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  1. btsholes

    Need help with my first catering gig

    Well thanks to the help i've gotten from several of you. My pulled pork has become a big hit. I took some to work one day, and now the general contractor want's to have a bbq for all the subs and asked me to cater it. I thought that was pretty cool. I need help on quantities. I'm doing pulled...
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    DRIP PANS, yes or no?

    Is it ok to not use drip pans. i know it takes some experimenting to see, I didn't use them last night cause it's cold here in CO. and i was strugling to get the heat. I took them out and instantly got 50* more heat. Am i going to notice anything different?
  3. btsholes

    Smoking Potatoes

    I'm curious about smoking whole potatoes. is it really worth it? or is it easier just to bake them? if it is good to smoke them. What is the preperation and how long do they take?
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    drinkin' while smokin'

    How do i get my wife to understand that drinkin' and smokin' go hand -n- hand. I only drink on the weekends while i'm smokin' and i catch so much __t for it.
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    unseasoned apple wood

    Is it ok to smoke with freshly cut apple wood?
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    Enough is Enough (update w/ pics)

    Thank you very much for all your input i think i know what i need to do now. Here are some pics of my smoker to help you unstand what i have. The fire box is 16 X16 X 40" deep. There is a four inch pipe on the side of it to allow air inside, it's only 8" long, just enough to get thruogh the...
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    Enough is Enough

    How do you know when the meat has taken on enough smoke? I usually cook with all oak. Some of the meat tastes a little bitter. So i tried charcoal with adding enough misquite just to get a little smoke. The meat on the butts was great, but with the bark chopped up with it you got a taste of...
  8. btsholes

    occupation

    I am a superintendent for a construction company. Specializing in federal work, since they are the only one with money right now.
  9. btsholes

    My First QVIEW smoke

    I haven't done this qview yet so i'm just trying it out. there will be more pics later when more food goes on. this is it so far. it's still early.
  10. btsholes

    Here's What Everyone's Been Waiting For.

    I finally got all my pics together. Here's my homemade smoker that i built this spring. It's 7' tall, 5' wide, and 4' deep. I have 24 square feet of cooking surface. Six square feet of grilling surface. It takes about $10 in oak, just to get to temp. Then another $30 or so in oak for a 12 hour...
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    pics of my home built smoker.

    Here are the pics of my home built smoker.
  12. btsholes

    I just found my favorite pass time.

    Hello all, my name is Ben and i just got in to this whole smokin' thing. never knew it could be so much fun. I've always been an attention seeker, well now when i'm lonely all i have to do is fire up that smoker. I built mine out of concrete and steel. It's 7 feet tall, 5 feet wide and 4 feet...
  13. btsholes

    best way to smoke antelope

    Has anyone ever smoked antelope? I know it's not great to smoke cause it is very lean. I'm open for any suggestions on how to cook this. Thanx.
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