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    Smoking Meat Questions and Discussion

    Does the sugar keep the bacon stuck on the crackers when it caramelizes? Like if I made a bunch of these to take with me to a party, would I need to reassemble them upon arrival?
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    Smoking Meat Questions and Discussion

    Still in Sconnie. Moved to Green Bay at the end of November
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    Smoking Meat Questions and Discussion

    I'm dying to get my barbecue stuff set up again. I haven't touched it since I moved, because doing setting everything up in the winter would suck and I've had issues with mice the past couple years, so I'm waiting until spring when I get a couple garage cabinets instead of using open shelves.
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    Smoking Meat Questions and Discussion

    Thank you. It took a few years of tinkering to perfect everything, but I think I've finally done it. I also used a garlic and herb injection mix, which helped bring some extra flavor on the inside of the meat.
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    Smoking Meat Questions and Discussion

    Christmas dinner at my parents' place. Smoked it at 250 for about 2.5 hours, let it rest for 30 minutes and then popped it in a 500-degree oven for about 8 minutes to get a good crust. Made some horseradish sauce, and some gravy from the drippings, too.
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    Smoking Meat Questions and Discussion

    I don't do whole turkey much, even for Thanksgiving. I opt for breast meat instead. Makes it easier to get meat that cooks at an even rate, and it's still a big cut of meat, so it's not hard to feed a crowd with a couple breasts. I'll smoke them for Thanksgiving, obviously, but I also smoke them...
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    Smoking Meat Questions and Discussion

    Not in my house. Thanksgiving=turkey, Christmas=prime rib, Easter=ham.
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    Smoking Meat Questions and Discussion

    I don't typically adjust the amount of salt in the brine with a Butterball, but I do cap the time it brines to around 8 hours instead of 24.
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    Smoking Meat Questions and Discussion

    I'm a few days late to the party since I've been in the process of moving to Green Bay, but I made time before moving out to cook Thanksgiving dinner for me and my mom (she took leftovers home for my dad and sister). Brined a turkey breast with Meat Church bird bath for about 48 hours, then...
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    F*CK IOWA

    He wasn't calling for a fair catch, he was directing his teammates to clear out on a short punt that he didn't feel he could catch on the fly, which might bounce and hit one of them (or even hit them before hitting the ground). They made the correct call, but let's not pretend that he was...
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    Looking for a New Mattress

    Seconded. I bought a Purple 3 mattress in 2019 (they've since changed the names, but it's one with springs built into the base, not just foam and the gel grid), and couldn't be happier with it. Their Harmony pillow is awesome, too (though it's very pricey for a pillow). Edit: for reference, I...
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    Smoking Meat Questions and Discussion

    You won't regret it. I've got a couple Thermapens (one for the garage, one for the kitchen) and a Signals unit with a Billows fan for my WSM. Outstanding accuracy all around, though I plan to get a Smoke unit eventually because it'll be easier to monitor the cook from my apartment (garage is too...
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    ***Official 2023 Chicago Cubs Thread***

    I'm with you on C batting as a DH. But playing Bellinger at 1B gives them a GG caliber 1B, as opposed to Mancini. They can't really afford giving Mervis another shot while they're in the race and Tauchman is providing solid CF defense and roughly league average offense (103 wRC+). If and when...
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    ***2023 Iowa HS State Track and Field***

    I believe I saw that Ryce Reynolds also became the first athlete in state history to sweep the 400m dash and 400m hurdles twice.
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    What's your favorite hot sauce?

    Depends on what I'm making with it. I use Tapatio when I'm making my breakfast burritos (I just dump some in with the eggs, bacon, cheese, onion and peppers and stir it all up). I'll put Tobasco on scrambled eggs sometimes. Any variety of El Yucateco for when I make tacos. Frank's for buffalo...