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  1. jokensmoken

    Handy Man Stan

    That's sad news. I met Stan when I went to my first fatty contest at smoker Scott's. We immediately became friends; he was like that, always smiling, friendly, easy going and helpful. Stan made me feel welcome and like "one of the gang" right off the bat and even though we'd just met, I felt...
  2. jokensmoken

    Brisket stall question

    Whats the lowest temp you've had a brisket go into a stall? Mine CC temp is holding a steady 245° ish and my brisket seems to have stalled at 251 IT. It been there for well over 90 minutes. I've cooked dozens of briskets but this is the lowest stall temp.ive ever hit and is new to me and I'm...
  3. jokensmoken

    WSM with Guru

    I'm curious...I'm able to tweak my WSM and hold temps at 250ish for up to 12 hours without touching anything. What's the point of a controller when I can already do that?
  4. jokensmoken

    SOS - My first attempt at smoking ended in disaster

    With that poundage of meat you will always struggle on that size smoker to maintain temps and probably fail. You need to properly pair the pounds of meat to the size smoker you're running. I'm guessing 7-8 pounds of meat is the MOST you'll be able to smoke on a similar size smoker.
  5. jokensmoken

    Wheres the best place to buy sawdust

    I buy pellets and soak them in a bucket of water overnight...they crumble easily after that with a couple of stirs and when you dry them out...sawdust.
  6. jokensmoken

    Question about brining a pork loin

    Here's what I always do... I slice a thin piece off and.pan fry it to taste for saltiness (not overall flavor, that changes when smoked, I'm just testing the salt content). If it's too salty I soak it in cool water for 30-40 minutes and repeat and do this as many times as necessary to get the to...
  7. jokensmoken

    Pitmaster IQ110 controller

    Anyone have any experience with the IQ110 temp controller? I just recieved one with a used wsm I purchased. I've never found any need for a "device" to control temps on my wsm's but for free I figured I might give it a shot. Any advice would be appreciated, even if it's "don't bother" Thanks Walt
  8. jokensmoken

    What else is good to stuff poppers with

    I make 50 to 100 at a time but my go to filling is Equal parts cream cheese, feta cheese and blue cheese. I finely mince a yellow onion to mix in and add a 50/50 mix of Bob Evan's spicy breakfast sausage/sweet Italian sausage. 8 oz each cheese 1 tennis ball sized sweet yellow onion 1/4 pound...
  9. jokensmoken

    22 lb prime

    Sorry for no follow up pics folks, MY BAD. This was a Saturday cook for my 60th birthday party and by noon the fellas were here cracking the brews... By the time it was ready to wrap... w-e-l-l-l, let's just say pictures weren't a priority...lol... I did not wrap except to rest...rested it for...
  10. jokensmoken

    Prime Packer Brisket, Extreme Hot-n-Fast

    That makes perfect sense to me.
  11. jokensmoken

    Side by side

    UPDATE on side by side... The thermo pro range was very adequate around the yard and house...I never lost connection...the battery life from the two supplied AAA batteries was about 30 hours...I imagine a higher quality battery "might" last a bit longer but I will always plan on a fresh set of...
  12. jokensmoken

    22 lb prime

    It's a beautiful saturday for brisket. Got this nice prime from Costco's...trimmed up it came in at a tad over 17 lb. 14 hours in at 250 ish...
  13. jokensmoken

    Prime Packer Brisket, Extreme Hot-n-Fast

    Gotta try hot n fast on a brisket. I started my 22 lb brisket last night at 10:00 pm. Running a steady 255° ish. In a hard stall right now. IT hasn't budged in 2 hours. Dinner is at 6:00...if it dont move here real quick, I'll be wrapping and bumping the temp.
  14. jokensmoken

    Side by side

    I'm a big fan of my inkbird IRF4S. It has not let me down yet, is accurate and for a RF unit has amazing range. That being said, I wanted a dependable inexpensive back up. I opted for a Thermo pro TP 20S based on reviews. Today is my first run with it. I compared the calibrations against the...
  15. jokensmoken

    2020 fatty contest?

    Any news on the Fowlervill fatty contest this year?
  16. jokensmoken

    Any coupons for the IRF 4S?

    Any coupons for the IRF 4S?
  17. jokensmoken

    Question about cutting wood chunks for WSM

    I use my saws all with a blade called "the big nasty" it has a tooth configuration similar to a bow saw (course and aggressive) comes in 6", 8" and 12" lengths, has multiple blade locking configurations to.ensure a proper fit to.your saw and it makes short work of chunking up splits for my WSM 22.
  18. jokensmoken

    New to smoking - brisket advice

    Smoking Al has a great tutorial on smoking a flat only. Might be worth looking up and giving it a read through.
  19. jokensmoken

    Yeast Shortage?

    I had to order mine off amazon.
  20. jokensmoken

    SUGGESTIONS NEEDED.

    I've been smoking for decades...it's a passion. A few years back I was diagnosed with the lung disease COPD. It is well managed and I don't hardly miss a beat HOWEVER... The smoke emitted from my smoker's has recently become quite an irritant. So much so that Saturday I found myself admitted to...
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