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    Swine apples are in season!

    No insult intended. my fat fingers on my phone posted before I had explained myself, then I couldn't find a way to edit the reply. I was going to continue on and say I would be afraid the pineapple would overcook and possibly disintegrate before the pork inside reached a safe temperature...
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    Swine apples are in season!

    Looks great! I would be afraid to stuff a pineapple with uncooked pork
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    Swine apples are in season!

    Thank you everyone! I'm not on much anymore as I usually cook just for myself anymore and don't go overboard with extra prep and presentation
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    Swine apples are in season!

    How did yours differ? The next one I make I will do a bacon weave instead of just wrapping slices around it. Not anything else that I can think of that would have improved it
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    Swine apples are in season!

    I finally had all the ingredients come together to undertake this adventure. At 06:30 an 8 pound pork butt went in the smoke as the main ingredient. I knew I would be tight on time later, so I split it in half for faster cooking. It was perfect at 14:00, so I let it rest and prepared the 3...
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    Any Yoder YS640 owners on here?

    Thanks for the info. I don''t think any of them will measure up to my stick burners flavor wise. I bought the GMG for the convenience of cooking some things pretty much unattended, but have been very disappointed with the results it gives. I have been smoking meats on various rigs for over...
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    Small sized pellet smokers

    I agree with TNJAKE. any pellet smoker in the $200-250 range is going to be junk and you will be very unhappy! The Masterbuilts are decent smokers and adding pellet tube for the extra smoke usually gives excellent results. I would strongly suggest you also invest in a dual probe thermometer...
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    Bought a used New Braunfels for $50

    there are some being made. just google "diffuser plate" or "tuning plate" and you should get some results. You could also drill the existing one as it really isn't exact science. A cutting torch would be faster, but not pretty
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    Any Yoder YS640 owners on here?

    Boy, aren't you just the Bluebird of happiness?!?!? Thanks for the info. I have not seen one in person, so perhaps you can tell me the info I am interested in. Does the heat and air come up on the end AND sides, or just the end where the pot is located? Do you have any issues with meat...
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    Bought a used New Braunfels for $50

    yes, that is a baffle. these are good old smokers and a lot heavier than the newer stuff on the market. Get you a caulking tube of red or black RTV silicone and make a gasket for the cooking chamber lid. Clean the inside lip of the lid, preferably down to bare metal, run a hefty bead of...
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    Bought a used New Braunfels for $50

    great smokers! Either make a baffle plate, or don't use the third of the grate next to the firebox. I had to seal mine between the firebox and cooking chamber as there was a good sized gap in there, and also used red RTV silicone to make a gasket for the lid. I put new wood on the front...
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    Any Yoder YS640 owners on here?

    Just to clarify, I have smoked meat on a variety of smokers since the mid 80's, so I am not without a bit of experience. I currently have 3 horizontal offsets and love them all. With those, one expects and accepts a certain amount of uneven temps across the grates. I have tuned mine to...
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    Any Yoder YS640 owners on here?

    because of uneven temps/hot spots with the pot being in the center. I am more critical than a lot of folks about smoker performance and the end results. Even though I have figured out how to work around the uneven temps, it cuts way down on the meat capacity. The Yoder's end mounted burn pot...
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    Any Yoder YS640 owners on here?

    I am tired of fussing with cheap pellet grills! As soon as this rona thing is over I am looking to upgrade and do NOT want a smoker with a center burn pot. If any of you have a Yoder, I would love to hear any input, either good or bad.
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    Corned beef pastrami

    Caught some corned beef flats on sale and decided I need some smoked Pastrami. It soaked in cold water for 4 hours with a couple of water changes to leach out some of the salt, then a good coat of coarse blavk pepper and into the smoke at 275 it went! At 3 hours it was at 165, so I put it in a...
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    Baby Back ribs...need advice

    Are you using the smokers factory thermometer to tell temp? Factory thermometers are notorious for being inaccurate, sometimes wildly so! A good dual probe remote thermometer is essential for monitoring the cooking chamber temperature as well as meat internal temp. 220° is a bit low to smoke...
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    Pellet grill or electric smoker?

    In that price range I would definitely go the electric route. I have the Green Mountain Grills Daniel Boone and find the circulating air tends to dry things out more than my stick burners. I have played with deflector placement extensively and have found the least problematic position, but if...
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    Dry ribs - foil last 30 min thoughts??

    Memphis style ribs (rub only, no sauce) tend to get a tad dry in most pellet smokers due to the constant circulation of air. uneven temps in the cooking chamber can also be an issue , especially near the edges of the grates. I prefer the 3-2-1 or 2-2-1 method to help retain moisture even in...
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    Beef Shoulder Clod?

    A better option is ask your butcher for the heart of the shoulder clod. a whole or half clod has a lot of connective tissue and varying direction of muscle grain making it a challenge to slice like a brisket as invariably some of it will be stringy. When I buy a clod I always break it down by...
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    Start on an Offset smoker and finish on a pellet smoker?

    I have done that several times both to get good smoke, then not have to babysit and feed the fire. I really don't care for the results of a pellet smoker as much as a stick burner, but the convenience factor is great!
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