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A lot of changes going on this year. No ribfest for the first time in 8 years...Mom is battling lung cancer and we just can't anticipate if a day will be good or a disaster...so this year it's a wash. For various reasons I chose to embrace my Jewish heritage and become Orthodox and start eating...

Ya see, this is what happens when I only post once a year...the news about the 22 incher past by my ribfest last year and I am just now finding out about it. I have read most of the posts about the differences and even though the big event for the year is over, I'll probably get it before the...

It has been seven years since I first visited this site in preparation for a party for one of my nurses leaving for higher education...it was the summer soltice then and seven years later it returns. The crowd remains about 50 people and two smokers tend to be enough since we added hamburgers...

Well tomorrow will be our fifth annual Ribfest...a party I give to my nurses each year. I came here first for guidance on smoking ribs and the like. Chris's topics and techniques made me look like a pro on my very first try. The Ribfest has grown every year now, had to get a second smoker on...

Anyone using a Maverick ever have this problem? I put two picnic shoulders on the WSM last night. After setting up the Maverick the food probe registered 225 on a cold shoulder. The smoker temp was accurate (I compared it with my manual thermometer). The probe is not next to the bone and is...

Well, Chris...finally success! After much angst with the new server and an inablility to log on for nearly a year...you fixed it!! The weather here on Long Island is warming up and I sense a pork shoulder somewhere in my near future. I picked up my new Jeep Wrangler Monday and have been busy...

How many rolled racks of Costco BB's can you get on a WSM. I have fit nine in the past...could have gotten ten but they come 3 to a pack. Has anyone gotten more then 10 costco racks (usually bigger than other racks I've gotten) rolled on the WSM?

The folks at Kraft foods sent me this recipe which I made for Christmas. Super easy, deadly...not for rank amatures...only serious chocoholics need apply...do not operate heavy machinery. Tip: Bring your butter to room temp and thickly coat the dishes with a pastry brush to avoid sticking. I...

With New Years fast approaching, here's a quick and easy recipe for wings. I feel that dredging the wings in flour first allows the sauce to cling more easily to the wings. 30 chicken wings, tips cut off and remaining wing cut off into two sections. 1 Cup all purpose flour 1 Tablespoon salt 1...

Here is my recipe for pumpkin pie. This started out as an accident when I forgot to get evaporated milk at the store. All I had was Half & Half, so I substituted it. The result is a light and silky custard texture that will spoil you for any other pumpkin pie. This is basically the Libby's...

Has anyone tried? Is it possible to fit a 22 pounder in the WSM?

Well, getting ready for my dinner party of 12 (which ended up being 14 when 2 more people just "happened to be in the area" after they heard I was making ribs...they live 40 miles away) I remembered a few people saying that they saw no difference by NOT turning the racks midway in cooking. I...

Well, my Son is leaving for Spain on Tuesday and I gave him his choice of menu for a going away party with family and friends...he chose ribs. I went to Costco and lo and behold...more small spares packed in with the BB's! I grabbed the manager (the same one I had spoken to last time) and...

Picked up some BB's Saturday for my Son's homecoming dinner last night. I will qualify first that usually I have much more of a selection to choose from, only had 8-9 packages of which to choose 2...wasn't thrilled with any of them...they looked fatty...and was that a skirt I saw on one of the...

Here's another one of those recipes that you can throw together in a few minutes...again, great for a large crowd. The trick to a great fruit salad is finding the best fruit available and varying the color and texture. Choose among any of these fruits, and these are just my favorites and by...

Well, my picnic has been on since 1:00pm, I used "Mr Brown" for the rub, but did not set it overnight... Current temp at the grate is 228, internal temp was 175...that was...until my Maverick lost transmission at the reciever end AGAIN!!! Grrrr.. Now I'm going out every hour with a flashlight...

Okay...I'm guilty...I use the prepackaged coleslaw mix in the supermarket. I'm a firm believer that if they do it as good as I do, let them do it! I like the tricolor slaw that I've seen lately. My only critic is a friend from NC who says they like their slaw cut thicker...but he took seconds...

Help! I bought a rack of spareribs at Costco, when I got home I realized they are boneless. Can I roll them like a bone-in rack? How about the cooking time...less...more?? Hoping to get them up in a couple of hours...

Chris, Today was the maiden voyage for my new WSM. 3 racks of baby back BRITU, 2 whole chicken on a throne. Used the "reverse" Minion method, along with some hickory chunks (my apple and cherry haven't arrived yet), I left out the cayenne pepper on the BRITU because my family is all wimps and...

Well, my WSM finally arrived! It's been raining for days but tomorrow is sunshine! Off to costco for some ribs and chicken! I can't wait!