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  1. newbienick

    Question on reverse flow smokers

    I have a Backwoods Chubby 3400, and I have posted a few times regarding air flow/fire management on it. I have always felt like I could not get enough draw through the box. I find myself making a very small fire in one corner of the firebox and keeping the inlet dampers mostly closed to keep...
  2. newbienick

    Sugar in beef rub recipes

    It seems like many beef rub recipes online have some amount of sugar in them. I really like sugar in my pork recipes, but I like savory rubs for beef. Am I missing something by NOT adding sugar to my beef rubs?
  3. newbienick

    Beef heart

    My family got a side of beef last fall, and when I called the butcher to select my cuts, she asked if I wanted the tongue and the heart. I thought "sure...why not?". Yesterday, I was digging around the freezer and found the heart. I have no idea what to do with this thing. I assume that...
  4. newbienick

    Pork rib roast

    In my current Ohio stay-at-home state, I dug through the freezer yesterday and found this pork rib roast. Since I have time on my hands, I thought that I would actually post pictures of the process. There is a first time for everything! Hopefully, the pictures turn out ok. Here is the roast...
  5. newbienick

    Put brisket right into fridge?

    I'm smoking a full packer brisket right now, and it should be off here in the next couple of hours. I'm not serving it until tomorrow afternoon. Can I take it right off the smoker and put it in the fridge to rest and keep for tomorrow? Do I need to rest it in a cooler first? Thanks for the...
  6. newbienick

    Pork sirloin roast?

    I have a habit of checking grocery ads every week for cheap deals to feed the smoker, and my local grocery store has pork sirloin roast for $0.99/lbs. From a quick internet search, it looks like the sirloin is the back portion of the loin itself. I've done pork loins in the smoker before, and...
  7. newbienick

    Royal Oak Classic vs. Natural briquettes?

    I've stocked up on Royal Oak briquettes at Lowes again this spring, but now, I've noticed that the bag says "Classic". When I checked RO's website, they say that they have Classic and Natural briquettes. Has anybody tried both? Any difference in my smoker? The last thing that I want is...
  8. newbienick

    Backwoods Chubby 3400 not getting hot

    I got a Chubby 3400 for Christmas this year and have had a few chances to smoking with it to date. Using RO lump or briquettes, I've had trouble getting it really hot (i.e. over 240F) as measured either on the built-in thermometer or my ThermoPro wireless thermometer. I've noticed that I can...
  9. newbienick

    Making rookie mistakes

    I am relatively new to smoking and have just moved from a propane grill with chip box to a el cheapo offset smoker.  Yes...there is the first problem.  Had I done more research, I probably would have saved my pennies for something better!  Anyhow... I have smoked in my new setup twice now, and...
  10. newbienick

    Hello from Ohio

    Hello SMF! My name is Nick, and I'm from NW Ohio.  I'm relatively new to smoking, and I came here to pick up some pointers.   I started smoking this summer using a smoker box on top of my propane grill.  I just "upgraded" to a cheapo side-box smoker just in the last 2 weeks.  Happy to be...
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