Search results

It's been awhile since I have posted (2 years I think!). Our staple has always been brisket. We got our method down long ago and although we occasionally try something new because we keep an open mind, we always end up back to our tried and true. We also do country style pork ribs some. DH...

My mother-in-law sent my husband home with a large pork loin. Just guessing, but I didn't see any bone in it, so I would think it would be similar to a large boneless loin roast?? Hubby called it a tenderloin, but it's way too big for that (I think). I don't know how many pounds it is, but it...

We tested out my MIL's new smoker this weekend. It is a New Braunfels and she got it for around $400 from Academy. Here is a pic (hopefully). We cooked a brisket, a boston butt, some country style pork ribs, and some riblets over the weekend on it. Here are my thoughts on it as compared...

We had a very educational camping/boating trip this weekend, and I though I could be kind and share some of our lessons learned. 1. When the wind picks up and the sky begins to grey, put up your awning. Luckily, we did this and got to witness the aftereffects of the "lesson learned". The guy...

Last weekend was my birthday. That meant, it was a get trashed twice weekend. Did a reasonable job the first night up at the pub we normally go to. Strictly drinking beer. The next night we went to another bar to see a concert. It was country music, but they were a fun group that we had seen...

FYI - There has been a lot of disagreement and trashtalking lately on the regular foodsaver group on yahoo. They have started up a new group that will be heavily moderated to avoid this same situation happening. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FoodSaverPlus/

On one of the threads, I had mentioned how my two probes on my Maverick ET-7 did not read the same. I emailed Maverick to see if they thought it was a probe or a unit problem. Today, I got a response back, asking for my mailing address so that they could send me a new probe! I thought that...

We taught our lab to jump off the diving board at the dock at my in-laws house. He's not the most graceful about it, but we are proud of him. We have a life jacket for him next time because once he gets going, he will not stop going off the board! Click on to play a short video...

Since the check should clear tonight, I can officially post pictures of our new to us boat now. We've taken her out a few times and were in her once or twice before she was ours. (I wish my grass looked like that!!) She is a 1987 Glastron SX-19. Here are some pictures we took of her before we...

Got the meat on the smoker at 10:00am this morning. We are doing 2 briskets (~12lbs) and 2 pork butts (~6.75lbs). I had to go with the shoulder as that was all they had. We'll see how it comes out. It rained a bit this morning. First time we've seen puddles in over a month. We pulled the...

Glad to see you made it over here. Lots of good people and good info on this site.

I normally hear of this as a sandwhich and see 'bun'. What kind of bun? Like a regular hamburger bun? How else would you eat the pulled pork? I love chopped bbq on a baked pototoe. Would this work with pulled pork?

I keep seeing FoodSaver in posts and am interested in it. I've determined that is is a vacuum packing device for food. I think it may be something that I need to get and am looking for some recommendations as to brand/model/price to pay. My husband is about to change shifts and we will not...

Anyone had any luck making fried mushrooms? We have tried them a few times over the years, but they never come out like they do at the restaurants. More like batter blobs. Any hints? I've heard to coat them lightly with flour before putting them in the batter, but I haven't gotten a chance...

We are wanting to add a fryer to our cooker. We have plenty of room on the trailer for it. In the past, we have looked at turkey fryers, but have never purchased one based on their expense and the fact that we are yet to be the family picked to cook the turkey. With the smoker, I know we will...

I had talked about this in an earlier thread, probably in the mods forum. I had asked about people who used their firebox as an additional cooking surface and if they thought I could do beans on it. Well, I tried it out this past week while we were camped out for a Texas music festival. This...

We added a vent to the fire box door. We added a thermometer to the smoker door. It is sitting around cooking level. We also use probe thermometers in the meat while they cook. We have now added the wood box. The dimensions are around 26 inches wide, 6 foot long, and 2 foot high. This...

We have a large firebox with a flat top. During the smoking process, the top of the firebox gets quite hot. Has anyone ever used this as a cooking or a warming device? We want to make some pinto beans while we are smoking. We will be in the travel trailer, so technically I will have access...

Does anyone know if a trailer is required to have fenders in Texas? My husband was told that it was the law by a friend. I am yet to find anything addressing this issue yet. The trailer is already registered and we can order the fenders online. I just want to know if it is the law. Thanks.

We are trying to get ready to paint the pit and are having trouble with the prep part. Getting all of the rust off of it is going to take forever! Right now we are using a metal grinding disk. Anyone else have any better ideas. We tried metal sandpaper in the palm sander but it didn't do...

Hello! We normally just do a brisket, but this year I was thinking about trying to do some pulled pork (I think this means I buy a pork butt). I was wondering if anyone ever cooked theirs with it sitting in a roasting pan instead of directly on the cooking grates? As far as brisket goes, my...

I addressed this a bit in an earlier post, but thought it should have its own thread. Here is my draft of what I am thinking of putting on the end of our smoker. It is a 30" diameter propane tank so you can get an idea of its size. My husband is a huge Texas Longhorns fan, so I felt we needed...

I just found this site today - man I wish I had seen it a few months ago when we first started working on our smoker! There's some great information on here!! Background info: It is just hubby and I (I'm 26 and he is 28), but he is the typical male and felt like we needed a larger smoker...