Recent content by Andrew S. B.

I guess i'm going to start in the early morning instead of right before i sleep! Or maybe i'll just cook it and wake up in the morning. Hmm. What would you do if you want to have a 1pm lunch?

I just bought a boneless Pork Shoulder Blade Boston Rost that's 3.6lbs and has a decently thick fat cap. I'm going to remove the fat cap and cook it starting late tonight. This is my first butt cook, and i was planning an overnight cook, but how long is it going to take? at 2hrs/lbs it would be...

My 3rd cook didn't go as well as i wanted. My maiden pork rib smoke turned out Amazing and i didn't know what i was doing. 2nd, i made the BRITU ribs SUPER salty by not following directions. 3rd was with BRITU w/ less salt, all brown sugar, following time instructions, and foiling... Let me...

Hmm, aparently i'm not much for instructions!!! Thanks, that answered my question. I didn't even use much sauce, should probably read the whole thing before trying it next time! Thanks again, Andrew

My ribs turned out very salty. What did i do wrong? I followed the BRITU rub recipe on this site. Took 3 slabs of pork spares, trimmed St. Louis style, and really packed the rub on the ribs. I think that's my mistake. I used quite a lot of rub. Also, i let the rubbed ribs sit overnight in the...

This is all fantastic advice! No basting on monday then! I might even try foiling but i'm a bit afraid foiling for the first time while hungry people are depending on me. Also looks like i'm going to have to wake up an start quite early to get food ready by 1pm (It's summer break for me, so i'm...

Check out the thread i posted yesterday. Many people chime in and talk about how long spares are supposted to be BBQed. Right Here

Thanks guys, i figured they were undercooked, but the judges (my folks!) insisted that 6hrs is rediculously overcooked, but they've never BBQed!!! I definatly opened the lid a LOT to baste twice an hour and check every 15 mins at the end. Probably what did it. I went by Chris's spare rib...

Hi everyone, 2nd smoke today. Did i kansas city style pork rib. A case for you BBQ detectives: My ribs we not very tender after 6 hrs. I stayed at 250F thermometer temp (through the top vent). The thing is, the thermometer i used is 12 inches long, so it almost reaches the grate. I'm not...

Thanks Kevin, you couldn't have been more helpful! I stay completely clear of the 5 during rush hours. I asked her and she said she had it cut beacuse she didn't want the tree where it was. I'll let you know how my loquat ribs turn out! We have a loquat tree at our place here. I'll see if i...

Hi everyone, My aunt has a lot of wood from a loquat tree she had cut a few years back. For thoes of you who don't know, loquat is a sweet tropical fruit that grows well here in California and, if i understand correctly, also in Texas and similar regions. Its apparently a distant relative of...

Just ordered 20# from Cabela's, $24 including shipping. That's $1.20 a pound. Sweet!! Thanks!! Andrew

I'm looking to buy some apple wood for smoking. http://www.Barbequewood.com has 1 cubic foot (1,728 cubic inches) of apple wood on sale for $24 (about 25lbs it says) from $39. Shipping is $14 dollars here to Southern California, making it almost $40 for a box of apple wood. Is that a good deal...

Just tried to order from http://www.hawgeyesbbq.com/ but realized it says in big letters NO SHIPPING OR SALE TO CALIFORNIA. What's the deal with that??

I think i was a little too confident when i asked for some "exotic" books. Does anyone know a really soild book on Smoking (not grilling or indirect) that would give me a really good foundation to start on? The absolutley best resource i have so far is the cooking section of this website, and...