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  1. jacobtia

    Pork Tacos and Mexican corn with recipe

    So my Mrs found an awesome recipe for pork tacos! I tweaked it out a little and they turned out amazing! Pork tacos Ingredients needed: 1/2 lb left over pulled pork (enough for 4 tacos) 1/2 cup of Budweiser (any lager beer will do) 1/4 cup cider vinegar 1 tbl paprika 1/2 tbl kosher salt 1/4...
  2. jacobtia

    First thread in a long time!

    Tomorrow I'm breaking in a smoke hollow grill/smoker. I ran it last week with 20 briquettes and 4 splits of Apple wood. Ran strong for an hour at 230 to 250. I added a chimney flashing and expanded metal fire basket. I need some grill gasket but can't find it at local hardware stores. I'm gonna...
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    What's new

    I haven't visited in a LONG time. How's everyone doing?
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    Yard bird on a Brinkmann SnG

    It's been awhile since I've done a yard bird and since I just got a Brinkmann SnG seasoned I figured it was a good time to do one. The Brinkmann actually runs a much more consistent temp than my horizontal sfb which I am very pleased with. And I only had to do one mod(3 bolts in the fire pan and...
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    Considering a packer and I've got questions

    My wife and I are having a get together to celebrate my brother and I's birthdays. He loves my brisket and I love to smoke so it's a win win situation. But, I have only done pre-trimmed flats for slicing. I am considering doing a packer but I have questions. I have searched through a lot of...
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    Pulled pork for my daughters bball tourny

    So, my daughter asked me to smoke some pork butt's for some pp sammies to take to the hospitality room at the Jr. High basketball tourney taking place at her school. It is her first year cheering so my wife and I are excited to see her cheer and I got really excited that I was asked to do a...
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    Spares on a windy day

    I have 2 racks of spares on the smoker now. I have been battling the 20 to 30 mph winds for an hour to get temps up to 225. I have the temp there but it is fluctuating a lot. I guess we will see how this windy day treats me. I am using charcoal briq with apple wood splits. Rubbed with yellow...
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    Potential purchase of a trailer smoker....I need your thoughts!

    So I could possibly be purchasing this smoker. I just started talking to the guy about it and I don't know all the specs. But, here is a pic that the guy sent me. He is sending me more tomorrow as well as the dimensions of the cooking surface and firebox. He said he used to use it at his...
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    Pork Butt and Spares

    Hello fellow smokers! It has been 3 months since I have posted....for that I am sorry! Summers are just a lil busy around my place. And since the school year has started again I have a little extra time to share some smoke with ya'll! So here it is. I picked up a 4.5lb butt yesterday and had...
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    A GREAT AMERICAN CLASSIC!

    Oh yes! Ladies and gentlemen tonight I pay homage to............THE HOT DOG!!!!! Two dogs.....smothered in chilli, red onions, and cheddar cheese! It ain't smoked but damn it's tasty!
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    An adventure with a leg of lamb

    Ok folks here is how I started this adventure...... I made a marinade of red wine, mined onion flakes, oregano, evoo, and garlic. I applied the minced onion, oregano, and garlic and then sent the leg to a bath of cabernet savegnon(I doubt the spelling is correct LOL) The leg spent the...
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    Advise on Lamb

    First off here is what I will be working with......I thought this was a great buy since the last leg of lamb I saw was 65.00! I have never done much with lamb other than lamb chops on the grill. I have looked over some threads and gathered enough info to know that I will need to smoke it...
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    Cinnamon

    I was just mixing up a batch of my BBQ sauce and I decided to add a little cinnamon... Anyone ever try that? If so how did it turn out? As it sits on the stove top at a simmer mine smells mainly of cinnamon.....I'm kinda scared!
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    Two 6lb. Pork butts for Mother's Day

    I picked these two butts up this afternoon on my way home from work. I work at a tuxedo rental shop so we are super busy with prom tuxes this time of year. Needless to say I put in 55 hours so far(in for another 5 tomorrow) and I didn't have time to do my usual pre rub and set in the fridge over...
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    Gotta Love Sundays!<------Qview!!!

    Today is the first day off I have had in 2 weeks that it hasn't been raining! So, I decided I'd smoke some ribs, a meatloaf and some ABT's. This will be my first time smoking meat loaf and ABT's.... Enjoy the pics! More will follow!
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    doing some pork butts for mother day...... with todays trial run qview included!

    I am going to do two 6lb pork butts for sammies on mother's day. I have never done a pork butt on the smoker before so I am looking for a lil advise on: What do I look for in meat selection? To brine or not to brine? Cooking temps? Cooking time? Foil or no foil? And if foil at what temp...
  17. jacobtia

    so here is a question guys

    My wife is not a fan of smoked food. I have done several briskets(two apple wood and one cherry), a whole chicken(apple wood), some leg quarters(apple wood), bacon wrapped chicken breasts(cherry wood), and ribs(one hickory and one apple wood). She tries what I put on the plate but has not liked...
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    Looking for some ideas on stuffed pork tenderloins

    My local market has Pork Tenderloins on sale and I am considering picking a couple up for the smoker. I have poored over several threads on them and have read several great recipes. Just wondering if any of you guys want to give me some other ideas.....I am looking to stuff these and wrap in...
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    Windy day and bacon wrapped chicken breasts

    Well, I have found that windy days don't treat me right when it comes to smokin on my BBQ Pro. But, I figured I'd do it anyway! I had to be in the yard giving the dog his spring shave and bath. So......why not fire it up!!! I brined three boneless chicken breasts in a solution of water, salt...
  20. jacobtia

    Brisket and baby backs today! With Qview!

    It's been a few weeks since I've got anything on the smoker. So, today it's a 3lb brisket and 2 racks of baby back ribs! I rubbed them down last night with my own spice rub mix. Had the smoker going at 8 am and brisket was on at 9 am. I'll keep the qview comin'! Enjoy!
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