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  1. J

    easter suggestion for food to be transported

    Hi, We're heading to family about an hour away for easter and we won't be having main dishes for a couple of hours after arrival. I'm thinking turkey will dry out, lamb will need to be re-heated and won't be great...maybe a ham? any ideas? Thinking about a fish dip for an appetizer, there's...
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    smoking a beef tenderloin - sear at beginning or end?

    thanks guys, all I can is WOW! The meat was incredibly tender and flavorful, really like no filet mignon we've ever had. We made a couple of sauces but the meat was so good, it was a crime to use them. I didn't have red oak but apple worked perfectly.Also, Chris' video on how to butcher a...
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    smoking a beef tenderloin - sear at beginning or end?

    Chris' recipe calls for a hot squat and searing at the end of the cook, other recipes call for searing at the beginning. opinions on what works best?
  4. J

    1st butts and temp question

    butts are so forgiving, as others have said, 260 will be just fine. I also play with the top vent...you might want to partially close it.
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    fast and easy turkey

    Rom, that's interesting feedback on the salted turkey recipe, I've been thinking about trying that but it's still a hassle to butterfly the bird and if i recall, it should be done 24 to 48 hours in advance. Based on my personal experience and your friend with the BGE, I don't see any reason to...
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    fast and easy turkey

    I usually make the apple brine turkey recipe in the cooking topics but I was so busy at work, it just got away from me. Woke up this morning with a 15 pound, fresh turkey in the fridge and, based on when we wanted to eat, I had about an hour to get the fire started and the turkey on the smoker...
  7. J

    Recommendations for purchasing brisket online

    I was in r depot about 6 months ago and they accepted the kcbs code. I had to control myself from buying too much. I echo the other recommendations, talk to the butcher at your grocery, big box store, etc. You'll be able to track it down.
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    some (unhealthy) variations on pork shoulder

    I'm a fan of texasbbqrub, so I opted to try one of their recipes: light coating of ballpark mustard heavy coating of their original rub In the past I've used a knife to pull the skin back from the shoulder to form more bark. Last night I decided to put rub on both sides of the skin and once...
  9. J

    Competition Questions from a Noob

    bryan, I wrote this a while back, learn from my mistakes! http://tvwbb.com/showthread.php?29585-results-of-my-first-competiton and let us know how you make out.
  10. J

    first rotisserie cook

    Order a cajun bandit rotisserie, I'm really impressed with the quality of the stainless steel ring. Also, chris worked with me on the shipping price and was quick to answer my questions. Terrific product and great company. No reflection on the cajun product but I was pretty unimpressed by my...
  11. J

    Weekend brisket failure

    C, don't be discouraged, brisket is the hardest meat to get the hang of. Here are some questions: - how much did the brisket weigh? - how did you prepare it? Did you trim fat away? - what was the temp at the start of your cook? - you mentioned you measured temp at the grate. Which grate? -...
  12. J

    my first experience with high heat ribs

    time got away from me last sunday and I had a couple racks of st. louis style ribs hit the smoker at 5:30pm with a target of a later dinner @9pm. I got the smoker temp up to 375, foiled at 7pm with a little apple juice, added a couple of split chickens, at 8:15 removed foil, dropped temp to...
  13. J

    start your new year off right: hit the donate button!

    Hi Folks, I hope you'll join me in supporting this great site. From a pure dollars point of view, my donation pales in comparison to all the money saved (or is that spent?) in the trading post forum alone. Consider the support of this great bbq community Chris has built, the recipes, videos...
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    hurricane sandy meat life?

    thanks gene, I should have been clearer, power is back! I had thought vacuum sealing might extend life?
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    hurricane sandy meat life?

    Hi Folks, we were without power (and heat) since the hurricane struck a week ago monday. Thankfully no damage to our house. I had four pork shoulders and a bunch of steaks in our large freezer. I checked each day, they thawed five days ago and have been on ice in a cooler since then...
  16. J

    Iron Skillet Baked Potato

    made these tonight for the first time, big hit with the family.
  17. J

    kamado grill

    a kamado joe? or a komodo? two different smokers...
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    rode hard, put up wet (water in wsm after rain)

    tim, that's interesting, how does that help keep it dry?
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    rode hard, put up wet (water in wsm after rain)

    Hi, Finished with my wsm around 9pm, closed all the vents and ate dinner. At 11pm I thought the wsm was still too hot to add the cover. Rain overnight, back from work the next day and water had seeped into wsm making a terrible mess of ash and water. This happens about one in five times (rains...

 

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