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  1. caspian

    Beef burnt ends using the entire brisket

    I prefer burnt ends and would like to make the entire brisket into burnt ends. I tried searching the forum and googling, and had no luck. Has anyone done it? Times/Temps/Process? I'm not sure how far the ad covers, but the Dayton, Ohio Area Krogers has brisket for $1.99/lb!!!! Chris
  2. caspian

    lessons learned from smoking 100 lbs of butt

    First off, there is a crazy difference in timing even with dealing with similar size pieces of meat. Second.  Doing the final temp raise (double wrapped in foil in a foil pan) to the final temp is a huge time difference when done on a smoker vs. a convection oven.  I had so much meat finishing...
  3. caspian

    how well does pork shoulder vacuum seal/freeze?

    I offered to cater the meat for a friends wedding (remind me not to drink and offer smoking).  Anyway, I don't to risk making it the day before and having some technical issue pop up. So what I was thinking of is doing it one month ahead of time.  Smoking 100 lbs of pork shoulder, pulling it...
  4. caspian

    60 lbs of whole turkeys today. hope it works

    Bought these birds at thanksgiving just for a summer smoke.  They are big ones, 20 lbs each.  I used Pops Brine over night and Bilbos rub on them.  I have a 12 pack of Apple-Rita that my wife doesn't like, so i poured those in the bottom of the pans for added moisture and flavor.  Wood is ash...
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    boston butt and turkey with lots of picts

    The rub was Bilbos. For the pork, I smoked slow for about 8 hours, then put it in a foil pan with apple juice and covered for the last 4. it turned out great. For the turkey, I stuffed with apples, cherries, and onion. Brined for 24 hours (probably should have gone longer, but it took...
  6. caspian

    Bacon wrapped Pork tenderloin with Q-picts

    No rub or injection.  I put the tenderloins fat side down, lined the top with pine apple slices, covered the top with thick cut applewood smoked bacon. Put it in the smoker using ash and cherry wood for the fuel.  Since I've been doing a varity of meats at various times and temps, i used an...
  7. caspian

    Double barrel horizontal smoker build step-by-step

    I'm a new guy to the forum, but have been an amateur  fabricator/tinkerer/DIY guy for awhile, so i decided to build a double barrel horizontal stainless smoker from scratch (not a kit build)I will document my progress here and give tips on how i figured things out and also let you know what i...
  8. caspian

    new guy, first smoker

    Hi, new guy here. I'm here to learn and hopefully help people when i document my build.  I plan on sharing my victories and failures so hopefully people will learn from a new guys mistakes. I am into developing my outdoor living space.  What started out as a small addition to a patio turned...
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    double barrel horizonal smoker nubie help needed

    New guy here (my next post will be in roll call to do an intro).  I am going to do a horizonal build from stainless steel drums.  I plan on using the design below.  I have been googling other designs and they all look pretty much like this.  I do like the idea of the exhaust in the lower portion...
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