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I'm looking into stripping down one of my cast iron Dutch ovens and was thinking of trying to do so on my 22.5" platinum but not sure I can get it hot enough. What's the max temp you have had your kettle up to? I'm not site of I've had mine above 500, maybe 475ish.

Anyone every buy off here, http://www.butcher-packer.com/. I was looking into getting pink curing salt on amazon, amazon wanted 13.50 as when I went to the website listed above which is exactly what amazon was selling they only wanted 3.50 for the 1lb bag. SWEET! Anyone use them, looks like...

I love bacon, my whole family loves bacon. I love smoking meat, grilling meat, so this of course comes natural, curiosity of making bacon. I'm going to pick up a pork belly this week at my local butcher, I need to be pointed in a general direction on how to make bacon. Where did everyone...

I'm going to be coring some jalapenos and was thinking of making something different, along the lines of having a slightly sweet stuffing mixture to go inside. They will be standing upright on a pepper stand in my kettle grill tonight while I have a pork roast cooking. Any ideas on what to...

Finally got around to making my first Bacon Fatty this morning. Used ground pork, wrapped in apple wood bacon. Fillers were onion, red pepper, and mozzarella cheese shredded. Took almost 2 hrs on my kettle smoked with a small amount of applewood and cherrywood. At 160 I put it directly over the...

My first spatchcocked chicken, and it was tasty. I was going to brine, but decided not to. I did however have a water pan below the chicken with a 1:1 of water and apple juice and dropped a small piece of applewood in there. Cooked around 325-250 and took almost 1 1/2 hrs. I didn't see why I...

I picked up a 5 1/2 lb whole chicken after work today and am planning on cooking it Sunday for dinner. I want to get it in a brine sometime Saturday so it can sit in it Saturday till Sunday night. This is my first time, where do I begin with making up a brine for the chicken? Any good recipes?

This 7 1/4 lb'r has been on since 4am this morning, almost 11 hrs in. Stands at 185 degrees for an internal temp, my mouth is watering. I usually take it off around 190-195, however I have seen people who have posted saying they take them off at 190, 198, 200, 205, 210, whatever their magical...

I love Garlic, and never have roasted garlic before. I just watched a few videos on how to do so, anyone do this on their weber grills or smokers? It sounds delicious.

Bought some ground chuck at the store for the first time to make some burgers, anyone have any good simple recipes to make some good burgers? As far as mixing into the meat before forming some patties.

Just got my first Cast Iron Skillet, 12" Lodge Logic and I can't wait to cook on it. Any suggestions what to cook on it first? What are you favorite recipes to cook on your cast iron cookware? Outdoors and Indoors.

I'm planning on cooking chicken wings on my Mini and had a few questions as far as temperature. When I cook using the minion method with 12 lits briqs and all vents wide open it usually never ever gets up over 285, stays very low. That's with a 12" terracotta pot as the heat diffuser and instead...

What does everyone use to cut your ribs with? I use a old bread knife, not sure the length but it seems to do ok. I eventually want to get a new knife set, but was wondering if people have that special knife they think cutting ribs is the easiest with. I've had my eye on this guy on amazon...

I'm planning on smoking some of these on my kettle or my Mini WSM soon and have never cooked them before. At what temp do you cook at? How long do they usually take?. I was thinking anywhere from 225-250.

I just installed a pair of these on my Mini WSM to my Maverick ET 732 to keep the cables in good condition. I was thinking about getting another pair for my 22.5" Platinum Kettle since the cover is a lot heavier and could do more damage over time to the Maverick cables. Has anyone done this...

So I'm on vacation this week, and my girlfriend is not. So let's just say I'll be smoking as much as I can;. I did my first brisket today, only a small 3lb flat, little guy. I injected it with a simple beef broth and rubbed it down with Jacks Old South Meat rub, let it sit in the fridge for a...

What's your favorite rib rack and why? I'm looking into getting one and there are just so many, looking for some reviews from experienced bbq people.

So I had my first cook of ribs on the mini, and what better of a place than at work for my co-workers. Before they were even done they were asking about when I'm going to do it again. Needless to say they came out awesome! I need to get better at this picture taking of the process and the...

I'm going to be smoking some baby backs this week at work for everyone I work with, anyone know how many racks you can fit on two racks on the mini? I'm guessing 3 racks.

Yesterday I had my 2nd cook on the mini, one was 12 1/2 hrs and the other 12hrs. Had to refuel 3-4 times through the cook, plus near the 10-11 hr mark pull it all apart and take the charcoal grate out to scoop a ton of ashes out since my new charcoal I was putting on were just resting on ash...