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  1. BXMurphy

    Food Fraud - I'm On a Hunger Strike Now

    I somehow stumbled on the subject of "food fraud" on YouTube! Good grief! They're talking about your olive oil having vegetable oil in it, your haddock might be some other "white fish," and there could be horse meat in the hamburger. In fact, how do you really know that the hunk of red meat you...
  2. BXMurphy

    $44,000 Smoker. Probably Sucks.

    Would you buy THIS piece of sh!t??!? Murph
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    Easter Ham w skin?? Now what?

    I have a shoulder that looks like it still has skin on it. I'm curing it for Ham and smoking next weekend. Should I trim the skin and fat or not? (I'm partial to trimming because... eww. But maybe I'm missing something?) B
  4. BXMurphy

    White sugar = molasses removed

    White sugar is just refined brown sugar where the molasses has been removed. Out of brown sugar? Put the molasses back in. More molasses = darker white sugar. Murph
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    Pork Fat Off of Boston Butt

    I cut the fat cap off of a Boston Butt and froze it until I got around to asking SMF if it's good for anything. Do you use it for anything? 🙂 I am going to whip up some Boston Baked Beans and am thinking of throwing a hunk in there. What could possibly go wrong? B
  6. BXMurphy

    Weekend Challenge?

    Hey, do we have a Weekend Challenge or something like that around here? You know, somebody says "OK, this weekend everyone does brisket or whatever." Then folks post their pictures and recipes and we can all enjoy some smoked food pics! Anything like that? I looked. Couldn't find. Thought I...
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    If it doesnt work, why do it?

    I hear about people marinating and rubbing their meat in all sorts of deliciousness. And then I hear about how salt is really the only flavor that penetrates. Why bother marinating or rubbing if salt is all I need? Murph
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    Grate temperature probe holder

    I lose the clips that hold the grill temperature probes close to the grate. I hate using them anyway because for me, they don't work very well. They are flimsy and ill-fitting. Instead, I've found a better solution that works quite well for me. Many of the regulars have seen this. For me, its...
  9. BXMurphy

    Grill Fire on the Weber SmokeFire

    My SmokeFire caught fire today. 🔥 I cranked it up to 600° F and let it run there for 10-15 minutes to bake off the remnants of the last cook. Everything seemed normal until I opened the cover and it just erupted. Which is nice. It was pretty neat but I have to tell you, there was a bit of a...
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    Can I Change SmokeFire Thermometer?

    Hey, guys and gals! My SmokeFire thermometer is off by 30-50° F. But we already know the built-in thermometers are crap, right? The problem is that it's almost impossible to run this smoker low enough for a low and slow cook. Will cleaning it help or should I just swap it out? If the latter...
  11. BXMurphy

    Always that one cold spot

    There's always that one cold spot In a cut of meat when I'm probing for doneness with a thermometer. It drives me nuts, especially with chicken. (I'm in a full hazmat suit with chicken.) What do you do; cook out the cold spot or pray that carry-over finishes that last spot? If the latter, how...
  12. BXMurphy

    Finally, Top Round Perfection

    I haven't smoked a lot on the SmokeFire. My first efforts were discouraging and I'm trying to lose weight. Again. Top round was on sale and I had a hankering. I bought a nice four-pounder and rubbed in some SPOG. Wrapped in butcher paper, it went into the fridge for a good night's sleep. Next...
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    Weather, Mother Nature, and Real Life

    A couple of years ago, my brother was at the beach when a seagull snatched a burger off of a hot grill. Today, I'm smoking smoking a top round roast. It's 33° F outside in a light snow with gusts up to 24 MPH. It is not ideal. And then I thought of you... What is the worst weather you have...
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    Leveling Smoker

    I have a Weber SmokeFire that's on a slight slope. I use disposable foil trays to catch drippings and pour water in the trays because it makes me feel good. Do you level off your smoker? If so, how? Also... The trays warp out. Why am I pouring water in them? Do I need water? And if I don't...
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    Smoker thermometer 50° F off

    Just another warning about equipment thermometers being inaccurate. I'm smoking two racks of ribs and it's taking six hours. Not too unusual except that at 275° F, I expected 3-4 hours. These are my first ribs on my new smoker so, you know, what do I know, right? It's coming up on 11:00 p.m...
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    Nice 2 hours with 83 year-old man

    I was standing in a sunny 50° day collecting signatures for a couple of statewide politicians when up walks a sprightly gent to sign. After a few moments of obligatory teasing over the miserly free coffee and doughnuts, we spent the next couple of hours just chewing over whatever came to us...
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    Etiquette: Should I post anyway?

    I strikes me that I can find an answer to whatever I want just by searching around here a little. There is so much here already that posting a question would mark me as being lazy. Here's what I mean... I want to know how to smoke chicken breast like a pro. I know the answer is already here in...
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    SmokeFire First Cook - Frozen Pizza

    Yesterday's first cook on my new WSF - Frozen Pizza... because that's all I felt like doing on that spotty-showers day after breaking it in. :emoji_stuck_out_tongue_winking_eye: The thing holds temperature like you read about. Faint smoke flavor even using mesquite. Maybe I should give up...
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    Quirks from the job that you bring home

    What things from your job bug you in real life? Here's what I mean... I just bought a Weber SmokeFire and mentioned it on SMF. Someone said I should hit up or follow @chopsaw for advice on the thing because he has one and is gracious in giving out help and advice on the unit. So I did the...
  20. BXMurphy

    Bought the Weber EX6

    I *knew* this forum was going to cost me a pretty penny... I bought a Weber EX6 today. It'll be delivered in a few days. I also had to spring for a Bosch 800 dishwasher as a bribe. I hate this place. Murph
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