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  1. lsmoguy

    Pork belly

    Hi all, I am thinking about making my own bacon. I have done a bunch of reading on the various ways, and I have started buying the ingredients. The only problem is, I cannot find a store that sells pork belly. The closest thing that I have found is a local grocery store's butcher says that...
  2. lsmoguy

    Rib smell?

    Hello, I was shopping at a local grocery store the other day and as always, I was perusing the meat selection to see what looked good to smoke this weekend.  They had some decent cuts of pork shoulder and some ok ribs and of course the standard whole chickens.  Then I stumbled upon some...
  3. lsmoguy

    Thanksgiving meats

    Hi all, With Thanksgiving coming up, I have just reserved an eight pound turkey breast and an eight pound spiral ham. Both uncooked meat. My plan is to smoke both and serve for Thanksgiving dinner. I welcome any and all suggestions for smoking these hunks of meat! I am curious, should I brine...
  4. lsmoguy

    Thanksgiving meats

    Hi all, With Thanksgiving coming up, I have just reserved an eight pound turkey breast and an eight pound spiral ham. Both uncooked meat. My plan is to smoke both and serve for Thanksgiving dinner. I welcome any and all suggestions for smoking these hunks of meat! I am curious, should I brine...
  5. lsmoguy

    Rocks?

    Hello all, This morning when I was cleaning the firebox out, I noticed a couple of solid items of what looked like rock among the pile of ash in the firebox.  I recently switched brands of lump charcoal, but have never noticed this before. Has anyone else noticed rocks among their ash when...
  6. lsmoguy

    New to SMF

    Hi, I have been lurking around this site for a week or so, and posted about a recent pork butt failure. I appreciate all of the feedback, I look forward to reading about everyone's experiences and learning from this site. I currently live in Kansas City, which is kind of ironic since KC is...
  7. lsmoguy

    Smoked butt fail

    Well, a day long smoke and nothing to show for it .....  :( I lit a chimney full of coals this morning around 8am and then prepped the smoker (filled the offset with charcoal, filled a pan with water and placed it under the rack in the grill portion, etc), I then dumped the lit chimney into the...
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