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  1. bigjim

    Salting instead of brining

    Hello, Just wondering if anyone here has tried the salting method on a turkey rather than brining. http://www.virtualweberbullet.com/turkey8.html Wondering if it is just as juicy as the brining method, at least I wouldn't have to have a 5 gallon bucket in my fridge for 2 days. Thanks
  2. bigjim

    Traeger Texas BBQ075

    Hello, I am selling a Traeger Texas smoker, bought about a year ago from a friend who bought it 3 yrs prior to that. The unit is in excellent working condition and includes the hydrotuff cover, and i will throw in a bag of pellets to get you started smoking. New units go for about $999, i am...
  3. bigjim

    Traeger Texas BBQ075

    Hello all I am selling my Traeger Texas Grill BBQ075. Price is $750 and i will only deal locally.  Unit works great and includes the Hydrotuff cover. Thanks
  4. bigjim

    Any Tips?

    I will actually be doing my first bird tomorrow. 14Lb brining right now and will smoke with apple wood. For those of you who did a bird or even those who did your first bird, do you have any tips to make this go as smoothly as possible? I am worried about keeping a good heat in my smoker...
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    Can anyone backup this claim

    This is from the Autumn 2007 Traeger Smoker newsletter "Start your grill on “Smoke†with the lid open. Allow the fire in the firepot to establish, then close the lid. Switch to “High†(450°F on thermostat equipped units) and allow the grill to warm up for approximately 20 minutes. Switch...
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    Brisket Issues

    I smoked my 2nd brisket today. I can only guess it was just the flat because it was only 5.32#. This brisket was bought at Costco, the first one I did i got from a butcher and that one was a whole untrimmed 10+#'s. For both of these I used a recipe from foodnetwork.com...
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