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  1. texasgal81

    Finished my first turkey!

    It’s been a while since I’ve posted any Q-view... Thanks for the help with the turkey questions! I’ve done lots on my smokers, but this is my first turkey, 11lbs+ and only $4 at Kroger (38 cents a lb). I used Chef JimmyJ’s brine for 24 hours, dried, then sat open in the fridge overnight. Rubbed...
  2. texasgal81

    Help a lady out on a turkey!

    Hey y’all! I’ve been away a while but still smoking meat often. I decided to try smoking a turkey for the first time mostly because Kroger had them $.38 a lb!! I paid around $4 for an 11+ pounder!! :D I have a vertical masterbuilt electric smoker w/bluetooth. Any tips would be helpful! Do you...
  3. texasgal81

    Thin boneless chops and corn

    Had some thin chops sitting in the fridge and some corn on the cob from Kroger. Decided to fire up the Masterbuilt electric and smoke them up. It's been a while so I did a little research on here and realized I needed to brine first. Unfortunately I didn't have apple juice, BUT I had some Austin...
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    overnight Brisket smoke with q/view

    Had a brisket in the fridge I needed to cook so I decided to throw it on the smoker tonight. Trimmed it up and rubbed it with a salt & pepper mix, grub rub and smoked paprika Then on the smoker at 250. Will update throughout. More to come...
  5. texasgal81

    Another Sunday Pork Butt w/QView

    I'm a little late to the party, but mine is just for eats, not the Super Bowl. I will most likely boycott since my Cowboys got hosed. Lol. But that's another story.. Here it is all rubbed up and on the smoker. A 7 1/2 lb bone-in butt. Stay tuned!
  6. texasgal81

    Spare Ribs w/QView

    Still trying new things on the newish smoker. Decided today to throw on some spare ribs. Put on at 1pm and planning to do the 3-2-1 method. More pics later.
  7. texasgal81

    First Fatty attempt (2 kinds) w/QView.

    Decided I wanted to make some fatties, so I searched through the forum last night and ran to the store this morning. The first is a cheese steak fatty and the 2nd is a pizza fatty. I started with 1lb ground beef and 1 lb breakfast sausage. Mixer them together, then split in half. Added salt...
  8. texasgal81

    First time chicken thighs - with Q/View

    So I usually do whole chickens, but I couldn't pass up the buy one, get one free on these thighs. Did a little searching on this site and got some ideas. I put rub on both sides, then I ended up starting them skin down in pans with a stick of butter and half can of chicken broth in each. I was...
  9. texasgal81

    Help! Meat still good?

    So today, I pretty much killed my little red electric smoker while it had a rack of ribs on it. Basically a big fire started & seared the bottom of the ribs. It was on the rack maybe 2 minutes. I took the ribs off while trying to put out the fire, and put them back in the fridge. I had to buy a...
  10. texasgal81

    Labor Day pork butt w/QView

    It's been a few months and I decided it was about time to smoke some meat. I'm working from home today so I put a 4lb pork butt on at 9am. Rubbed down & ready to go. 2 hours in. Smoker is going between 250 & 275 today. It's electric so it has a mind of its own. Think it should be at 203...
  11. texasgal81

    Smoking Marathon w/QView

    Having a bbq with my family tomorrow since half of us will be out of town for the 4th and I got started super late today.. Already have 4 racks of trimmed spare ribs (St. Louis style) on my Brinkmann Electric, but still have the trimmings, 2 whole chickens, and an 8lb pork butt. All has to be...
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    Rainy Sunday smoke w/qview

    Picked up some meat to smoke for the week and got a little bit of a late start. Smoked a 4lb boston butt, whole chicken, and abt's. Did the pork and chicken as usual, but changed up the popperS from the boring cream cheese and shredded sharp cheddar. This time I added grub rub, salt lick rub...
  13. texasgal81

    Brisket stuffed bell peppers - QView

    Took some leftover brisket from my smoke this weekend, mixed with cream cheese, stuffed in de-seeded poblano peppers, wrapped in bacon and smoked at 225 for 3 hours. Changes I will make next time are to add some seasonings, use more flavorful cheese, and try to get the peppers more cooked (any...
  14. texasgal81

    Overnight Smoke - Brisket w/QView

    Had a 10 1/2 lb brisket, but ended up cutting of a few inches from the flat so it would fit on my brinkmann. That piece is cooking on the lower rack. Rubbed down with olive oil and a mixture of S&P, garlic powder, cayenne, smoked paprika, and grub rub. I'm guessing it'll be a least 12 hours if...
  15. texasgal81

    Pork Spare Ribs and Smoked Mac & Cheese (QView)

    It was a fairly nice Saturday for Texas (already starting to get pretty hot) so I ran by the store to see what I could smoke for the weekend. Got spare ribs on a big sale & chickens on clearance and threw a rack on yesterday. The smoker ran about 225-250 all day. Topped the ribs with S&P, a...
  16. texasgal81

    Deal alert in N. Texas - Pork Spare Ribs

    This morning I was at my Market Street grocery store (United Supermarkets) and racks of pork spare ribs were only $1.47 a lb. Last week I got the same brand at Walmart for $1.97. I got 2 racks and 1 is on the smoker now. Hope someone else can take advantage of the deal! I also got two whole...
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    Stuffed pork loin covered in bacon - w/QView

    Smoking my first stuffed pork loin today. I didn't have any string and I haven't learned the bacon lattice yet (also lack of time) so I just wrapped and laid the bacon on the loin. I butterflied the loin, sprinkled with garlic powder, s&p, and grub rub, and then laid pepper jack cheese slices...
  18. texasgal81

    Memorial Day chicken and side w/QVIEW

    Chicken is so easy & quick.. And not to mention super good! A friend requested the chicken for a 'little' lunch we were going to have today and we also had smoked stuffed peppers, smoked mac & cheese, homemade guacamole and oven roasted Parmesan zucchini. Yum! Chicken going on the smoker...
  19. texasgal81

    Friday night QView - Boston butt & whole chicken

    Had two of my smoking stables in the fridge & decided to smoke both of them today. 3 lb Boston butt and 5lb chicken on my little red. It's pretty much only cooking at about 220 to 225 so these were both very low & slow and they turned out great despite the time it took to cook. Just QView tonight..
  20. texasgal81

    Saturday Brisket Flat w/QView

    I usually go for the packer, but I couldn't pass up this 4lb flat for 40% off. Went on the smoker around 8:30 and should be ready in time for dinner. 4lbs for $13 isn't bad at all! We love our Texas beef - 'by Texans for Texans'! Rubbed down with EVOO, 'Salt Lick' dry rub, Grub Rub...
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