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09-09-2013, 03:18 PM | #31 |
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well I am sure many a BBQ has been spoiled by a chef that fell alsleep mid cook long before these fancy electronic gadgets like this were around
and before there were fancy electronic gadgets like computers and the internet to complain on
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09-09-2013, 03:33 PM | #32 |
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Sleep, and miss smelling the sweet smoke, the peace & quiet, and watching the sun rise?
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09-09-2013, 03:36 PM | #33 |
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Good discussion to have. Helps old and new alike. I prefer the 6 P method of cooking-Prior Planning Prevents P*ss Poor Performance. I sometimes tend to over plan things, but I try to plan for my own stupid mistakes. And...things generally turn out GREAT.
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09-09-2013, 03:40 PM | #34 | |
somebody shut me the fark up.
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I've cooked two briskets (unattended) overnight in the drum and they turned out great. It's just not worth it for me to do overnight cooks this way. I live so far away from help, if one spark escaped, my barns and several hundred acres would burn before a fire department could get here. Besides, I LOVE the peace and quiet of late night cooks. Just me and the coyotes out here.
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09-09-2013, 04:39 PM | #35 |
somebody shut me the fark up.
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A Maverick is a great cooking aid, if you rely on temperatures, they are indispensable. And yet, they have a very high failure rate amongst people who cook a lot. I have had multiple failures with Mavericks, including one competition, where we had 5 probes fail, and ended up cooking by feel.
That being said, cook as you want, and to JP, come on here and ask any question you want, speaking just for me, there will never be a stupid question, and I will always try to answer in a helpful and detailed manner. I don't believe in trusting a lit fire and not being awake, I grew up in the country and have a lot of respect for what a loose spark can do (that barn was an amazing site, yes indeedy). But, that doesn't mean I wouldn't love a Guru or Stoker for my UDS.
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09-09-2013, 04:55 PM | #36 |
somebody shut me the fark up.
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lol I'm old school. Still haven't convinced myself that I need a Thermapen.
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09-09-2013, 04:55 PM | #37 | |
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09-09-2013, 04:56 PM | #38 |
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I thought I was doing good when I finally learned my cooker well enough to get it going and go inside for a good nights sleep. I don't use any blowers or fancy thermometers, just know how to adjust the draft for the temp I want and probe to check when it's done. Some of y'all may think I'm lazy but that's just fine with me.
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09-09-2013, 05:08 PM | #39 |
somebody shut me the fark up.
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S.t.a.n.
This weekend I ran through the house with meat shears in my hand and a Thermapen in my mouth and drove to the beer store-- Barefooted.
And y'all are worried about a wayward overnight spark????? S.T.A.N. (Sarcasm-wit-humor implied/intended)
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09-09-2013, 05:13 PM | #40 |
somebody shut me the fark up.
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LOL...funny stuff. A side note about the overnight spark...It's actually safer having the controller because the vents are closed where the sparks would come out of.
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09-09-2013, 05:17 PM | #41 | |
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I've noticed a trend in multiple forums, whether its a BBQ, gun or motorcycle forum, it seems some of the founding or tenure members get tired of the newbies asking something, or doing something different than what they deem as correct. It's BBQ.... if you mess it up, learn from it. Regardless of technology, pit type, and or time of day. jeffturnerjr you said it right sir. Thank you. |
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09-09-2013, 05:18 PM | #42 |
somebody shut me the fark up.
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Jeanie, I don't own a Thermapen, but, if I find one laying about, I can't help but take temperatures of all kinds of things. Smokejumper now makes me check it out and back in again.
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09-09-2013, 05:20 PM | #43 |
somebody shut me the fark up.
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I can certainly see both sides of the discussion here. I do temp control for a living and have been trained to keep temps as precise as possible. For that reason I really enjoy the low n slow aspect of BBQ. I plan to have the time to do it. Heck, it's therapy to me. I will say this, the Thermapen changed my BBQ world from the first time I used it and cut my learning curve by at least half. The reason is, I could not even cook Toast before I got serious about BBQ. OH! And that probe on the Thermapen is just right for checking "probe tender".
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09-09-2013, 05:27 PM | #44 |
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^ well those purple Thermapens must be extra special!
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09-09-2013, 05:43 PM | #45 |
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Ah. Remember the old days when you could cook how you wanted, when you wanted on what you wanted with whatever for fuel and use whatever meat you wanted and put whatever sauce you wanted on it or not and you didn't have someone telling you that you were doing it wrong or the old school way or the new school way or the better way or the worse way.
I remember those days. You make a mistake, you learn from it. You want some extra learning from it you can post a question or comment about it. Or you can use the search. But certainly, if we've all learned everything or it's all written down and there's no more questions to ask, then I guess we just move everything to a search db and we shut this place down. That'd be sad.
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