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  1. franco61365

    a good brine recipe please

    I am planning to butterfly two whole chickens and smoke them on Saturday afternoon, now who has used a brine, and how should I go about making one, and then how long should I let it soak in the brine, is there a time limit?, any help???????????????????
  2. franco61365

    Can You Say, "stop Thief"?

    I was just over to my local ome depot to pick up some more charcoal for my all night pig butt smoke tonight, and after the dissapointment of them being out of my cheap brand of charcoal, as I was leaving I noticed two very large, very heavy trash bags, full of KINGSFORD, bags that had been...
  3. franco61365

    I need Help here PLEASE, with an injectable rub/marinaide

    My Hy Vee has PORK BUTT's for .99 a pound, so I am buying 2 and planning to smoke them this weekend, now I am getting kinda tired of paying $5 for a pint of injectable Marinade, does anyone have a good recipe for one, I know I am going overboard with the stuff, but hey I love my meat to have...
  4. franco61365

    I Have A Dream.

    Ok here goes, I am working on a new home made smoker in my head, kinda scary, but............................................... ....... I have a few questions I want to ask, and see what my smoking friends think. Which metal should I build it out of, a guy at work seems to think I can come...
  5. franco61365

    Has anyone ever used Ranger Carcoal?

    I was at my local Home Depot last Sunday and they now have a house brand of charcoal, it is called Ranger, it comes in a 20# bag and sells for 3.99 a bag, but as we speak it is on sale for 2.99 a bag. and I want to know if I should stock up now. a few questions are Is it any good, I purchased...
  6. franco61365

    my first pork butt

    Ok help me here, what temp do I want for pulled pork? I am doing leg quarters also, so I dont want to over cook the bird, so give me some pointers, I plan to inject my butt with cajun butter sauce.
  7. franco61365

    Jalepeno's that turned red ( Ripened )

    ok, now what do I do with them, I had some left over last smoke, and let them set on the counter, and they are now turning red ( getting ripe ) I think, are they still good to eat, does it make them hotter?, I am very clueless!
  8. franco61365

    Copykat Recipes

    Ever Eat out somewhere and wish you could get the recipe for the " Secret Sauce " or the Famouse Side dish, maybe this site will help you, it also has a few recipes of some of the better BBQ sauces on there, it's kinda tricky to move around the site but I use it all the time and these people...
  9. franco61365

    Smokers Elbow???????

    I have been smoking this morning since 7 am my time, and now my elbow hurts, could this be a side effect from lifting my smoker doors, or is it just OLD AGE? Anyways I don't think I could give smoking up if I had to, guess I will live with it!
  10. franco61365

    ABT'S with Pineapple

    I am trying my ABT's today with crushed pineapple in the creem cheese, I am sitting here planning my next smoke allready, and I am not even half way done today, go figure!
  11. franco61365

    A Question about being asked to cook for someone else.

    OK I took some of my Sunday "Leftovers" to work yesterday and one of the guys I work with asked me what it would take for me to smoke him a brisket, now here is my question, If I just fire old smoky up to do his brisket, he is offering to supply coal and wood, should I ask for a small token...
  12. franco61365

    My Children Are Mean Too Me, Please Help Me!

    In case you all don't know I am a 42 y/o single father of two teen aged daughters, and tonight while watching "Extream Home Makeover" I got some pepper juice from my ABT's I made today in my eye, and my kids kept making fun of me, saying things like I was crying and that kind of thing, I tried...
  13. franco61365

    Are These People Crazy, Or What?

    As some of you know I did a big smoke today to feed 12 of my family and friends, and you should have heard all the crazy things they kept saying to me, I really think they all lost thier minds, I list a few of the qoutes below, has or does this happen to anybody else? "wow this is good" "we...
  14. franco61365

    OK HERE GOES, THIS QUESTION MAY MAKE ME LOOK LIKE A FOOL, BUT IT WONT BE THE 1st TIME

    Has anybody ever thought of, or has done a convert from coal and wood horazontal smoker to propane?, I am thinking of gutting an old stove/oven and putting the burner into my sidebox, and using a chip box for the wood, it could be temp controled and set it and forget it ( kinda ), it sure seems...
  15. franco61365

    Help Me With Photos Please

    how do you get your photos on here?????? I tried and it was too large a file, can I make it smaller somehow??????
  16. franco61365

    My First Brisket's, Wish Me Luck!

    OK Here goes nothing, I am working on my first brisket's to smoke tomorrow. I have them both rubbed down and soaking up the flavor of the rubs, I am using two different kinds, the smaller of the two ( 4.89# ) is rubbed down with an "Applewood Rub", and the larger of the two ( 7.79# ) is rubbed...
  17. franco61365

    wanting to smoke some Turkey Legs

    I am wanting to smoke up some Turkey Legs, any Ideas, special rubs, inject with something?, Please help me here with some ideas, I am looking to cook 10 or 12 legs, so maybe I can mix it up some. THANKS FOR THE HELP.
  18. franco61365

    Using A Meat Tenderizer

    Here I sit, planning my next big smoke out, and my question is this, I have a 16 blade meat tenderizer and if I run this thing over my meat poking hundreds of little holes in the meat, would I be helping, or harming my meat? I use this on my porkchops when I GRILL over hot coals and it makes a...
  19. franco61365

    Help With Heat Control

    I smoked most of the 4th away today, and still being new to smoking, I have a question about heat control, I used a 12 x 12 Alum pan and filled it with 1/2 gal of cold water, and set it next to my fire box to try to keep the heat on that end down, BUT....after 10 hours the pan was still almost...
  20. franco61365

    SMF Gathering 2007

    Damn I am sorry I got into this thing after the event in Clinton MO, last week, but let me tell you this, I WILL BE AT THE NEXT ONE. I have found nothing but friends, good food, and the best advice for a newbie, you all have made me feel like the guy next door, and I am honored to become a...
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