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Old 06-20-2012, 04:31 PM   #3241
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Oh great mother of ......... This is heaven I just stumble upon. Seriously guys don't mind asking me to come over please do lol I need to learn to smoke meats man those things look mouth watering..
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Old 06-21-2012, 09:50 AM   #3242
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Albert, I will grant you that this board is awfully slow right now, but you could age a few years before you
worked your way through all the great material on this site. This is my favorite thread in fact. Just the meat
pics alone, excluding all the good tips and info and discussion, makes it a phenomenal thread. If you like
liquors, beer and wine there are equally as gigantic threads for those kinds of things round here....lotso passions
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Old 06-21-2012, 10:07 AM   #3243
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My WSM came this week, so I thought that yesterday being the hottest day of the year, would be the perfect time to fire him up for his inaugural smoke. I went with something easy to start with, a beer can chicken. There wasn't a whole lot of forethought put into is so I just did a quick rub with olive oil and a sprinkle of lemon pepper and Weber Kick'n Chicken seasoning. I also used the opportunity to start breaking my my new Tinsky I got in April.





The chicken could have been seasoned more, but the meat was perfect.
Right now I've got 8 lbs of bacon dry curing in the fridge, and I should be receiving my new a-maze-n smoker tomorrow, so sometime this weekend I'll be cold smoking the pork, and I promised the wife I'd do a turkey breast for her as well.
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Old 06-21-2012, 01:32 PM   #3244
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Plannin on COOKIN that bird, Quan? lol.
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Old 06-21-2012, 01:45 PM   #3245
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Plannin on COOKIN that bird, Quan? lol.
I swear I was thinking the same thing.
I'm starting to get on the same wavelength as Brad.
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Old 06-21-2012, 01:59 PM   #3246
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I picked up a Char Griller Akorn 2 weeks ago and I love this thing! Lowe's had them for $299 and with the cover, extra grate to holder the diffuser, and diffuser (a 14" glazed flowerpot water pan), I'm in it for $350 (12 month no interest). Always wanted a smoker/grill/kamado. It is metal with interior insulation and a porcelain glaze on the inside. I could never justify spending upwards of $1000 (or more) on a ceramic kamado, but I've always wanted one. This thing was cheap enough and built well enough for me to finally give the kamado world a try. It will hover at 225F or 250F and will jump up to damn hot very quickly. So far I've slow-cooker a 5 lb brisket and 3 full racks of baby back ribs. The brisket cooked at 230-240F for 4 hours and sat wrapped in foil, a towel, and in a cooler for 3 more hours. It was awesome! The ribs cooked at 350F for 1.5 hours, then I shut the vents and let it slowly cool to around 200F for another half hour or so. I skipped the sauce on the ribs, as the meat was rubbed prior to cooking and tasted great. Sorry no pictures this time, but I will get some next time. Butts are next. Costco has a two pack I'm eying.
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Old 06-21-2012, 02:13 PM   #3247
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For a 'discount" manufacturer, I like the Char-Griller stuff. I had a hand-me-down smoker that I got from a guy
whose landlord was threatening him to get it OFF the pool patio, so we threw it in my truck bed and I was smoking
the next weekend. But the bottom fell out after a couple more months of intense training. To replace it, I went with
the CG unit I have pictured a few pages back. Heavy gauge steel and perfect for my method of meat-smoking. I am
gonna be on the lookout for that egg-beater you got there and see it up close. Don't really NEED one, but I'd like
to take a gander...or smoke one.

I saw this page which is really descriptive http://bbq.setzler.net/2012/02/29/char-griller-kamado/

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Old 06-21-2012, 02:28 PM   #3248
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You'll love it, Brad. After years of looking at Primos, BGEs, Big Steel Kegs, etc., when I saw this guy at Lowe's I knew it was a done deal. I did buy some high temp nomex strip to further seal the lid and ash bottom seal. It comes with this tubular chinese finger trap-looking material as the sealing gasket. It works alright, but I wanted as close to air tight as I could get. It's a cooking machine!
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Old 06-21-2012, 02:44 PM   #3249
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OLS I believe you man I been reading the scotch thread a bit and I admit there just a ton of info in this site, its not just only excellent for cigars but food and liquors equally.... man its like a library of great living lol. I'm looking forward to learning much more from everyone in the asylum, I doubt ill Ever stop learning which is awesome
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Old 06-21-2012, 02:51 PM   #3250
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Yeah, it got a little hot at the beginning, but I got the vents adjusted an he settled down.
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Old 06-22-2012, 08:43 AM   #3251
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Made a few more pizzas last night, hand tossed dough seared in a pan (comal) before loading it up and taking it out to the smoker. Cook for about 20 minutes at 400-450 then remove the lid to the smoker and move the pizzas over the coals to burn the bottoms a bit. The last part only takes a few seconds, so you have to keep them moving.
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Old 06-22-2012, 08:47 AM   #3252
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Great looking pizzas!
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Old 06-22-2012, 09:20 AM   #3253
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So far I've slow-cooker a 5 lb brisket and 3 full racks of baby back ribs. The brisket cooked at 230-240F for 4 hours and sat wrapped in foil, a towel, and in a cooler for 3 more hours.
And that was enough time to cook the brisket?
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man its like a library of great living lol.
haha, that's basically what the OTHER C.a.
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The chicken could have been seasoned more, but the meat was perfect.
Hart to season a smoked bird since the skin is usually inedible. I always DO eat it, but I am not sure
I digest it. I think maybe you should get a Cajun Injector. That'll get that spice into the bird. I did a
infomercial for the guy that invented that thing before there was any such thing as a infomercial....
Did it LIVE, too, lol.
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Old 06-23-2012, 06:00 AM   #3256
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Just threw these babies on the smoker. 4 racks or pork ribs. they're for a welcome home/happy fathers day/happy birthday party for me. I'm not even mad that I have to cook for my own party. LOL

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Nice before pic, but I want to see an after pic too. (but before they're eaten)
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Just threw these babies on the smoker. 4 racks or pork ribs. they're for a welcome home/happy fathers day/happy birthday party for me. I'm not even mad that I have to cook for my own party. LOL

Looks like a good way to go Earl! Again, welcome home brother!
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Thanks Steve.

and Derrick, I'll be sure to get some more pics up.
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and Derrick, I'll be sure to get some more pics up.
I'll be there in about 3 hours Earl.
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