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  1. zahlgren

    Busy smoking!

    My comp partner has a daughter graduating today so we spent Friday cooking up 6 Butts for pulled pork for the party. Everything turned out great! Hope everyone has a great long weekend!
  2. zahlgren

    No smoking, but......

    Happy St. Patty's day all! Was thinking about firing up the smoker today but its cold here and just couldn't get motivated. This long winter that is starting to feel like a never ending winter is starting to take a toll on me, lol. With that being said, I decided to make one of my favorite meals...
  3. zahlgren

    Homemade Brats

    Yesterday my dad and me butchered 3 hogs out at the family farm. My dad was also a meat cutter/meat department manager for about 25 years and perfected a homemade recipie that is so good I don't even care for brand names like Johnsonville any longer. They are great grilled, broiled, or smoked. I...
  4. zahlgren

    Superbowl Scarbelly Wings (Q View)

    With the help of S2K9K I made up a batch of Scarbelly wings for the big game, they were the hit of the party and have been told by the wifey are a must to make again! Thanks S2K9K! Got about 10 lbs of wings injected the night before.... Seasoned up the batches the next day... Got...
  5. zahlgren

    Illinois Group!

    Hey all, Piney was good enough to start this group up for Illinois! Hopefully we can get a good number of folks joined and see where it leads, it would be awesome to get a gathering together at some point!
  6. zahlgren

    1st BBQ Competition!

    Hey all, competed in our first BBQ competition over Labor Day weekend. Turned out to be a huge success, we scored a 2nd in the Misc. category with a fatty!  Then were crowned overall champions!  My apologies for no pictures but as we got dumped on by rain for a couple hours, my camera took the...
  7. zahlgren

    First Fatties (Q-View)

    Did my first ever fatties Saturday with help from a lot of you! They turned out awesome!  1st Fatty Pizza Fatty: Pork Sausage, Bacon, Pepperoni,  Pizza Sauce, Provolone and Mozz Cheese 2nd Fatty: Pork Sausage, Bacon, Provolone and Pepperjack Cheese, Spinach, Mushrooms, Onions...
  8. zahlgren

    Saturday Brisket (Q-View)

    Hey everybody! Did a Brisket on the offset on Saturday and was very happy with the results! Im guessing it was about 6.5 to 7lbs (it was homegrown and butchered on the family farm and I didnt weigh it) i smoked it with mesquite chips soaked. I also did a batch of wicked baked beans and mac and...
  9. zahlgren

    Misc. Catagory in a local cookoff

    Hey everyone.  This site has been a God send to me in my smoking meat. I cant say how much everyone helps out on this site! I need a couple of ideas, I am entering my hometowns annual pork cookoff labor day weekend.  There is 3 catagories, Ribs, Roasts, and Misc.  The first 2 are pretty self...
  10. zahlgren

    Drumstick "Lollipops"

    My son watched BBQ Pitmasters with me last night and fell in love with the lollipops made with the chicken legs. Planning this for a smoke this weekend. Was planning on doing a brine and wondered if anyone had any experience with this? Wondering if it would matter to push the skin up the bone...
  11. zahlgren

    New Member from Central Illinois

    Hey everyone, Just love the site and the way everyone helps each other and gets along here!   I started out smoking whole hogs about 5 years ago, ( weird starting point I know) for my own and a few buddy's weddings.  I used an indirect wood smoker I seen a guy using one weekend and talked him...
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