But with this store having over 2600 packs in stock, I would most likely believe that we would see these at $10/pack or less over Memorial Weekend.  Too bad it is...
  9. backyardsmokin

    Pork butt on sale at Save Mart

    Save Mart Supermarkets have Pork Butts on sale for $0.99/lb with Tuesday May 5th as the last day. https://www.savemart.com/rewards/weekly-specials#StoreLocator I just picked up 4 of them.
  10. backyardsmokin

    Created sensor for Pellet Hopper that sends me a text.

    Owning a JB is nice, but I have three problems when it comes to knowing when I need to add pellets.   The current sensor sometimes reads a gap in the pellets as the hopper being empty, cause the alarm to go office accidentallyThe external alarm can be a bit noisy and i don't want to piss off the...
  11. backyardsmokin

    Burning the bottom of my briskets

    I have been doing 2 to 3 briskets a year, but lately I have been having an issue I can't seem to nail down what my problem is.  For some reason my briskets are getting burned on the bottom to the point that it is rock hard. I use briskets from C&C, trim the "corn" section of the fat off the...
  12. backyardsmokin

    Weird Temp Probe Readings

    During my last smoke out I noticed something very weird and I am hoping that someone may be able to help me. I set my Pellet grill to 250 degrees and placed three temp probes in the dead center of the grill.  The probe tips were pointed at each other in and area of about a nickel, but I am...
  13. backyardsmokin

    San Francisco Bay Area Air Quality Management looking to Ban Smoking and Outdoor Cooking

    Originally found at: http://www.mercurynews.com/bay-area-news/ci_27349496/coughing-neighbors-make-bay-area-rethink-outdoor-cooking Pasted from: http://news.yahoo.com/coughing-neighbors-bay-area-rethink-outdoor-cooking-171550066.html SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The booming popularity of outdoor...
  14. backyardsmokin

    Using Turkey Breast Roast for Jerky

    Hey All, My local C&C has Turkey Breast Roast that is usually used for deli slices on sale this week.  I have smoked these before and sliced them for sandwiches.  My question to you all, is can I use this type of roast for making jerky? Thanks
  15. backyardsmokin

    Beginner help needed with creating rubs, and sauces

    Hello All, After a few years of smoking, I believe that I have the meat and techniques down pretty good.  Now I am moving on to learning rubs, and sauces.  I have looked all over the web, Jeff's book, Myron's book as well as a few others, and of course here. I am looking for some basic...
  16. backyardsmokin

    Temp probe specs for possible generic replacements

    WARNING:  Science Ahead!!! I will get to the good stuff, but first some background: I was playing around with the temp probes that I currently have getting ready to build my own super thermometer and I found a few things. Most the of the thermometer probes are called "thermistors", which are...
  17. backyardsmokin

    Question for RecTec and other non-GMG/Traeger owners

    I am working on a sensor to alert via txt message that the pellet hopper is low.  This would be using a sonar sensor stuck to the under side of the lid, and would have a programmable depth for when to set off the sensor. I know that GMGs and Traegers are single hoppers, but the from the photos...
  18. backyardsmokin

    Timing check please?

    This coming weekend I am planning on making my new pellet pooper (GMG Jim Bowie) work for its money.  I have a 15lb brisket, 3 racks of ribs, ABTs, SBTs and some stuffed portobellos (for the vegetarians).  With a dinner at 4pm on Saturday, I was going to run with the following times with smoking...
  19. backyardsmokin

    Poll: Inquiry on How much power to use on a BBQ gadget

    Hello All, My neighbor and I are designing a new gadget for our smokers with a possibility of marketing it.  Sorry I am under an NDA so I can't give specifics.   We are looking at power for this thing and trying to figure out how much we can use but still making it portable.  We would like to...
  20. backyardsmokin

    Designing wireless Pellet hopper level/temp system

    Hey all, I am starting to get the parts to build myself a wireless thermometer probe for my GMG. It is going to have somewhere between 4 and 12 probes available (depending on which circuit board I buy), wifi, SD card for data logging, web page for probe temp status, ability to calibrate probes...
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