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A coworker has a bunch of fresh (uncured) ham steaks that he doesn’t know what to do with. He’s tried just cooking them with disastrous results. I told him he should home cure... so he quickly offered them to me to cure and smoke. I’m thinking that I’d use the simple bacon cure but would...

Just did my first batch of bacon and I’m never going back to store bought! Next round, I’d like to do a bourbon brown sugar. Can I put the bourbon in with the cure or will then screw up the chemicals reactions?

Howdy folks, I've decided to bite the bullet and smoke a beef tenderloin for thanksgiving. They are on sale at Costco right now and I've always wanted to cook one. Can the brilliant minds on this forum help a brother out? A few questions... 1) Do I need to wet age it at all? 2) What rub do you...

For my 4-legged Father's Day I cooked some Oysters Rockefeller, perfectly cooked medium rare Tri-Tip, and grilled veggies. I could be the most fortunate fur-father out there! The serving size of the tri-tip was small as it didn't include all the samples! Probably one of the best meals I've...

We're having some friends come over tonight to watch the KU / K-State game tonight (go Hawks) and will be smoking some high quality dogs and sausages from my local meat market. I'll be making some sliders too and figured I'd just go ahead and smoke them as well so that I don't have to dirty up...

I was volunteered to smoke a pork loin for Christmas and I wanted to get some ideas from the masters in this forum. This will be a full loin (NOT a tenderloin) as we'll be hosting about 40-people (yes, I've already started drinking to prepare for hosting that many people). The last and first...

Hi all- I have brined our turkey for Sundays dinner and I'm about to take it out. Do I let it dry in the fridge for the 24-hrs and then put the rub on it or do I rub it and then out it in the fridge? Thanks!

My wife got a free turkey from her work so I of course offered to smoke it. It is an enhanced turkey so I assume that I shouldn't brine and just use some rub, thoughts? Maybe inject? Thanks!!

Is the vasconia pot dead? I'm planning on making a mini for my brother in law for Christmas but I can't find the vasconia 32 steamer pot anywhere! Every place says it's out of stock. That is the pot I used for my mini so I'm a little nervous about using the IMUSA. Thoughts?

Hello All- I was able to score a craigslist 18.5" but need to replace the bottom vents. Does anyone have suggestions/tips on how to remove the existing ones? Thanks!

My Brother-in-Law asked that I show him how to smoke a brisket. Although I agreed, I was a little hesitant as my briskets usually turn out terrible. After a ton of research, I decided to inject with beef broth, Worcestershire & some rub that I made that I'll thank OK joe's for...

I have an issue with my mini & wondering if others have/had the same. During my first cook, I got so much smoke that it was condensating and then actually dripped out of the lid. Now there is so much gunk on the lip of the pot & lip of the lid that it's almost glues together. I've heard not to...

So the last time I tried to grill a pizza, I burned the crap out of it. Could someone (or everyone) give me their hints on grilling? Here are my team players: 22.5" kettle Pizza stone Trader Joe's raw pizza dough Trader Joe's pizza sauce All the yummy toppings I think I remember some people...

After many months of planning my mini and taking some great suggestions from this board, I have finally pulled the trigger and started cutting & drilling. My biggest reason for wanting a mini is for the portability factor. I wanted to be able to pick it up and take it anywhere without hassle...

I see a number of people doing the thermometer hole out of a lamp rod. The only one that I can find is a brass rod that's zinc plated. Is that safe to use? Thanks.

Hi folks- I've done quite a bit of smoked cheese and wanted to show you my setup. First, I balance the charcoal grate between the top of the bottom part of the smoker & my chimney [/URL][/IMG] Then I use my plumbers propane tank to start the fire. Only 3 pieces of charcoal. [/URL][/IMG]...

!!!STUPID QUESTION ALERT!!! I just unpacked my SJG and see that the dampers on the bottom bowl are a little different than the typical dampers. Can someone take a few pics of the dampers & how they work? It would be much appreciated. My build will be occurring the last weekend in March & I...

I'm planning on doing a round of Moink Balls this weekend but I only have 1 problem... I've never done them before. A couple of questions: 1) pre-made, frozen meatballs or home made meatballs? 2) if home made, do you pre-cook the meatballs? 3) how long do you smoke them for? 4) other...

I assume everyone is making the charcoal ring for their mini with expanded sheet metal but I haven't seen many examples. If you've made one, do you mind posting pics & suggestions? Happy Smoking.

I'm going to play a game of "missed connections"... Does anyone know how to contact Paul from Overland Park, KS who created this wheel mod? http://virtualweberbullet.com/wheels.html#wheels I live real close and would like to check out his final product as I would like to do the same. Thanks!!