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  1. desertlites

    Some bacon for you Gary

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    A big thanks to Solaryellow + wife Miya

    Had a load of Kingsfords from WV.going into SC. I had most of sat.to kill so Joel invited me to stop by for the day. The smoker build was put off that day do to the heat but he took me over to check it out and meet 1 of the other builders. I've known Joel for a couple years now + have learned...
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    Big Brother Build

    I came across 2 of these -1 is a lil rusty but will give me a nice door once I start cutting into this 1.There pressure tanks like the lil Bro is so only water has been in them.and ya lil bro is some dirty,I been useing him Alot.
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    Teriyaki Jerky Q-view

    started with 16#s london broil,trimmed to 3/8sX3/4-1" wide-yeilded 12#s wet meat,marinaded in soy,orange juice,brn. sugar,garlic and ginger (prague 1) 4 day soak.rain in the desert last nite and today is making it easy to keep smokers at 100*s.useing hickory on and off for smoke-some hanging and...
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    All Nite Brisket on the New Drum

    Heres the Drum and large basket(have a smaller 1 also) 2 - 25" dia. grates (they were fun to make)not! 3 sets of 1/4x1" ss bolts for grate supports at 21-26 and 34"'s off basket bottom which is raised on 3.5" legs.2-3/4" intakes at bottom,1 ball valve and 1 plugged when not needed-thermo between...
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    UDS test pic

    seems like forever since I posted a pic at SMF.Been building a smoker getting close.
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    golf wishes

    -Brilliant Joke, for men , Women : just read the first half ! A Woman was out golfing one day when she hit the ball into the woods. She went into the woods to look for it and found a frog in a trap. The frog said to her, "If you release me from this trap, I will grant you three wishes." The...
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    test

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    test

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    welcome back kotter

    Took the day off today,very rare for me!low 70's and cloudy here in the dez.days I Really enjoy.with the happenings with SMF and me dial up & bubba not here u just gonna have to belive-4#s londen broil sliced for jerky last nite-the trimmings I have braising-to make a red chili meat-told a...
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    Taxes & Beer

    How Taxes Work - A Good Analogy. Suppose that every day, ten men go out for beer and the bill for all ten comes to $100. If they paid their bill the way we pay our taxes, it would go something like this:
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    oink oink

    what the heck-we love bacon and I love makeing it.
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    Oink Oink Makin Bacon

    started early this AM-cured 7 days-1 smoker hickory-1 apple. my front yard Laurel.
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    Bacon

    It's been a busy day here with the brisket throwdown with Laurel -grinding chuck that I bought for 99 a# and this beast that I cut in quarters and got to cureing-after trimmed It weighed out to 15#s of bacon.
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    The History Of Aprons

    This brings back wonderful memories. I don't think our kids know what an apron is. Enjoy! The principal use of Grandma's apron was to protect the dressunderneath, but along with that, it served as a potholder for removing hot pans from the oven. It was wonderful for drying children's tears...
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    The Phoenix

    It seems the Phoenix has landed on Mars.-to cool!!
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    I Read-i Seared-we Love

    well I did a smokyOkie brisket today( just a 2# chunk) didn't want to practice on the 10#r in the freezer.My own rub in the fridge for 36 hrs-than a CBP coat.Fired up the gas grill and began to take it to a blackened mess.meantime had the smoker hitting right at 250*,pulled the beef and on it...
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    Pork Belly Bacon

    customer of mine wanted to buy some of my bacon-smoked a few #s -this is some of it.very tastey stuff.
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    CANADIAN BACON q-view

    first pic-spritzing with apple juice mix with maple syrup-smoking with hickory & cherry- internal at 60*
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    Todays Pork Blade Roast

    The freezer says were almost out of pulled pork & Mamma wants some green chili.This is a 6.5# that will all get pulled and go to both.Mustard coated with a southwestern rub.I'ts been on 4 hrs. now at 250 & reading 136.more to come. This pic was when it first went on.
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