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  1. hallertau

    What I see on TV ... what I taste in my kitchen.

    So, its been awhile since i have done a butt or brisket. Have done chicken here or there and some jalapenos and a kick ass turkey breast. I use a Weber Smokey Mountain. My question is, I have had issues in the past with all my food tasting like astringent (the skin portions) due to too much...
  2. hallertau

    At the end of my rope with the WSM

    I know its probably not the WSM but me. How in the name of all thats right and just can you get and keep Thin Blue Smoke. I've been fighting an uphill no win, gonna throw something over the fence battle today. With about 100 coals in, two pieces of wood chunks all I can get is puffy smoke...
  3. hallertau

    First attempt at Smoked Chicken

    Hey all, store was having a good deal on chicken quarters do I decided to give it a shot! Had about 4.5lbs, 5 leg quarters. Brined each in its own ziploc with one quart of water, little under 1/4C kosher salt, 2ish tbsp of sugar and a nice dash of Szaged chicken rub. I let them soak for 4...
  4. hallertau

    Mixing lit and unlit charcoal briquettes

    Hope this is the right spot to ask this question ... anyways here we go. I read online, not here but on some other site about mixing lit and unlit charcoals. It was in regard to a WSM (which is what I also am using) they stated that you put 50 unlit briquettes on the bottom of your pile and...
  5. hallertau

    Dutch Oven Baked Beans

    Hey all, thought I'd share one of my favorite summertime recipes. Its not actually mine, taken from Bryon's Dutch Oven Recipes http://papadutch.home.comcast.net/~papadutch/dutch-oven-recipes.htm The man knows his stuff. In particular, Vera's Baked Beans. One of the few recipes I actually follow...
  6. hallertau

    Cook now, serve later question ...

    I am looking to smoke some spare ribs tomorrow in my Weber Smokey Mountain and wondering if anybody has any suggestions about the best way to cook the ribs for six hours earlier in the day and serve at night. Using the 3-2-1 method can I just wrap after "1" and let them keep warm for a few hours...
  7. hallertau

    Ahoy and Thank you

    Hey all, got a Weber Smokey Mountain Smoker for my Birthday/Father's Day. I have always been an avid outdoor cooker; grilling to start, moved on to Dutch Oven's and now Smoking. I've only had one opportunity so far to smoke, decided to balls to wall with a pork picnic shoulder. Kind of got a...
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