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  1. gravey

    Carp smoked a la Plank

    Mmmmm......Best carp recipe I've seen in years! 3 carp (about 5 lbs.) 5 T. Butter, melted 1 bottle very cheap white wine Parsley Lemon slices 12x2x4-in. plank Place carp on plank and pour melted butter over both. Place plank and carp on smoker for 12 hours. During the 12 hours, drink the very...
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    Too ambitious

    I should have known before I started. 4 chuck roasts, in below 10* weather...on my uninsulated ECB. Yes, I had a wind shelter, but when it's 4* when you start your element in a tin can..do you feel lucky? Got off work at 7am the day before and bought 4 chuck roasts, decently priced @ 1.99 a lb...
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    Product Review; ProQ Cold Smoke Generator

    So, I finally received my ProQ Cold Smoke Generator from Great Britain. Just in time to go on a road trip to Wyoming. Great little doodad, about 6" by 6". Paid a total of $30.00 USD (around 24 British Pounds), or whereabouts, depending on where you order. Packaged in a nice little box, with a...
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    So, what'd ya get?!

    Here I am, the day after Christmas thinking that I couldn't have had a better one! I had great time w/ family, 19.7 inches of snow, 50 mph winds with more wind to come. Had nothing to do tonight, really so I began taking pics of the Christmas goodies.. Everything I was got was more or less...
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    Brass?

    I'm on my way to building my first UDS and I'm totally stoked. One question though. The hardware I got for my air intakes are brass. Are there any problems taking brass to the temps of my charcoal basket? If so...the only home improvement place around me is Menards..wth are the ones I need?
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    This is how cold it got...

    Warning..DO NOT LEAVE SODA POP ON YOUR PORCH IN BELOW ZERO WEATHER. I thought I'd remember this, but I guess not. I mean, I do live in Nebraska where we do get all 4 seasons with all of the extremes, but come on! I should have remembered... This one broke open the 12 pack as it exploded. The...
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    Nebraska Arctic Dawgs

    This will be the 3rd time that I have typed out this post. Hit the back button when I wanted to change tabs and my work internet timed out the 2nd time. Here goes again... My fiance's dad had brought home a case of polish sausages from the affiliated foods midwest employee store. He basically...
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    no need to worry about flaking fish...

    Ever grill a salmon steak, only to ruin gorgious sear marks when it came time to flip? Worry no more, as I have a solution for you!! Read on... So a co-worker of mine recently returned from an alaskan fishing outing with his dad and his son. He returned a rich and heavy laden man, toting a box...
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    17 + lbs of pure porkoliciousness...

    I drool at the memories... These two beaut's were the most succulent pieces of meat I've ever smoked. They also caused me the most trouble! After 14 hours they were just around 155*. There was a nice wind that decided to swing in as soon as I went to take a nap which lasted a little over 4...
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    First turkey done on a 54* turkey day w/ QView

    So here it is. I've posted enough of I'm gonna do this, I'm gonna do that, without posting any qview. Yes, I did take plenty of pictures of my smokes, but, I'm just a bit lazy. So! Here's my first turkey done on a beautiful day with an un-modified ECB. Used a sand bowl and an electric element...
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    turkey ham cure??

    So I recently acquired a 10 lb turkey from my FIL. I'm thinking about boning out the breasts, tying them or butterflying and tying them together, then curing into a ham. How many days per lb or should I treat it like making canadian bacon. Any recipe ideas..?
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    Brisket substitute for burnt ends?!

    So here I am, deciding that I should probably show my brother how well I could use that ECB he got me for my b-day..by cooking for his b-day. I'm already smoking 18 lbs of pork butt in one smoker, but I want some burnt ends to liven up some beans. If I buy a brisket, I want to just get a couple...
  13. gravey

    Hail from the Husker State

    ..Nebraska Huskers that is.. I'm a noob to posting, but not the site, or smoking in general. I'd say that I have a good start on smoking, as I have several pounds of pork and poultry under my smoke ring/belt. Just got done with smoking a 15 lb pork loin and a 6 lb chicken a couple hours ago...
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