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I tried it both ways and I don't really care for it with the skin on after it's cooked. It's OK, just like it better without. So I just remove it at the start. It's pretty quick once you get the hang of it. I definitely can't see going to all the trouble of smoking it and removing half the...

I use my little 120 every couple of days. Just for small things like cooking a sausage for the most part, but it adds up. Handy little thing.

I've been experimenting a bit and the alternate solutions people suggested definitely will do what I need and I won't have to make any major cash outlay. If my DigiQ dies I'll revisit WiFi controllers but until then it's not on the table. One cool thing about the WiFI camera option is that not...

Well, then definitely that's not an option, since that's what I'd be using it on. And there's no excuse for it - iOS 6 has been available to developers for months. And I think the camera thing will work just fine for now anyway.

It's definitely sounding workable. I'll try the camera on the next smoke and see how it works. Thanks, guys!

You know, that's a real thought, especially since I could even mount a video camera if it comes to that (I have a couple of WiFi cameras around). It also sounds like some of the newer remote temperature monitors are much better than the last time I looked into it. The iGrill runs about $80 and...

So here's the deal. I have little kids and it's not always possible to pop out and check the smoker mid-day. And I just had a high heat cook where the door popped open and various excitement happened. I have a DigiQ which does a great job of maintaining temps normally, but it would be really...

I've always left the vents closed. re: reusing coals - My normal procedure with lump is to stir it to get rid of any ash and then just dump new stuff on top. The partially burnt stuff does have less umph and also a little less smoke (lump's never 100% converted) but it's not something you...

One thing that's kind of interesting is that even if it uses a little more energy to keep it hot (more surface area = more wind effect?) the charcoal area is really big so there's no problem with long cooks. I've done 13-14 hours lots of times and 17 hours once without refueling on my 22.5".

Also make sure the little slide valve thing on the fan is wide open. If you're choking it down obviously it's harder to get things hot.

That's pretty much the range you want your fridge in anyway. Over 40 is in the bacteria "danger zone" and too low and you risk having some cold spot get frozen.

Thanks for the tip about the Costco Business Center in Hayward. Choice brisket for $2.55/pound. I have an 11 pounder going right now. They also had some decent beef ribs - not a huge amount of meat left, but still a good value.

I found that having some rule like once you change a vent, don't even look at it for 20 minutes is very helpful. You definitely shouldn't be touching the temps more often than that. And definitely agreed that you want to start closing things down about 50 degrees from target. If you overshoot...

Apparently after it's cured it actually can sit a week before smoking, but I'd just do it tomorrow as you're planning.

There's some variation from time to time but if you're concerned give them another day. Won't hurt anything.

It also occurs to me that if you make some with the rind on you should also slice some thinner and some thicker. I like my bacon sliced quite thick which I think is part of why I don't like the rind on - if it were thinner it would be a lot less noticeable. I agree with Wolgast in principle...

That's the problem with butts. They take however long they take. All you can do is either make it the day before and reheat it, or plan on it being done hours before you need it and wrap it up in foil and stick it in a cooler to keep it hot. You can do that safely for a couple of hours before...

Hopefully it was done in time. FYI if you're running a little behind nothing bad will happen if you goose it up to, say, 275. Heck, in my early days I had temperature spikes up in the 300s for a couple of hours and nothing bad happened. Those things are pretty idiot proof.

Well done! I like mine just slathered with Plowboys Yardbird.

That's an expensive whim. I saw they published some kind of API so people can write 3rd party apps. It would be fun to write something for the iPad to run it but I somehow doubt that I'd ever make enough to cover the cost of the unit, let alone development time.