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  1. newbsmoke

    New traeger and new to tri tip

    So I got a traeger for my birthday on Thursday and my wife bought me a tri tip to go along with it. I've done a ton of reading but couldn't find an answer to my exact question. I like my tri tip medium and my wife likes it medium rare. I want to do a reverse sear after it's done smoking...
  2. newbsmoke

    Rib question

    I have been doing 3.5-1.5-1 to try and get more bark because for me 3-2-1 leaves them too soft so to speak. I'm looking for some advice because I wanted to do 3-2-?. The question mark is because I wanted to finish on the BBQ for the last part for my bark but I don't know how long or what temp...
  3. newbsmoke

    Masterforge propane smoker from Lowes/first time user

    Going to smoke a 4 pound pork picnic shoulder tomorrow on my new masterforge smoker from Lowes. It is the dual door. I'm going from using an old smokey electric smoker to this and need tips. My old one didn't have a water pan and said not to soak the chips before. On this one it has two...
  4. newbsmoke

    Mini UDS.... What is too small?

    So when I smoke its always just me and my wife. I love my electric old smokey but really it's bigger then I need and I really want to experiment with charcoals and wood chunks. I got a drum today about the size of a 5 gallon bucket. Is this doable to turn into a really mini UDS? The bucket is...
  5. newbsmoke

    Boneless pork butt into pulled pork-SOMETHING WENT WRONG, please help.

    Sorry if any of this is repeat I searched and couldnt find the exact answer I was looking for. When I smoke the meat I smoke to 145, then foil, put back in smoker and bring up to 205?  Is this correct? At the end once it hits 205 I leave it in the foil, wrap in two towels and put in a cooler...
  6. newbsmoke

    First ribs today..doing research have a 3-2-1 question. Q-VIEW ADDED!

    Hey All I just wanted to say how great this site is for smoking info.  I have done a ton of research and searching.  I will be using the 3-2-1 method later today to smoke my first spare ribs that I trimmed down.  I rubbed them last night and stuck them in my fridge.  My question is after the...
  7. newbsmoke

    Old Smokey wood question

    Hello everyone, Ive been lurking on this forum for sometime and finally decided and made my smoker purchase.  I got a dry rub recipe from here and I currently have my first smoked meat in the smoker.   Here is my question.  From everything I read I could not find how much wood chips to use. ...
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