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  1. philh

    Pork Butt on New Smoker! Heavy Q-View!!

    Hi All, It's been awhile since I posted anything but I got a new smoker & wanted to share its maiden smoke. Hope it's a good one.. lol I just purchased a Masterbuilt XL smoker with the double doors & glass front. Since I bought this from Sams they even threw in the cover from Masterbuilt. My...
  2. philh

    Masterbuilt XL Propane - Mailbox Mod - Heavy QView - Need Some Help!

    I have had this smoker for several years. I decided to do the mailbox mod to it. We use Todd's AMNTS 6 inch pellet smoking tube. If you have never tried one of these I would highly recommend it. I got everything together and decided to give it a trial run. I lite the tube with some Pecan and...
  3. philh

    Boy - I Scored!

    I'm not sure this is the right forum to be posting this, but I have been posting in this one lately. I'm just kinda excited to be sharing this. It turns out Academy is having their Year End Clearance Sale. I picked up some great sausage making tools for next to nothing. I picked up their...
  4. philh

    1st Pork Butt Using The Snake Method

    Hey Guys, It's been long time no see. I finally made some time to cook another Boston Butt. I'm using my Oklahoma Joe Longhorn smoker on this one. I usually use nothing but oak wood with this smoker but I wanted to try something different. I'm hoping that by using this method I might get longer...
  5. philh

    Pork Sausage - Yumm

    I didn't know where to post this. I didn't make this sausage so I didn't want to post it in the sausage forum. It is made out of pork so maybe it can go here since it is store bought. This is the last of the sausage that I bought at Granzins Meat Market in New Braunfels Texas. That is about 250...
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    First Pork Butt Since Buying Maverick ET-732

    I have always wanted a Maverick ET-732. Since Todd had the 20% off sale with free shipping I finally purchased one. I ordered last Friday about 10:00 AM and received my unit on Monday. He shipped the same day as I ordered it. That's good service. I had my butcher cut me a small butt so I could...
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    2nd Annual Horseshoe Throwing Party - Smoking Briskets.. Heavy QView

    Hi everybody. Long time no see again. Sorry about that. My boy is now 8 years old & very active. Between Horse back riding & riding his new 110 cc ATV Santa brought him we have been very busy.. Most everybody (unless your new to this site) probably remembers we had a 25th anniversary party last...
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    First Brisket Since March.. QView

    Hi Everybody.. This is the first time I have cooked a brisket since our 25th Anniversary Party last March.. Heck my son broke his arm right after this or right before I can't remember.. This happens when you start to get old..  I had emergency surgery at the end of June.. So our smoke season...
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    Boston Pork Butt - Heavy QView - I'm Back...

    Hi All, I'm back after having emergency surgery at the end of June. Would you know it after they sent me home, that night I had 101 degree fever. They put me right back into the hospital for another week for an infection. Also my condolences to Scarbelly's family.. I was very sorry to hear...
  10. philh

    Granzin's Pork Sausage in Smoker. Q-View

    I didn't know where to post this, so please move it if necessary. I didn't place it in the sausage forum as I didn't make this sausage. I lived at Canyon Lake, Texas for dang near 20 years.. We moved down to Deep South Texas so our son could be closer to his grandparents.. Anyone who lives in...
  11. philh

    What causes Soot? Masterbuilt Propane XL

    I probably have close to a hundred hours of smokes on this smoker. The last time or two I am starting to have a soot buildup.. I have a 10 inch cast iron pan in the original wood pan. When I went to dump the ashes I had a quarter of a inch or more of soft powdery soot on the bottom of it. It...
  12. philh

    First Whole Chicken Smoke.. Heavy Q-View

    I usually post in either the pork or beef section. When it comes to chicken I am a newbie.. I bought a 6 pounder at the store today.. Of course I took the giblets out & rinsed the bird real good. I then coated it with EVOO and then seasoned it with Jeff's rub.. I did notice that the bird was...
  13. philh

    First Pork Butt On Masterbuilt XL Propane - Heavy Q-View

    Hi everybody, I usually post in the beef section. Usually doing beef briskets. Wife wanted something different so I am doing a Pork Butt. Not the first time doing one but it is the first time doing one on this smoker. Wife bought one at HEB.. It was 9.72 lbs at $1.00 a lb bone in.. Thought...
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    Smoked Brisket For Horeshoe Party.. Heavy Q-View

    Last month we cooked 4 briskets for our 25th wedding anniversary party.. This month we decided to have a horseshoe throwing party since that was such a big hit last month.. I asked everybody what they wanted me to bring (or I should say they asked what they could bring).. I asked them if they...
  15. philh

    Smoked Meatloaf - QView

    This is my first attempt at cooking a meatloaf in my Masterbuilt XL Propane smoker. It came out fantastic. I tried this same recipe in my MES40 & I didn't like it. I haven't cooked in my MES40 since I got the new smoker. I guess craigslist gets my old smoker. Bad part is that the MES40 is only a...
  16. philh

    25th Anniversary Smokefest..

    My wife & myself will be celebrating our 25th wedding anniversary tomorrow. We are expecting between 30 & 40 people. Hopefully.. I bought 4 briskets at Walmart a couple of weeks ago when they were on sale. I defrosted them last night. Well it looks like I will be starting the smoke in a couple...
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    Need help defrosting briskets..

    Any help would be appreciated. My wife & myself are celebrating our 25th wedding anniversary this weekend. We figure about 30 people are coming. We decided to have a BBQ, keg of beer & a Margarita machine going with good country music in the background. I bought 4 full size packers at Walmart a...
  18. philh

    First Chuckie. Masterbuilt Propane XL - Q-View

    Well I'm trying my first Chuckie like I mentioned in one of my posts. Thank you everybody for your kind words. I was kinda leary of posting here because I didn't think I could measure up to most of the great posts here. On to the post.. I purchased a Boneless Beef Chuck Shoulder Roast. Just a...
  19. philh

    Beef Finger Ribs - Q-View

    I usually cook pork ribs, but the wife wanted beef ribs. We picked up these beef finger ribs for about $1.50 a pound. Figured that was cheap enough for a test. I smoked them on my Masterbuilt Propane XL at 225 degree's. I used the 2-2-1 method. I had never tried that before. I usually cook them...
  20. philh

    My first breakfast Fatty.. Masterbuilt Propane XL - Heavy Q-View

    After reading about all of these fatties, I just had to try one. One thing I did was mess up & not take any pictures of the actual putting together of the fatty. I will next time. I followed the tutorial to the letter on the flattening out of the meat & the rolling of it. I cooked the fatty at...
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