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    3.5 and 2.5 Brisket Flats - what kinda times?

    Hey folks, My wife picked up a couple of brisket flat cuts. They weigh 2.5 lb and 3.5lb and both have the fat cap intact. What sort of cooking times am I looking at with pieces this small? I'd like to target a finish time of noon tomorrow. We're planning to have these for dinner tomorrow at...
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    BRITU Ribs & a Fattie

    Two racks of baby back ribs and a fatty. Using the BRITU method/recipe for the ribs. Only left at room temp for 1 hour(vs 2 which was recommended). I used a dusting of Emeril's Essence on the fatty since that was something I had in the cupboard. Fattie turned out damn good...
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    BRITU - question about temps and danger zone

    While growing up my mom was very cautious with leaving meats out to warm up due to the 'danger zone' temps so I kinda picked that mannerism up but trying to educate myself to know what I can and can't do to create safe to eat food. For the BRITU recipe I'll be leaving my ribs out at room temp...
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    Bought (2) 2lb Pork Loins - ended up with (4) 1lb loin strips...

    Picked up (2) Hormel 2lb Pork Loins that were labeled as 'Pork Loin'. When I opened them up to prep for the brine I found that each package contained (2) 1 lb pork loin strips pakaged together. Would be a pain if I didn't have a spool of butcher's twine. Just a word to the wise to ask at the...
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    Brining Pork Loins... soak in plain water after brining?

    I'd read somewhere that folks that brine turkeys will soak them in water after they brine for a bit to get rid of some of the salt. Do folks do this with pork loins? I have two, 2 lb loins in the fridge that I'll be cookin up in a few days. Planning on soaking for 5 hours using the following...
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    4" Tel-tru... use cork when cooking large meat?

    I want to get a Tel-Tru thermometer for my WSM. Planning to mount it opposite the vents at the same height. Drill hole with a step bit so the tel-tru threads in to the hole. With a 4" probe it might hit the food if it's large. Thinking in that case I could remove the temp probe and reinstall...
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    1/2 Butt Common at the meat counter?

    I checked my local supermarket today and they only had 1/2 pork butts in the meat counter. 3-5lbs each with no bone. Is this common? Guess I coulda asked if they had full pork butts available.

 

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