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Hey All, Got a plug for my BBQ Meet Up group. If you are from the NYC/L.I./CT. area and would like to join for some meat gorging, the details are below. http://www.meetup.com/Brooklyn-Queens-BBQ-Smokers-Meetup/events/231401851/ Monday 6/20/16 Hill Country NYC @6:30 P.M. Time to chow...

So I have three days off starting today. I thought I would use tonight/tomorrow morning to get ahead in the cooking department. I'm not a fan of turkey as in the whole thanksgiving type of bird, but it's my favorite lunch meat for a sammie. The place where I buy my butts sells them in twos, so...

Hello all, My name is Tony and I'm new on these boards. I have a question regarding oak vs longan/lychee wood for smoking, if anyone out there has had any experience with these types of wood it would be tremendous. I am a small-time pit master from rural Austin and have been tasked with...

Unbelievable, I never thought I'm gonna reach that number! It's been a very slow year in Qing for me due to work, and it ONLY took me 2 years and 2 months to get to this point. :shocked: My 50th Q had to be something special, so we added spent Oak Staves & Oak Blocks used for aging & flavoring...

I found this post on Craigslist, from a guy who has oak and apple wood logs free for the taking. My question is, is cut wood that may have been sitting outside in the elements safe to smoke with? I wouldn't use any rotting wood, but if the logs look clean, is there any reason to be concerned?

Back in August a buddy of mine cut down an oak tree. He and I cut up some of it and I stacked it out back. If I understand, it takes about six months to dry out to be used. It's not covered. Is there anything special I should do with this to dry it? I appreciate your thoughts.