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  1. first timer

    Question on curing pork belly

    I started the curing process on two 5lb pieces of pork belly in the hopes of making bacon for the first time. I used a combo of pink curing salt, kosher salt and brown sugar using a calculator I found in another post. I am 5 days in and although the belly is sweating some it does not seem to be...
  2. first timer

    Country style ribs finished temp

    Picked up a pack of country style ribs yesterday for a smoke tomorrow. Been reading a lot about different finished temps. Seems like they are if she's anywhere between 140-180degrees IT. I thought being they are a pork shoulder they would be more tender at a higher temp more loke a pulled pork...
  3. first timer

    Looking for Jeff's cranberry turkey brine

    Been searching for Jeff's cranberry turkey brine but can't find it. Found posts of others that has used it but can't find the actuall recipe. Any help would be aprreciated. Thanks in advance
  4. first timer

    Questions on making bacon

    Hello all. Been reading a lot of threads on making bacon and I'm getting very interested in trying it myself. I have seen a lot on the curing process and seasoning but I have a few questions about the smoking part. Seems like so e smoke times were 10-12hrs and others were 35-40 hours. The only...
  5. first timer

    First smoked brisket and need help!

    Hello all. So fri night I want to smoke my first brisket. I've been searching through the threads and still have a few questions. 1st is the packers cut usually the way to go. I read the fat is important to render down and help flyover the meat but what about the membrane between the two...
  6. first timer

    First smoke

    Hello all. Finally ready for my first smoke. Going to do 3 racks of st.louis style ribs. Since I see there are different methods I am going to try 2 dry racks using the 3-2-1 method on one of them and 1 wet rack without the 3-2-1. Thought this would be a good idea to see what styles I might...
  7. first timer

    Thin blue smoke

    Hello all.  Finally got my smoker deliverd yesterday and seasoning it right now. I read that I should be looking for a thin blue smoke as opposed to a thick white smoke. Is this acheived by the amout of wood chunks being used or is there some other tricks. I have a vertical propane smoker with...
  8. first timer

    First Question

    My first question is does anyone have experience wit hthe 40" masterbuilt vertical propane smoker?
  9. first timer

    Can't wait ot get started

    Hello everyone!! Just ordered my first smoker the other day and waiting for it to be delivered. Have a lot of questions but seems like everyone here is very helpful. Can't wait to get started and looking forward to learning from all the experience that is out here.
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