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    Question about Weber Rib Rack Usage

    Hi: I am considering buying a Weber Rib Rack. Actually, two of them. Question: Do you find that there is enough overhead space to use a Rib Rack (loaded with spares) on the WSM's lower grate? BTW...I've tried rolling the ribs (using either skewers or kitchen twine) with mixed results...
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    Smoking Wood from a Cabinet shop?????

    I have a friend in town who owns a wood distribution company. This morning he gave me some samples of cherry, white oak, maple and cedar. All untreated with chemicals or varnishes. The cherry and oak are no-brainers. I assume that the maple is Ok for smoking purposes, although perhaps not...
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    Galician Pigs' Ears

    Hey Jim: This looks suspiciously familiar. I've tried orejas prepared several differnent ways over the years. To be honest, I've yet to find a pig ear that I've liked. It seems to be the only part of the pig for which I can't acquire a taste (actually...it's the texture that bugs me; not...
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    Gas Powered Smokers

    My brother in Chicago has a propane-powered Great Outdoors Smokey Mountain, also. I've cooked on it several times (e.g., spares, apple-brined turkey, butt and salmon). I think it's a great machine. It's so bloody easy to use, requires very little prep, holds a lot of meat, goes for a long...
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    A GATOR SMOKER'S BUTT-CUTTING TECHNIQUE.

    Hello: I was just watching/listening to the latest addition to The BBQ Pilgrim website. It was a piece about a Q'r in Florida who sellS BBQ'd gator ribs at his shack. But that wasn't was grabbed my attention. It was another statement that this guy made about pulled pork. He said that he...
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    SAND BENEATH MY BUTT.

    Thanks for the advice, everyone. And Jim...I've replied to the day job post. Don't know how I missed that one. Sal
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    SAND BENEATH MY BUTT.

    Hey all: This morning I decided to try cooking a butt with sand--rather than water--in the stock water pan. It worked like a charm for seven hours, with temps holding rock-steady at 250F. Then, after the seventh hour, it began to climb. And I began further closing the lower vents (which were...
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    BUTT SIZE QUESTION

    You guys were right. That "little" 5.7lbs. bone-in butt easily fed five adults...with leftovers. It was my first butt and it (technically) turned out well. I followed the Mr. Brown recipe; including the Carolina Red sauce. The spice rub and sauce tasted great, it pulled properly and the meat...
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    BUTT SIZE QUESTION

    Hola Tony: Soy de Chicago, pero he vivido en España por seis años (tres en Barcelona y tres en Guadalajara). Mi nombre completo es Salvatore. En EEUU, me llamo "Sal" pero no es posible aqui. "¿Sal? ¿Cómo que Sal?" Aqui, me llamo "Salvatore" o "Salva." Mi WSM se llama "El Salivator."...
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    BUTT SIZE QUESTION

    Thanks Paul and Dave. Now I feel...calmer. I was getting a bit freaked out, since this is a bone-in cut. It was fascinating to buy this butt. I went to my local butcher (yeah...we have those over here). I whipped out my University of Kentucky pig chart and pointed at the butt. He went...
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    BUTT SIZE QUESTION

    Hi guys: I am having guests over this weekend for pulled pork. I have bought a 5.7 lbs bone-IN butt. In your expert opinion(s), will this be enough meat for five people (three men and two women)? Thanks. Sal PS: Sides will be cole slaw, grilled endives and grilled curried bananas. Dessert...
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    Ribs- How do you cook them?

    Hi: I cook mine like this: http://tvwbb.infopop.cc/eve/forums/a/tpc/f/46800690...550092993#7550092993 The only difference is that I now use the Minion Method with charcoal ring 3/4 full (rather than the Standard Method, which I used once and didn't like). I also flip and rotate the ribs...
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    Lamb Shoulder.. What temp to pull?

    Thanks for that update, Josh. I'll follow in your footsteps as quickly as possible. Tom O: In Spain, at least, many people grill lamb over grape vine clippings. Just an FYI. Sal
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    Lamb Shoulder.. What temp to pull?

    Jay: Thanks for that link. That's exactly the information I've been looking for. It seems to me that the method and recipes would work for goat, also. I live in a part of Spain that is famous for it's roast goat and lamb. Spaniards mostly roast the milk-fed babies (cordero lechal...
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    Advice needed on smoker

    Hi Joost: I bought a WSM last year in the US for $200. Then I shipped it to Spain. Shipping was $160, plus another 60€ for import duties. So going that path won't really save you any money. If you really want to save money and are a patient man, then my recommendation is the following...
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    POLL: Mr. Brown weights and times

    Hi guys: This is a useful poll. I haven't done a butt yet, but was planning to do so within the next month and was wondering about cooking times. It seems from the responses that a butt takes (more or less) 16 or 17 hours. As such, I get the impression that an overnight cook is the *only*...
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    TWO THERMOMETERS, SAME CALIBRATION?

    Hi again: I tried Jon's test, and the thermometer read 33 degrees. Then...I discovered this website, which calculates the boiling point of water by elevation. Madrid's elevation is 1,998 feet. Guess what the boiling point is: 208 degrees. Bravo, Doug! Thanks for your help, guys. This...
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    TWO THERMOMETERS, SAME CALIBRATION?

    Hi guys: I've just bought two new thermometers in preparation for my first smoke this coming Friday. One is a Taylor probe thermometer (Polder-like), and the other is an Insta-Read candy thermometer (dial-type). I tested both by submerging them into a pot of water boiling on my stove. Both...
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    Big Green Egg

    A wife who gives her husband a BGE for Christmas is definitely a wife worth keeping. Think of all the other guys in the world who will be getting ties from theirs.
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    AS DEER SEASON APPROACHES...

    Hi all: Deer season is approaching. My brother will again be heading to upper Michigan and if history is an indication, he'll be bringing another buck or doe back to Illinois. The only difference this year is...he now has a WSM. So here is my (sorry, our) question/s: - Are there specific...

 

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