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Here you go, that's a sliced new potato fried in the bacon dripping in the middle of the 'explosion'

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4094/...dd7257e48e.jpg

The 'explosion' turned out great and really encouraged me to make another. My brisket needs work, lol. :)

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Oooo....Yeah... I think I just exploded looking at that...

I've gotta try this one day...

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http://i292.photobucket.com/albums/m...alposter55.jpg

Saw this and had to share....now if there were only cigars it would be perfect.

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It's not in my smoker anymore. getting ready to eat.
Started around 0730 finished half an hour ago.
My second Attempt at a Pork Butt. :dr


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You only smoked it a couple of hours? or did you mean 7:30 PM?

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about 4 hours

That is three small pieces, not one big one.

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With the Hot and Fast method one could finish 3, 4lb butts in about 3 hours.

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Smoked a lamb shoulder. Got it from a local Halal butcher in Brighton. The lamb was so fresh, it was not even chilled. The sawed the shoulder right in front of me. The had about 4-5 lamb's whole; skinned with the head on and tongue sticking out. My girlfriend refuses to go in. The smell and flies she objects too, lol.

For those who love lamb, the whole shoulder is the pinnacle of lamb. 6 hours on the smoker and it comes out like pulled pork, but lamb.

Halal lamb tends to be local and usually much younger than New Zealand lamb. The ribs were so small and the shank was too.

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Like i said last week, I smoked four racks for my trip to the Smokies, and I taste tested one bone,
and was just itchin for another taste. I would not have frozen them if I had realized that i had
started a tradition the previous year. We ate ribs the first night after everyone had been
travelling and had arrived at the cabin. I figured no one would want to eat after being on the
road, so I froze them for much later in the week. Well I ended up re-heating them the first night,
and I cut up all 4 racks. And as expected, I ended up with about two racks of cut up ribs uneaten,
and I was a tad pissed about it but not actually pissed. Well my brother in law comes in the next day and
he was freaking out over the taste. They WERE my best ribs ever, but he just went on and on
about how he would pay top dollar for them on any day of the year. Hehe. makes a cook feel good.
And like I said, they had the best flavor inside the meat that i had achieved to that point. And every
day as we would make all of our various sandwiches for the hike that day, I just sliced the cold meat
off of a few bones and plopped it on a sammich with some mayo and cold beans. man, talk about
a good sammich.:dr

Wed morning we hiked up to Mt. LeConte, and I am not kidding when i say it almost killed me, but i took
breaks all the way up the mountain and i survived. Coming down was so much better, but by that time,
my shins and toes and ankles were screaming for it to be over, but there were miles and miles to go.
the next day I felt a hundred percent better, but now, days after, i am hurting, lol. Hiked about 35 miles
over the week. MAN I LOVE THE SMOKIES.

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Part I

Fired off the Lang Friday evening after I got home from work for a small party I was catering Saturday. A couple of pork buts, a couple of brisket points and some ribs and sausage for the party, and some baby backs and sausage for me and my bud's that came over to hang out with me. Lots of fun and fellowship, and the food went over great at the party!

Lighting up a smoke with The Torch Lighter of All Torch Lighters...Has anyone seen my eye brows???

http://oldchurchbbq.com/sharedpictur...0BBQ%20001.jpg

The first of the food is on

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Good Times!

http://oldchurchbbq.com/sharedpictur...0BBQ%20006.jpg

Checking the progress

http://oldchurchbbq.com/sharedpictur...BQ/image1.jpeg

Yumm!

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Re: What's in your smoker?
 

Sounds great Brad!!! Glad they turned out for the family.

When I grow up I want to be like Steve (or at least have his smoker)!!

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Part II

Set up for Party Time...I wonder how long a horse would take before it tendered up???

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Serving Time

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http://oldchurchbbq.com/sharedpictur...0BBQ%20028.jpg

The party went well and the client was ecstatic. I had a great time and smoked several nice cigars while making a couple of bucks. Not a bad way to spend a night and day!

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Looks amazing as usual Steve!!!

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That is great!

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Steve U R D MAN!!!

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Steve!!!!!...Looks killer bro'....The bark on that brisket, ummmm....Notice you're drinkin some good ol' PA brewed beer!!

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lOOKING AT THE PICS, FIRST i WONDER IF YOU ARE only RESPONSIBLE...SHOOT.
If you are only responsible for the MEAT, or if you threw together all those sides. My gut tells me
meat only, but I would not put it past you to supply beans. I could never do this in Memphis, I'd get
murdered, but I'd like to do something similar if I ever get out of here.

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I did the meat, sides and sauce. Party thrower sid the hotdogs and the veggie and cheese plates.

Beans were cooked under the butts and had pieces of pulled pork from a previous cook, my sauce and rub.

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Yes Sir!

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Ughhh.
3 major chain stores in town and not a single one has spares onsale this weekend.
At least I have trimmings from 6 racks frozen. That's a lot of meat in and of itself.
I think I will pick up a bag o charcoal sometime this week and roll with it.

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I smoked some dino bones last night... They were real good. I think they shorted me a bone or two....lol..

This weekend will be tri-tips. I'm not sure whether I should smoke or grill them in the traditional manner.

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Where did you get that thermometer???

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An interesting idea a friend just e-Mailed to me...

http://oldchurchbbq.com/sharedpictures/Misc/Turtles.jpg

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http://www.cigarasylum.com/vb/showthread.php?t=35115

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I got it from these guys:

http://www.kck.com/tel-tru_grill_smo...ermometer.html

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Oops...the story of my life; A day late and several dollars short!

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Could do one up fatty style on the smoker and be a pioneering trend-setter.:tu

The "recipe" for the turtle burgers has been around for awhile, I first saw it as a food blog entry many months ago (4, 5 I'd guess, but not sure offhand), and seen it pop up in other places a few times since, but they always seem to be oven cooked. I don't recall ever seeing one smoked.

I would think that one would probably have to attach the hot dogs in the last hour to half-hour of smoking, else there probably wouldn't be anything left of them that would be edible.

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You can get Tel-Tru Thermometers from a lot of places.
There are several dial designs, and lengths to choose from.

Every once-in-a-while, they run a deal through TVWBB. I just keep missing it, myself.

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I was thinking about using sausage (not that hot dogs aren't really a sausage). That way they would pretty much cook along with the rest of the fatty.

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:dr:dr:dr:dr

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Goat Shoulder

Smoking a goat shoulder for tomorrow night. Will put on around 8:00 AM. I think it'll take about 6-7 hours. It weights about 6 lbs. Fresh killed and Hallal.

http://i252.photobucket.com/albums/h...l/DSCN3884.jpg

http://i252.photobucket.com/albums/h...l/DSCN3886.jpg

I'll cook it over maple charcoal with soaked pecan shells, star anise and cinamon sticks.

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Goat shoulder at 75 minutes in the smoker.
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Love goat...can't wait to see the final product!

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That looks pretty sweet! Haven't really had goat yet, but that is making my mouth water.

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Well... It finished a little sooner than expected. Here's a picture of it finished. I have it covered in cello until 6:00 PM when I'll slice it.

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Looks damn tasty!

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Whew. That improved dramatically from the smoke only shot earlier.
I'd love to taste that.

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I took a little taste off the edge. Very mild and tender. For those who do not eat goat, it has a milder flavor than lamb. I thought it would take longer to cook. Will try to take a post sliced picture.

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May not be the perfect place for this but....

I have a nice gas grill and dont want to have to get a smoker. Seriously considering getting a Sams Smoker Pro ... http://samssmoker.com/smoker-pro/sams-smoker-pro.html

Anyone have any experience with this? Anyone know of a better way to go about smoking using a gas grill?

Thanks in advance for the input :tu

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I smoked some baby backs today. Completely forgot to take pics. :dr

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I used to do somethng similiar on a gas grill ages ago it's no different than a big chip box or a few foil logs of chips on the lava rocks.

In comparason to the plain gas, it will add A LOT of flavor, but not the same as a wood or charcoal smoker.

Will it work? Abolutely.

Will it taste like a charcoal or log burning smoker? Nope.

Will it taste good? Yes.

Is it easy as heck to use? You betcha.

Can you duplicate it with a cast iron pan from the local thrift store for $5 ior less and some foil across the top with a few holes punched in it? Yup.

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Here's another way:http://www.smokedaddyinc.com/index.html

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That looks really cool! Have you tried this before???

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Pretty muc sums it up exactly. :tpd:

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Pulled a rack of Denver ribs out of the freezer saturday, cooked them yesterday.

The garlic paste/slather is a mixture of fresh garlic (like 8-9 cloves), fresh rosemary, fresh Thai basil, three fresh cayenne peppers, thyme, oregano, black pepper, kosher salt, paprika, OO and some wet tamarind paste.

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continued...

(the sausage was lunch - moved it directly over the coals to cook after I shot the photo)

Cooked with oak and some grape vines

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http://img163.imageshack.us/img163/4894/1003030w.jpg
http://img836.imageshack.us/img836/8089/1003036w.jpg

yeah, I didn't bother with a plate, just ripped at it from the tray - almost forgot to take a picture.

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OMG!!!! :dr:dr:dr:dr:

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Looks very tasty Adam. Good job.

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Check this thread to see the Soldering Iron / Tin Can cold smoker. It's a heck of a lot cheaper, and is doing the same thing.

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I may have mis-understood your question, but there is only a substitute way of smoking
that involves a gas grill. All of em are a poor substitute for the real thing. You CAN
smoke in a gas grill just by using a smoker box with chips in it. For some reason I just
do not like the results in a gas grill. If I had NOTHING, I would not be choosy, but
I do have a 'smoker' It is not a real smoker either, but a grill using indirect heat and smoke
envelopment. I put my ribs against anyone on the circuit, tho. I might not win, but they
would need a change of underwear. But if all you can do is light the burners on one side
and stack your meat on the other, and place a box of chips over the burners on the hot side,
you are essentially doing what I do, but without charcoal.