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    Planning the bird

    Sorry if this is a double post but I'm hoping this will be helpful eventually for all. I want to smoke the turkey, but I want to brine the turkey for a solid 24-72 hrs. How soon do I start thawing the turkey prior to putting it in the brine? I'm trying to figure out when to buy the turkey so...
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    Nashville hot sauce

    Anyone got a good recipe for Nashville style hot sauce?
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    Anyone use a burch barrel?

    On my drive to work I have seen an advertisement for the burch barrel. They are relatively expensive and I hadn't heard much about them prior to the advertisement. Has anyone cooked or tried something from a barrel?
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    Fermented hot sauce

    Hello everyone, I'm over in Spokane and a few weeks back they were doing a restaurant week to get you to try new places, one of the spots was a Latin inspired restaurant called kismet. On their menu they had a taco topped with. Fermented hot sauce. Needless to say it was amazing. I went home...
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    Masterbuilt gravity fed power brick

    Hey everyone, I know there's a lot of gravity fed owners out there and I recently read about using a power brick to prevent having to be plugged in. I'm hoping people could post some bricks they have used and any power cord attachments please. I just want to make sure I'm getting the right...
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    Any bbq clans on clash of clans?

    Hey all, this is probably a silly question but I've playing clash of clans for years and recently left my clan because it was a pretty quiet clan. Are there any bbq type clans anyone is aware of so I can play with like minded people who wanna blow smoke around the fire in the game?
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    Need help with almond gravy

    Hey everyone, First I hope I posted in the right section. I have a recipe for da bomb sweet and sour sauce with a twice fried chicken( I can post tomorrow if anyone wants it). My family's other favorite Chinese recipe is almond chicken. I haven't been able to find a recipe for homemade almond...
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    Masterbuilt 1050 startup problems

    Hey everyone, I'm hoping I can get some help here. They say the 1050 can get to 225 in 7 minutes. Anyone have any sure fire methods to get the charcoal lit. I've done strike-a-fires, paper towel soaked in oil, and it seems I can never keep my starter lit long enough to get the charcoal lit the...
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    Smoked Salmon Cream Cheese

    Hey everyone, I thought I would share this. I sold my vertical pellet smoker to a nice gentleman for $100 and a crap ton of smoked fish. After seeing all the posts on cream cheese, I smoked cream cheese for 2 hours at 250, then I mixed it with finely diced raw onion, dill, pepper, a couple...
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    Smoked cream cheese

    I've been seeing a lot recently about smoke cream cheese ( sorry if this is in the wrong thread, I saw smoking cheese). I've seen where you score it and spread olive oil on top, my question is has anyone taken their smoked cream cheese and made a cheesecake, or a spinach and artichoke dip, or a...
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    Second smoke on 1050

    Hey everyone, my first smoke was a success a few days ago, so I went to winco today and bought beef ribs, prime roast, and a small brisket. When I got home I threw them all on the 1050 and placed my roast under my brisket in a tray. My intention is to slice really thin and make French dips...
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    First smoke on 1050

    Hey everyone, I frequent the forums but don't post too often. I recently got my hands on a masterbuilt 1050 and so I did my first cook this morning. I was using the Louisiana grills pellet smoker from Costco. I did a rack of spare and a rack of baby. Took about 3.5 hrs of total cool time then I...
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    Pellet vs charcoal smoker

    Good evening everyone. Quick question, I went to home depot today and they had a pretty slick looking gravity fed charcoal smoker for about $400. It had wifi, temperature control. I'm currently smoking with the Louisiana grills vertical smoker from Costco. What is everyone's thoughts about...
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    2nd brisket feedback please

    Howdy everyone, I did my 2nd brisket. I got a competition cut at the local Yokes for about $20 so I figured I'd give it a whirl. I seasoned it the night before and threw it on at 730 this morning. Ended up smoking for 8 hours completely unwrapped. Squirted a homemade bbq sauce on twice at about...
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    Black Dip...or Black BBQ sauce Tips

    Howdy yall, for about the past 3 years I have been trying to recreate some of the bbq sauces I have had in the past that were incredible. I had 2 that I can't forget, one from a friend that I moved away from :(. And another from a place down in Oregon that is no longer around. What they both...
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    Smoking cheeses and salmon in louisiana grills

    Hey everyone, I'm rocking the louisiana grills vertical pellet smoker for my cooks and been getting good results, but I kind of want to smoke some cheeses and salmon and have read the dangers of not having the right equipment. Anyone with experience on pit boss or LG I would love to read some...
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    Pulled pork tacos

    Hello everyone...I had half a butt leftover so I decided to try some pulled pork today. First time smoking a butt. I was speaking with drewham last night about ideas and here is the fruition. I started by cutting the hard fat and liberally spreading turbinado, pepper, onion powder, garlic...
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    Mid winter cook

    Greetings everyone. I got 3 different books on smoking, recipes, tips, and a thermopro thermometer so I was excited to try a cook with my new found knowledge. I'm cooking with the louisiana grills vertical smoker I got from Costco. I started by trimming my brisket... Its the first time I've...
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    Smoking videos

    Hey everyone, I've been running through the forums but couldn't find the best results. I signed up for the e course Jeff has provided but has anyone have reviews for the different smoking videos online. I've seen 3 main ones, academy of q, masterclass, and bbq champs academy. Would love some...
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    Thinking of a new smoker

    Howdy everyone! I hope I'm posting in the right section. I am currently using a vertical pellet smoker but I'm unhappy with the amount of bark and charring that I'm getting and my briskets are not getting that good dark exterior that I want. I've been looking at offset and reverse flow offset...
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