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  1. tatts4life

    I have a question about meat temps when it’s resting

    So I bought a MEATER block and so far I love it. But I have a question about when the meat is resting. I set thermometers to be done at 130°. It told me to pull the steaks at 126° and let it rest. While it was resting I saw the temp climb to 140 and then back down to 132° when I finally got the...
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    Which size Weber Smokey Mountain would be best? 18 or 22?

    So I've had an electric barrel shaped smoker for probably 8 years now and it works great. But it can only cook 2 pork butts at a time or 1 ham. I tried cooking ribs and it never worked. Brisket has always been out of the question because of the size. I would REALLY love an off set smoker but...
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    Can I even use a gas grill for smoking?

    So my dad for some reason wanted to get a gas grill and bought a Nexgrill Deluxe from Home Depot. He wants me to make pulled pork and ribs for Monday on there grill. I went over with my igrill thermometer to test it out and I'm not sure if I'm doing things right. He bought a 6 burner grill so I...
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    Pork butt ended up too tough

    So it's been awhile since I've had to cook more then one shoulder. Over the weekend I figured why not go big and cook two shoulders one for Tuesday and the other for Saturday at a friends cookout. Well I did everything the same that I normally do using my 2in1 char-broiler. At about 9 hours both...
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    Which smoker would you recommend from these three?

    So I'm choosing between two or three smokers they are the Old Country Pecos smoker, Old country academy smoker, and the Char Griller Smokin Champ. The char griller is just around the corner from my house sold at Home Depot. I like how it has the little charcoal trough so I can cook burgers or...
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    One of my worse nightmares

    So I've been using my smoker for around three years now. I've never messed up my meat. It always come out perfect to me and my family. Only once did I have an issue with the wood not smoking. Either it was cold or I threw the meat in too early. Well this morning is a disaster in my eyes. I wake...
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    Christmas Ham first time Q-view

    So this will be my third time smoking a ham. First time turned out awesome. Second one was sort of ho hum because it was my first true fresh ham and it didn't turn out how I had expected. ANYWAYS, This time I bought a ready to cook almost 13 pound ham like what I think I got last year. Here is...
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    What kind of smoker do you have or would like to have?

    So right now I have the Char-Broil Big Easy electric Smoker roaster. While I love it because it's electric and I don't have to worry too much about maintaining a constant temperature. I do have have to refill the chip box every 30-40 minutes to maintain constant smoke. I've been thinking of...
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    Help with smoking a ham

    So last year I bought a fresh ham from Smithfield. I added my own spices and it was a huge hit with everybody. This year for thanksgiving I bought a fresh ham but it ended up being a generic fresh ham from Harris Teeter instead of a Smithfield one. So I put it in a brine, smoked it until it was...
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    How long does it take to cook a 10 pound fresh ham?

    So I forgot to write down last year how long it took for me to cook a fresh ham. So would anybody know how long it would take at 275 to cook a 10 pound fresh ham to an internal temp of 165? I'm trying to figure out if I have enough time in the morning or if I need to get up early.
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    What makes AMNPS smoke last for so long?

    So I've looked at the site and couldn't find what makes the AMNPS smoke last for so long. Is it the design of the smoker or the pellets and sawdust? Has anybody ever used the pellets in something other then the AMNPS? How did it work? I was thinking of trying out the pellets with my smoker and...
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    Cooking for 300 and have a few questions

    So I did some looking on here and found the thread with the SoEzzy's Cattering Spreadsheet. Ive been looking at it and it seems simple I just have a few questions about the spreadsheet and maybe a few others not about the spreadsheet. So the person who is asking me to cook for our swim team...
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    Looking for a better electric smoker

    Right now I have a Char-broil smoker roaster that works really good but I'm not happy with the shape of the cooking area and want to get a better one. Right now my smoker has round cooking basket that can cook only two ten pound pork butts at a time. I would love to have a smoker with a large...
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    Looking for a recipe for smoking a raw ham

    Gonna smoke a 5 pound ham next week and was wondering do I need to do anything with the ham before I smoke it as far as curing? Does anybody put any rubs on their ham?
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    First time smoking a turkey breast and have some questions.

    This will be my first year smoking a turkey and we figured we would start small and smoke a turkey breast and I have a couple of questions. What temperature should I smoke at? I've been smoking my pork shoulders at 250-275 is that a good temp? What internal temperature should I get the breast...
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    When do you inject and rub your meat?

    The last few times I've made pulled pork I've injected it up to 24 hours before if not longer. I've only put the rub on about an hour or two before cooking since I wanted it to stay on. So when do you inject your meat and and rub? Does having the injection in the meat longer make things better?
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    Looking to smoke two pork butts and have a question

    So I'm thinking of having a cook out that requires two 10 pound pork butts ( that size is for a reason) and have a question. My char-broil smoker uses a long basket to hold the meat for smoking. I've all ready smoked one 10 pound pork butt that turned out awesome. Well I noticed the basket could...
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    New smoker from Maryland

    Hey the names Chris. I live in the DC metro area. My wife got me my first smoker for my birthday over the weekend. It's an electric Charbroil 2 in 1 smoker roaster. Gonna use it tonight and see how some pork loins turn out. i was planning on getting a masterbuilt smoker but started seeing...
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