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  1. jabo

    How many butts

    I am going to be smoking butts for 50 people this weekend. How many pounds of pork butt do I need to cook? Thanks, Jamie
  2. jabo

    This seems like cheating

    Hello all, I just purchased a Weber 2820 Smokey Mountain Cooker/Smoker. Holy cow are the temps steady and the burntimes long in this thing. I have used it twice now and it feels like cheating it is so easy to use. For example, last night at 5:30 PM I put about 3/4 of a chimney of unlit...
  3. jabo

    Too Hot

    I know some guys that are smoking/bbq'ing their pork butts at 350 degrees. This just doesn't seem right to me and what I know about smoking, but I really don't know why I like to keep my temps at 220 - 250 degrees. What does it hurt to cook the butts at a temp as high as 350? Jamie PS Low...
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    bar-b-chef offset smoker for sale

    I have a bar-b-chef offset smoker that I would like to sell. It is too big to store easily around the house. It is less than 1 year old and has been covered all of it's life. It has normal wear and rust, but nothing that will effect performance. It is in very good shape with the exception of...
  5. jabo

    Fried Butt

    Anyone ever tried to deep fry a Boston Butt? I have heard this was great and I want to try it. So far the only details I know are fry it in oil at 350 degrees for about 8.5 minutes per pound. Anyone have more information on how this is done? Jamie
  6. jabo

    Cooking for the Office T-Giving Party has begun

    I am cooking for my office Thanksgiving meal and thought I would post a pictorial play by play as I go. I am doing a beer can Turkey that I will be brining tomorrow. I am doing a double smoked ham using the Sweet Kiss Injection. I will also being doing ABT's 4 different ways as well as some...
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    Turkey Recipe (with food porn)

    > Ingredients: > 1 whole chicken or turkey > 1 large lemon, cut into halves > sprig of rosemary > salt and pepper to taste > butter or olive oil, whichever you prefer > > Heat oven to 350 degrees > > Rub butter or oil over the skin of the chicken/turkey until it is >completely coated. >...
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    Smoking ham for office Thanksgiving meal

    I am going to smoke a ham (225-250) for my office Thanksgiving dinner. I am buying a ready to cook ham from Publix, probably about 15 lbs. How long will it take to bring this bad boy up to about 140 degrees? I am also doing a beer can turkey (12 - 14 lbs) that I will smoke/cook at 350...
  9. jabo

    I want to smoke a ham

    I can get an uncooked ham and I would like to smoke one in the near future. I haven't seen much discussion here about smoking a ham, if I have seen any. Does anyone have a recipe or guidlines that I could follow? Jamie
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    Confused about new posts

    When I get here I always click on the link to see the new posts. In my user information it tells me that there have been 9 new posts since my last visit and provides a link to view posts since last visit. When I click this link it pulled up 91 posts, what's up? Am I doing something wrong...
  11. jabo

    Today's Smoke

    New offset smoker Small Brisket Beer Can Chickens Ribs And Butts Got a fatty in there as well so we can make some ABT's later. The Brisket is at 168 degrees (4.5 hours) as I type, will pull it soon to be foiled and put back on. The chickens have been on for a couple of hours and the...
  12. jabo

    Stepping up to a brisket

    I am going to smoke my first brisket this weekend, along with a variety of other stuff as I usually do (actually it will be Monday before I get to smoke). I have a few questions. 1. Should I marinate the brisket, if so suggestions please? 2. I use Jeff's rub on my ribs, can I use it on...
  13. jabo

    Baby-back experiement, 2 smokers, 3 methods

    OK, here goes. Last week I cooked some ribs for my neighbor and I was unhappy with how they turned out. My neighbor bought them and I forget exactly what they were called, but I want to say it was loin ribs or something like that. I cooked them on a friends offset smoker that I had never used...
  14. jabo

    My Big Ol' Butt II

    Doing lots of smoking and football watching today. I am getting ready to put on my butts and couple fatties. Later I am doing some ribs and a couple of beer can chickens. Food porn
  15. jabo

    Jack Daniel's Sauce

    I have talked with few people who said that they used to have the recipe for making Jack Daniel's sauce (like they use at TGI Fridays). Of course they can't put their hands on it now. I told them that if the recipe were available that someone here would probably have it and be willing to help...
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    Today's Smoke - Meatloaf

    Doing a couple of meat loaves today. Here is the recipe I used, (it is not my own - someone posted it here) Easy Meat Loaf Recipe •2 lbs. ground beef •1 small onion finely chopped •1/2 green pepper finely chopped •2 cloves garlic minced (optional) •1 C. fresh bread crumbs or...
  17. jabo

    Best charcoal smoker for the money

    I currently have a bullet smoker and would like to upgrade to a larger smoker sometime over the next few months. I know this is a matter of opinion, but I would like to hear everyone opinion on what the best smoker for the money is. Jamie
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    My Big Ol' Butt

    Started my first butt on the smoker this AM. Brined it for 12 hours Thurday night, wrapped it and put it in the fridge until Friday night when I rubbed it and put it back in the fridge, this morning I got it back out added a little more rub got the grill up and going and put it on about 8 AM...
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    What's in your ABT's?

    I know they can be stuffed with many things, so why don't we take a few minutes and talk about what each of us likes best in their ABTS? I like a dove breast in a Jalapeno, wrapped in bacon.
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    Can't get the course

    I have signed up for the course twice, using two different email address and I only get day three. I have checked my email filters and they are not getting hung up there, well, day three is but that is the only one I get. Could someone please just email me the entire course so I can check it...
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