Can’t help myself !! Too funny lol
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Aug 22, 2026
Pit Boss Cooking & Recipes
🔥 What's Smoking/Cooking on your Pit Boss?
Finally pulled this off after 8 hours… Smell great! I have one about the same size I’m going to be doing the same way. 👍🏻 I'm inspired by your cook @Upinmygrill ! I'll be...
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Pitboss Talk
Why does the smoke suck?
Appreciate the overview(s). All grilling "may" have it's hazard to a point. Too scientific when it comes to food grade wood pellets. What works for one may not work for...
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🔥 What's Smoking/Cooking on your Pit Boss?
Smoked my first brisket on the pellet grill… A piece “fell off” while I was bringing it inside 😊 It "fell off" right into your mouth, didn't it?
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New Member Introductions
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Interesting FAN ERR issue resolve
The story starts with the display on my Laredo PB1000PL going out. Pit Boss quickly sent a replacement control board. Swap out was easy and quick. Ran perfect for Approx. 2 months. Then while...
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Hi from Cali, wish I lived in Texas!!
Welcome from No.Ala. Being laid up is tough I know heart bypass, abdominal aneurism, etc. I hope the smoker is within your 30 ft.
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Hi from Cali, wish I lived in Texas!!
Welcome from No.Ala. Being laid up is tough I know heart bypass, abdominal aneurism, etc. I hope the smoker is within your 30 ft. Yeah damn straight!! Thank you for the kind words!
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Why does the smoke suck?
I tend to agree with this, and here's another analogy. An old school fireplace or wood burning stove has a damper, and you can adjust that for proper draft or slowing down the fire. But you...
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New Member Introductions
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Hi from Cali, wish I lived in Texas!!
Welcome from central Texas and thank you for your service John and hope your situation gets better. I’m happy that you’re doing things you like cause that’s going to keep you sharp as a tack. 👍🏻...
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Aug 15, 2026
🔥 What's Smoking/Cooking on your Pit Boss?
Fantastic 180 to 400 smoked chicken wings today! Dry brined 14 wings overnight with Bad Byron's butt rub. Using Bear Mountain gourmet pellets in the cook, my Bit Boss 850 DX was brought up to 180. Smoked the batch of wings low and...
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🔥 What's Smoking/Cooking on your Pit Boss?
Interesting technique. Looks juicy and nice color! How big was that shoulder? It was a little over 4 lbs. I buy these at HEB and the package says Pork shoulder for carnitas...
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🔥 What's Smoking/Cooking on your Pit Boss?
My son brought over a 4.15lb trimmed brisket so I figured I’d put it in the smoker. I injected a small amount of Cajun butter, rubbed it in mustard, and used Pit Boss Smoky...
🔥 What's Smoking/Cooking on your Pit Boss?
Just started a slow smoked pork shoulder pieces from frozen with pit boss hickory pellets. Running @180°. Last time I did this it was in my homemade compressor tank smoker with charcoal and...
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🔥 What's Smoking/Cooking on your Pit Boss?
Finally reached temp. Here’s what I did. I really needed to speed this up so when I wrapped it I made sure it had 6 layers on the bottom and I set that on the griddle. Then I slid the griddle over...
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Newbie to the site, but not to Pit Boss:
I've owned a Pit Boss 1000T4 for almost 6 years, and it has performed flawlessly. I keep it in my yard in Louisiana, with a Pit Boss cover on it, and it has endured everything from snow to...
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New Member Introductions
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🔥 What's Smoking/Cooking on your Pit Boss?
After watching & reading what everyone has said about brisket slicing knives, Cowboy1955 shamed me into buying one…..just kidding. Thanks Cowboy1955 for answering my questions. The knife and...
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🔥 What's Smoking/Cooking on your Pit Boss?
I like mine and use it a lot. Didn't come with a honing rod though. No biggie, I already had a sharpening steel.
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🔥 What's Smoking/Cooking on your Pit Boss?
My son brought over a 4.15lb trimmed brisket so I figured I’d put it in the smoker. I injected a small amount of Cajun butter, rubbed it in mustard, and used Pit Boss Smoky Salt & Cracked Black...
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🔥 What's Smoking/Cooking on your Pit Boss?
It’s been 2 3/4 hrs and the internal temp just bumped one degree to 33°F. I have an internal temp set to 205° “butt” when I feel like I’ve smoked it good enough I’m going to wrap it. Im using the...
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🔥 What's Smoking/Cooking on your Pit Boss?
I’m about 4 hrs in now at 180°. The internal temp is 107°. I think I’m going to wrap it up soon and raise the cooking temp. Still getting nice smoke from the pit boss.
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🔥 What's Smoking/Cooking on your Pit Boss?
It’s about 6 1/2 hrs now and I just wrapped it. The internal temp was 130°F when I took it off to wrap it. A little less than 1 hr ago I cranked up the cook temp to 200°. As I inserted my other...
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Pit Boss Cooking & Recipes
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🔥 What's Smoking/Cooking on your Pit Boss?
Finally reached temp. Here’s what I did. I really needed to speed this up so when I wrapped it I made sure it had 6 layers on the bottom and I set that on the griddle. Then I slid the griddle over...
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Aug 8, 2026
🔥 What's Smoking/Cooking on your Pit Boss?
Off the Weber, but dang I’ve got these Chicken breasts figured out. Marinade in Olive Garden Italian dressing, then home made rub. Indirect for about 20 minutes, then sear for 2 to 3 per side. So juicy and delicious!
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🔥 What's Smoking/Cooking on your Pit Boss?
Well, I just did 'em low and slow with SPG w/ no trim whatsoever, and they're resting now. I think we're in for a treat! $4.79/# @ HEB a few weeks back. Probe tender @...
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🔥 What's Smoking/Cooking on your Pit Boss?
Thanks Brothers, they turned out GREAT! First time doing beef ribs on the PB, but if you can do pork ribs, then you can do beef ribs, no problem. Those look delicious...
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🔥 What's Smoking/Cooking on your Pit Boss?
Smoked my first brisket on the pellet grill… A piece “fell off” while I was bringing it inside 😊 I’ll know what to do (and not to do) next time but at least it smells good…
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Greetings from Alberta, Canada!!
So I just got me a shiny new PB700FB and I'm ready to jump into the smoke pit! So I don't have much experience with pellet grills, I have personally used a smoke box and wood chips to achieve...
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Pit Boss Cooking & Recipes
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Beef back ribs
Picked up a slab of beef back ribs. Need advice on a rub, was thinking SPG Also any cooking tips would be appreciated if different than doing baby backs. Was advised to leave membrane on, as...
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Pit Boss Cooking & Recipes
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Beef back ribs
If I were you I’d go with a sweet rub 3/2/1 option 3 hours on the grill. I spritz with apple juice 2 hours wrapped and I put a Dr Pepper in with them 1unwrap and mop on your favorite bbq sauce...
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Pit Boss Cooking & Recipes
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Beef back ribs
When I was at the store, they had chuck riblets. Anyone here smoked these before? Yes and I like them Same slow and low temperature 🇺🇸🇺🇸
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Beef back ribs
Yes and I like them Same slow and low temperature 🇺🇸🇺🇸 Any noticeable differences between the riblets and backribs, cooking or taste/texture-wise?
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Pit Boss Mods
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Upgraded grates
Welcome! Wide gap grates?? :oops: Get to know your new PB. You're gonna love it! Five second rule on the burger. 😂
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Aug 1, 2026
🔥 What's Smoking/Cooking on your Pit Boss?
They turned out pretty good, Swift brand from Costco. Every bit as meaty as the St. Louis I cooked last time, and way easier to trim. I used a water pan this time just to try it out, will probably skip that next time because it really...
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🔥 What's Smoking/Cooking on your Pit Boss?
Baby backs on, and just the smell of the rub is making me hungry! P. S. Front rack is in the sun, making it look less cooked.
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🔥 What's Smoking/Cooking on your Pit Boss?
See! I told you I was going to the grocery store!
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Pit Boss Cooking & Recipes
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🔥 What's Smoking/Cooking on your Pit Boss?
They turned out good Hank. Next time I'm going to go slow and get more smoke. I used a smoke tube but cook was to short.
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First brisket nerves
Not looking to argue with Cowboy (even i am not that stupid), but a couple of things to consider: we start smokes at the lowest smoke setting for hours instead of running at 225. meat stops...
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First brisket nerves
Not looking to argue with Cowboy (even i am not that stupid), but a couple of things to consider: we start smokes at the lowest smoke setting for hours instead of running at 225. meat stops...
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🔥 What's Smoking/Cooking on your Pit Boss?
They turned out pretty good, Swift brand from Costco. Every bit as meaty as the St. Louis I cooked last time, and way easier to trim. I used a water pan this time just to try it out, will probably...
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🔥 What's Smoking/Cooking on your Pit Boss?
They turned out pretty good, Swift brand from Costco. Every bit as meaty as the St. Louis I cooked last time, and way easier to trim. I used a water pan this time just to try it out, will probably...
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Pitboss Talk
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Can’t help myself !! Too funny lol
I despise A1 if I smell it everything I eat taste like it! I do like 57 for fries and onion rings. On a separate plate
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Shipping issue
I got no notices from the tracker app, but my smoker showed up on the 30 or 31. I wasn't home when it got here. The box looked pretty rough and had some water damage and a couple of 3-inch gouges...
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🔥 What's Smoking/Cooking on your Pit Boss?
Hope the family emergency turned out ok. Good thing you weren't in the middle of the cook, but I suppose you could pull it off, and restart after? Never really thought about that kind of...
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🔥 What's Smoking/Cooking on your Pit Boss?
See! I told you I was going to the grocery store! No Joke! Hopefully they turned out as good as you were expecting.
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Jul 25, 2026
🔥 What's Smoking/Cooking on your Pit Boss?
Well going to try my hand at smoking my first 8 1/2 lbs. Brisket Flat. Trimmed a VERY thick fat cap down to around 1/4”, then the top side of any hard fat and silver skin. Now ready to season tomorrow, and then pray to the smoke...
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🔥 What's Smoking/Cooking on your Pit Boss?
For this week's dinners I made a 3lb batch of turkey meatball mix, and stuffed it into 12 peppers. They look a little weird, but I smoked them at about 300 for 2 hours. my...
🔥 What's Smoking/Cooking on your Pit Boss?
Well going to try my hand at smoking my first 8 1/2 lbs. Brisket Flat. Trimmed a VERY thick fat cap down to around 1/4”, then the top side of any hard fat and silver skin...
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🔥 What's Smoking/Cooking on your Pit Boss?
You just had to show me that! Oh well, off to the grocery store!🤡
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🔥 What's Smoking/Cooking on your Pit Boss?
Cranked the 850DX to 500° with broiler open and a seasoned griddle over the flame. Started with the Zucchini that was prepped by Mom then browned them all and set next to chimney vent. Next up was...
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🔥 What's Smoking/Cooking on your Pit Boss?
How'd that brisket come out JerryT? We had an out of town family emergency and had to leave it in the frig until Friday morning. Will throw it in smoker in the morning and will post results...
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🔥 What's Smoking/Cooking on your Pit Boss?
Man that looks tasty! 👍🏻⬆️ The most important Judges were my wife and 19 yr old grandson!! It passed the pull and taste tests with them so the BBQ Gods blessed me and everything is right with...
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Augur Errors - smoker err at 250
I am happy to report that the new smoker is operating as advertised, I smoked a 10 lb pork loin yesterday (at 250!!!) that was so juicy that when I cut it, the juices literally spilled out of it...
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🔥 What's Smoking/Cooking on your Pit Boss?
Season now and cook tomorrow. Send me your address and a time when it will be finished. Oh, do you have cold beer, or should I bring some? p.s., I can't make it for today!
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🔥 What's Smoking/Cooking on your Pit Boss?
Hope the family emergency turned out ok. Good thing you weren't in the middle of the cook, but I suppose you could pull it off, and restart after? Never really thought about that kind of...
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Jul 18, 2026
New to Forum - First Cook
Hello All, Look forward to learning alot. Had my first cook on my new 850 DX yesterday. We smoked a boston butt low and slow. Though I believe I placed the MPC probe further into the roast then I should have. The probe was reading...
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🔥 What's Smoking/Cooking on your Pit Boss?
I smoked two brisket, a 3lb flat from Aldi's and an 9lb'er from Sam's Club. Aldi's brisket came pre-seasoned with salt and pepper and I added no additional seasoning. I added...
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🔥 What's Smoking/Cooking on your Pit Boss?
Costco prime 18 pound brisket before the trim. I used Steve Gow's pull at 195 and long hold at 150 (My oven has a dehydrate setting). Best brisket I've ever made. I wrapped it at 170, pulled it...
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🔥 What's Smoking/Cooking on your Pit Boss?
Great day for some tomahawk beef short ribs for me and my wife 😊🇺🇸🇺🇸
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🔥 What's Smoking/Cooking on your Pit Boss?
Picture from yesterday is of pork belly adobo burnt ends. This pic is the beginning of bring the ends up to temp before covering in Adobo sauced pan. (Notice the even temperatures after installing...
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🔥 What's Smoking/Cooking on your Pit Boss?
Yesterday I cooked some chicken tenders on a stick with peppers and kielbasas. The peppers were partially sautéed. I didn’t put them together my job was to cook them. The griddle and a little...
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New Pit Boss
Hi everyone, Just got my first pelletgrill, afther watching and reading rewievs, doing a bit of testing at home, i decided to make a few upgrades.
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Pitboss Talk
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Very frustrated new user
Welcome from Texas to the group!! If you’re using the PitBoss temperature probes my suggestion is to use a stand alone I have the temp pro thermometers along with the heat defuser with no issues...
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Very frustrated new user
Also check that the burn pot is clean, heat deflector is centered, and the grease tray isn't warped. If everything checks out and you're still seeing that much spread , I'd start looking at the...
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Very frustrated new user
If one side of the smoker runs hotter, when doing a whole brisket, I'd put the thicker part in the hotter end. The PB probes are not the greatest. Use standalone probes as others have said, to...
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Jul 11, 2026
🔥 What's Smoking/Cooking on your Pit Boss?
The ribs came out great. Three racks glazed, one good ole dry rub.
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New from Katy, TX
Hi All, I'm a lifer gas griller with a Weber. The Weber is finally rusting out and I wheeled it to the curb tonight for the trash pickup in the morning. I bought a Pit Boss...
🔥 What's Smoking/Cooking on your Pit Boss?
Burgers on ole pipeliner. Going strong after 32 years.
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I put this on the Pit Boss at 2 am today. Kids and grandkids will be over later for dinner.
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Glad to be here
Hey everyone! Just wanted to say hello. I've been into BBQ and outdoor cooking for a while and finally decided to join the forum. Looking forward to learn and join the discussions.
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New member from Denmark
Hello from Denmark Just got this very nice Navigator yesterday. really looking forward to test it. Hope to get a lot of tips & tricks from this forum.
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Finally gonna do it!
So I got it built......kind of! I was missing alot of parts when I built it. Good news is its all built and looks great( except for the 2 involuntary skylights. The parts are on the way, hopefully...
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🔥 What's Smoking/Cooking on your Pit Boss?
Cooked the second half of my Costco pork loin yesterday. Really good again, but a bit less juicy than the first half. Maybe because the first half was cooked fresh, and the second half went into...
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Do I still need my Weber Kettle?
Amen, Brother! There is no good way to get charcoal flavor out of a PB that rivals a weber. A fast burger on the sear plate is good but sometimes slow kettle cook with a chunk of oak on the...
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Jul 4, 2026
Can’t help myself !! Too funny lol
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🔥 What's Smoking/Cooking on your Pit Boss?
Shotgun shells again.
Thats alot of pig!
Started at 5am. 3 cookers going. 2 hams on the pitboss running at 250 with Bear mountain gourmet blend pellets and pecan in the smoke tube. 2 butts are in the gravity at 250 with lump charcoal and...
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Pitboss Talk
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Can’t help myself !! Too funny lol
I was preparing for my firearms hunting permit that year and we had a huge 4th of July party at my uncle’s who was big into musket loaders at the time and also participated in civil war...
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Tri tip and smoked cream cheese
Cooked a tri tip like I would cook a brisket. Me and Deb cannot eat a lot of meat, and I love the flavor and texture of briskets. Soooo, followed Meat Church recipe, season with holy cow, 3 hrs...
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Thats alot of pig!
Really, really nice!!! I just hate an over achiever… LOL Today its just me sitting on my grill deck drinking coffee (beer later) and babysitting the cookers. Its just what the doctor ordered!
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🔥 What's Smoking/Cooking on your Pit Boss?
I just put 5 Cherry and 5 Cheddar brats on the Pit Boss. I am new to the pellet world so let me know if I am doing this wrong. Temp is set ay 225 degrees and I have a smoke tube going also. I set...
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Happy 250th Independence Day! What's going on your PB?
I have a 8 pound bone in pork butt to cook. We wont do that until Sunday when the kids and grandkids can be here. Excited to see how it turns out. I have done them a lot in a Masterbuilt vertical...
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Happy 250th Independence Day! What's going on your PB?
Humble burgers but they will be on my 32 year old pipeliner charcoal grill. That thing has cooked a trailer load of meat. However all yall;s stuff looks good. Happy 250. In1976 for the BiCen I was...
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Can’t help myself !! Too funny lol
The baby backs are on and I was setting up the Weber for later and had a heavenly experience this morning! 1st pull, too! :ROFLMAO: Small Victory to start my cookout! My Setup:
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