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  1. ravanelli

    First 2012 Ribs: St. Louis Style

    It's been a while since I smoked ribs, and it was great weather for it yesterday so I got out the Horizon 16" and picked up some spare ribs.  Only when I unpacked them I realized they had been trimmed as St Louis style.  No problem, I cooked the rib tips separately and decided to make my first...
  2. ravanelli

    Smoked Pork Brisket!

    You've probably never seen a pork brisket at the market, it's not a typical cut you see in the states.  Here in Portland there's a local company called Tails and Trotters that makes great pork products and European cuts like this.  I picked up this pork brisket, which as I understand it is where...
  3. ravanelli

    Smoked ribs: spares, baby backs, country style, beef!

    On Sunday I hosted fathers day and a relative from Italy, who had never had real smoked ribs.  Pressure was on to give him a proper introduction to some great BBQ! I picked up a variety of cuts.  Clockwise from the bottom:  Pork spare ribs, a large rack of baby backs split in half, some beef...
  4. ravanelli

    Rack of Lamb on the Smoker- Check it Out

    For a special occasion I picked up a rack of lamb.  Most people either love lamb or they don't, and it does tend to have a pungent flavor than can overpower everything around it.  I've always liked lamb and this was my first lamb smoke. Most of the time rack of lamb is crusted and roasted, or...
  5. ravanelli

    Cast Iron Smoked Beans with Rib Pieces, Recipe + QView

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  6. ravanelli

    Horizon Classic 16" Smoker Review

    Overview I’ve been eager to share my thoughts on my purchase as this forum was a great resource when I was shopping for a new smoker and I’d like to contribute my experience.  Here in Portland, quality BBQ products aren’t as easy to come by as you may get in other parts of the country. ...
  7. ravanelli

    Turkey Legs: Brined, Smoked, Caught on Camera!

    This is my first run at poultry on my Horizon offset smoker.  I got four fresh turkey legs at the local market, and put them in a brine overnight.  The brine was the same one on the smoking-meat website for a whole turkey. I rinsed off the brine and as you can see just lightly dusted them with...
  8. ravanelli

    Can I brine chicken and turkey together?

    This weekend I'm thinking of doing some chicken pieces (thighs, drumsticks, etc) and also some turkey legs.  Any reason why I can't or should not combine them into a single brine?  
  9. ravanelli

    Another great thing about Premier membership...

    Now that I'm officially Premier (wait for applause...) I realized that disabling ads has another ancillary benefit.  Normally ads don't bother me, that's life on the web.  But if you are a techie and wield an iphone, and on occasion like to whip out a little QView for your friends over a beer...
  10. ravanelli

    Rain, Wind, and Ribs: Baby Backs with QView

    Sunday I decided to try some baby backs and threw on some beef ribs just to experiment.  The weather here in Portland was terrible, I have a covered patio but the wind drove the rain sideways so I had to really work to keep everything dry. I’m using a Horizon 16” offset which provides a great...
  11. ravanelli

    Do I Need to Season My Metal Rib Rack?

    It's a silly question, but I have a new rib rack and want to use it next week.  Do I first need to season it like I did my smoker and grates, or can I just go for it?
  12. ravanelli

    New Forum Member: My First Smoke and First Post with QView

    Hi everybody, today was my inaugural smoke with my new Horizon 16" (full review to come later).  Yesterday I seasoned it up, so today was the first smoke.  I went with pork spareribs and threw in some CSRs as well just to test it out.  I didn't have high expectations since I'm learning the...
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