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  1. swinefan

    Pastrami on the Backwoods Party (Pictures)

    All right, so I decided to give try my hand at pastrami. I have smoked/boiled/cooked many a corned beef (sliced thin after on my slicer) for my favorite sandwich ever- corned beef sandwich. I wanted to go a step further and see what it would be like to go full pastrami. ON TO THE MEAT! I...
  2. swinefan

    Brine vs Marinade

    All right.  I have had medium success with chicken and want to knock some legs out of the park this weekend. I usually marinade my wings in Italian dressing and they always turn out great.  I always brine my turkey legs/wings and they usually turn out very good.  I can never perfect the...
  3. swinefan

    Protect Deck from Charcoal

    I have a backwoods party and I was wondering how to protect a wood deck from the charcoal ash.  When I take out my firebox for cleaning or to light it definitely gets ash everywhere.  I was thinking about placing plywood down but not sure if that would work (or catch fire during lighting!). Any...
  4. swinefan

    Temp Difference on Backwoods Party Help

    Alright, so this may be a stupid question without an answer but I figured I'd try.  So obviously on the backwoods party the heat rolls in from the top, this I get. I have done about a dozen cooks and the difference in color I get on my meat is significant between meat on the bottom shelves and...
  5. swinefan

    Storing Brisket before serving...

    I have a party next weekend but due to time constraints I must smoke my 2 5 lb brisket flats the Saturday before.  Should I plan on cutting them after smoking (and resting of course) vacuum sealing and refrigerating for a week?  Should I try to vacuum seal the entire brisket then cut before...
  6. swinefan

    Camp Chef 24" Smoke Vault Review

    I replaced my old masterbuilt smoker with this guy.  I am so far very impressed.  As far as propane smokers go, I really can't complain. Pros. 1)  Size.  It is very wide, so you can lay a lot of meat side by side with easy access.  This is nice compared to my backwoods which is far deeper but...
  7. swinefan

    New Backwoods Party

    All right, so I got my new backwoods party and finally have a few smokes under it to review properly.  For record, my previous (and only) baby before was a masterbuilt pro which I did enjoy. Pros: 1) I literally love this thing.  It holds temps incredibly.  I was very nervous about using...
  8. swinefan

    Smoked Corned Beef This Weekend

    Alright, so I have a beautiful 4lb corned beef I got from the West Side Market in Cleveland.  Homemade, not from a company or distributor, which is hard to find.  Going to smoke it Saturday with some cabbage and most likely some wings as well (currently addicted to smoked wings).  I have done...
  9. swinefan

    Smoked Wings Plan

    Alright- I am going to do some smoked wings this weekend.  They are on sale, I am doing a pork shoulder but wanted some sides. My (tentative) plan: Cut the flapper off and divide the wings up into drummettes and wingettes.  Marinade for a few hours in Italian dressing and THE BBQ RUB from...
  10. swinefan

    Dinosaur BBQ

    So, since I have been in the game I have been reluctant to try bbq places, mainly because they usually don't know what they are doing and/or cater to the masses who don't know bbq.  I hit up Dinosaur BBQ in Baltimore while on vacation l last weekend since I had heard good things and seen them on...
  11. swinefan

    Smoke Hollow vs Camp Chef

    I am looking into a new propane smoker and I have been researching these two.  They seem fairly similar, with similar pros/cons. Anyone care to offer up an opinion on one vs the other?  Are there any concrete advantages to one? IF you have another propane smoker that is superior please let me...
  12. swinefan

    New Member D.C.

    Been smoking fairly steady for the last 18 months.  Started with a masterbuilt gasser which I have promptly run into the ground, I don't believe they were made for the use I got out of it!  Got a Backwoods party on the way (can't wait!). Live outside of Washington, D.C.  Not alotta bbq heads...
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