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  1. bob b que

    Need brisket advice, please...

    smoking my first brisket in one day but I have a Char-broil 2 in 1 electric. It is kind of small and I need to get creative to smoke an 18lbs. brisket ( the old lady got a good price but bought half a cow in the process) Some possibility's include slicing it down the middle to create two full...
  2. bob b que

    everybody gets one

            We all deserve at least one ridicules question on this site ( otherwise how do we learn)? Here's mine;  As a single, blue collar guy I can't always afford the finer things in life, like giant cuts of choice brisket from Costco, or baby backs, or pounds of fresh salmon filets.   I do...
  3. bob b que

    what's the "cure"

                       So aside from shelf life, is there any advantage to cured jerky VS uncured,      And am I the only one who likes a little well cooked fat with on my jerky slice? Everyone seems to be all about super lean cuts. Finally, what's a good cut of beef for achieving this?
  4. bob b que

    50/50

           had a bit of a problem with my last butt smoke. I bought them from Costco, usually a pretty good source for meat , they were deboned and two to a pack about 5.5 lbs each. I did all the prep right and the first half of the smoke went as planned. I wanted to try Jeff's    " best mistake I...
  5. bob b que

    save to "favorites"

                        I'm looking to save a single post to my favs. So far all I can do is save an entire thread, so when I'm looking for the post I want (usually a recipe) I have to scan the whole thread. I realize I can copy and paste to a MS note and do a recipe box that way but I would like to...
  6. bob b que

    Fattie #1

               freshman try at fatties, this one has scrambled eggs, mushrooms, onions, garlic, cilantro, tomato, N.M. green chili, and avocado... a little short on bacon and long on fatty my assistant "Baby" was not an ingredient in this fatty... this one....
  7. bob b que

    rib hangers

          I happened to be watching one of the "food related" channels one day, and saw a pit master use a thick wire concoction to hang his chicken 1/2's in his smoker (like a coat hanger). He also had racks of ribs hooked with the same "hanger".  I have a Char-Broil Big Easy that is narrow but...
  8. bob b que

    rib/chicken hangers?

                       I happened to be watching one of the "food  channels one day, and saw a pit master use a thick wire concoction to hang his chicken 1/2's in his smoker (like a coat hanger). He also had racks of ribs hooked with the same "hanger".  I have a Char-Broil Big Easy that is narrow...
  9. bob b que

    talkin' ribs

               I've got a chance to pick-up some ribs (both beef and pork) at a great price, but It is way more ribs than I want to smoke right now. So my question; is it better (from a smokability/taste standpoint ) to freeze the raw ribs and smoke later, or smoke now and than freeze for eating...
  10. bob b que

    Many firsts

            First thread, first upload of Q-views, first attempt at smokin' both pork and beef ribs, and first time I can actually brag "these ribs are awesome! Looks like I'm finally getting the bugs worked-out of my Big Easy...
  11. bob b que

    Greetings from the land of 72*, and sunny...

             I'm speaking of course about San Diego, Ca. where the weather forecast is so predictable they print it on t-shirts. It is the perfect grilling/smoking weather year 'round.     Although I am new to smoking, I am eager. I Got my very first smoker on the 4th of July, an...
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