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  1. ga.rick

    how many butts

    hi folks, got a question,my son in law and a few guys are going to be smoking boston butts for a boy scout fundraiser. all have smoking experience but not on this level. they are going to shoot for making 300 hundred plates. about how many 8 to 9 lb. butts do they need to do this? one fellow...
  2. ga.rick

    kroger lump smell

    yesterday i used lump for the first time it was kroger brand. this stuff smelled  kind of funky when i lit it. does all lump smell a little funny or just this brand ? the ribs i smoked were some of the best i've done so far. it didn't efect the taste of the food any but was a smell i've never...
  3. ga.rick

    pork shoulder help

    hey folks brotherinlaw wants me to smoke a 19lb whole shoulder he bought.  going to be doing it in  a 22.5 wsm, question is do i need to cut it in half or just smoke the whole thing time is not a problem. i was just thinking about it from a safety issue. buy the time i cut the skin off and...
  4. ga.rick

    vinegar and ribs

    does anybody here rinse or soak your ribs in vinegar before rubbing and smoking. thanks in advance. good smokn!
  5. ga.rick

    top grate bottom grate temps

    hi folks just wondering if anybody knows what is the temp variance between top and bottom grates on the 22.5 wsm. i have only smoked on the top. i am going to be doing a larger smoke using both grates. thanks in advance. good smokn !
  6. ga.rick

    first chucky

    hi folks, this is my first chucky hope the qview does good first time.
  7. ga.rick

    photo test

    hi folks , just doing a trial run with the new format
  8. ga.rick

    kroger lump

    hi folks, just wondering has anybody ever used kroger lump and does anybody know who makes it ? thanks in advance.   good smokn!
  9. ga.rick

    first chuck

    hi folks going to do my first chuckroast this weekend, actually my first beef period. looking for suggestions on cook temps and procedure. i was thinking it was simular to doing a butt. any input will be appreciated. thanks
  10. ga.rick

    testing

    testing
  11. ga.rick

    ham cuts ?

    hi guys , thought i would throw a little smoke on a cured ham for xmas, the local market had two cuts a shank portion ham and a butt portion ham i was just wondern are both of those from the hind end of the porker or is that butt cut from the shoulder like a boston butt. also they advertised a...
  12. ga.rick

    ash removal tool

    hi folks, i have what i think is a new braunsfel hondo or blackdiamond pre charbroil i made a charcoal basket, my question is what do you guys or gals use as a tool to remove the ashes if leaving the basket in the smoker. currently i am using a metal type spatula i got with a chinese wok years...
  13. ga.rick

    rub then frig or not ?

    hi folks, i was just wondering do yawl apply rub to spare ribs then refrigerate or rub and put right on the smoker and do you slather with mustard or anything else ? thanks in advance from ga rick in griffin ga.
  14. ga.rick

    freezing brine

    hi folks, i was just wandering if unused brine can be frozen and reused. thanks
  15. ga.rick

    butt injection ?

    hi guys, just wondering do any of yawl inject boston butts , if so what are some of the ingredeints. thanks from middle ga.
  16. ga.rick

    membrame on babybacks

    probably a dumb question, but i was wondering do you pull the membrane of off babybacks like you do spareribs and is the smoketime about the same ? i would also like say that i realise that experience is the best teacher , but the info i get from reading all you guys post is invaluble thanks so...
  17. ga.rick

    20 lb shoulder

    my brother in law bought a 20 lb shoulder and wants to smoke it. my questions are is it safe to smoke a piece of meat this size and does anybody have any advice ? i thought about cutting that sucker in half. thanks in advance.
  18. ga.rick

    what to do?

    hi folks, just bought a new braunfels sfb smoker off of craigslist for $60 . bottom of the sfb and main body was full of yuky rusty mud. so i shoveled that out and dryed it out. i am in the process of getting all the rust out that i can. my question is when i get to bare metal should i paint the...
  19. ga.rick

    what to do?

    hi folks, just bought a new braunfels sfb smoker off of craigslist for $60 . bottom of the sfb and main body was full of yuky rusty mud. so i shoveled that out and dryed it out. i am in the process of getting all the rust out that i can. my question is when i get to bare metal should i paint the...
  20. ga.rick

    new from ga.

    hi folks, i have been registered here for a while, i thought i would chime in an introduce myself. i enjoy fishing and camping and grandkids , smokin and grilling outside. i have a propane smoke n grille, been smokin some butts and chicken. about ready to get myself a charcoal/wood smoker. i...
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