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Chetscapes
Chetscapes Posts: 121
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What is an easy way to smoke ribs and pork shoulder?
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  • Smokinpig
    Smokinpig Posts: 739
    Welcome. Really one low cook 400 or under should cure the gasket. For smoking a butt or brisket you will need a plate setter or a stone to set up indirect. Load it up with lump and your choice or wood and shoot for 250 dome until you hit your target temp. You will just need to play around with it to learn how to set your vents and search the forum if you are after more detailed info, more than one way to skin a cat.

    LBGE Atlanta, GA


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  • Chetscapes
    Chetscapes Posts: 121
    Thanks! What is an easy DIY spicy rub for ribs
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  • grege345
    grege345 Posts: 3,515
    Mic key's coffee rub. Google it. He's a legend around here. If you don't have the stuff salt and pepper will work fine
    LBGE& SBGE———————————————•———————– Pennsylvania / poconos

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  • gabriegger
    gabriegger Posts: 682
    One. Fire it up and get cooking.

    the city above Toronto - Noodleville wtih 2 Large 1 Mini

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  • theyolksonyou
    theyolksonyou Posts: 18,458
    Welcome. Amazing ribs has some good DIY rubs as well. Keep asking questions here, you'll get more answers than you can stand.
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  • travisstrick
    travisstrick Posts: 5,002
    just cook. forget the gasket. I havent had one on my xL or med in years. No issues.
    Be careful, man! I've got a beverage here.
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  • SMITTYtheSMOKER
    SMITTYtheSMOKER Posts: 2,668
    We recommend 4/5 cooks under 400 degrees and have found that the stock gasket will hold up rather well after curing up the adhesive.

     

    -SMITTY     

    from SANTA CLARA, CA

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  • dldawes1
    dldawes1 Posts: 2,208
    edited December 2014
    Welcome....enjoy !!!!!

    No break-in necessary...start cooking....and....make sure you take pics !!!!!



    Donnie Dawes - RNNL8 BBQ - Carrollton, KY  

    TWIN XLBGEs, 1-Beautiful wife, 1 XS Yorkie

    I'm keeping serious from now on...no more joking around from me...Meatheads !! 


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  • NPHuskerFL
    NPHuskerFL Posts: 17,629
    If you've got em smoke em! Lump that is :))
    Cook away mi amigo.
    LBGE 2013 & MM 2014
    Die Hard HUSKER & BRONCO FAN
    Flying Low & Slow in "Da Burg" FL
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  • cook861
    cook861 Posts: 872
    Welcome learn from cooking and ask question some here will have an ansewer

    Trenton ON 1 mbge for now
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  • bcsnave
    bcsnave Posts: 1,009

    @travisstrick

     

    Do you feel good.....like I knew you would

     

    Do you feel nice....like sugar and spice

    The Dude..a Mini and a Large Egg..a DigiQ DX (BGE Green)..some Cast Iron...a Thermapen.............and an Ol' Fashion

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    Glenbeulah, WI

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  • flynnbob
    flynnbob Posts: 665
    travisstrick said:
    just cook. forget the gasket. I havent had one on my xL or med in years. No issues.
    I am kinda finding the same thing after almost 2 years.  I will replace it eventually but so far, so good ...
    Milton, GA.
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  • Mickey
    Mickey Posts: 19,674
    Your gasket will be fine or fall off. Nothing to do with how you do your first cook.
    Salado TX & 30A  FL: Egg Family: 3 Large and a very well used Mini, added a Mini Max when they came out (I'm good for now). Plus a couple Pit Boss Pellet Smokers.   

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  • Mickey
    Mickey Posts: 19,674
    This is how I cook ribs. Baby Back Turbo Ribs (No flip) 350 indirect for 1hr 40 min. Before cooking: Pull membrane , rub, mustard, rub. Put on at 350 and leave the hell alone for about that time. This is called turbo ribs and I will never go back to 4 and 5 hour ribs. Note: with or w/o mustard works .. I like Bad Byron's Butt Rub / I like cherry & pecan mix for wood. If you want sauce: opened 15 min early and sauce. I like the sauce on the table.
    Salado TX & 30A  FL: Egg Family: 3 Large and a very well used Mini, added a Mini Max when they came out (I'm good for now). Plus a couple Pit Boss Pellet Smokers.   

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