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[Hunkydory]

Hi there,

Original BS for Christmas, and first smoke today, chicken & spare ribs on the go right now !  Just had a peek (I couldn't help it), serious saliva moment !

Great forum - I see there are a few fellow Brits contributing, including the person who got me into this.....Fizzog, my brother.  Could do with some help on the US terminology & meat cuts, but I'm sure I'll pick it up over time.

Hunkydory

[manxman]

Could do with some help on the US terminology & meat cuts, but I'm sure I'll pick it up over time.

Welcome to the forum Hunkydory. It does get easier over time understanding the varying terminology and cuts of meat.

The best advice perhaps is to just ask when you come across something you are not sure of, between the people on this side of the pond and our American and Canadian friends on the other side we normally manage to come up with satisfactory answers..... there is no such thing as a stupid question! (well, almost, I have come close a couple of times!  :-[)

Have fun with your BS. :)

[Hunkydory]

Thanks for the welcome, Manxman !

How about this for a starter - I have a general idea where a pork butt must be located, but what would we call it ?

[manxman]

I have a general idea where a pork butt must be located, but what would we call it ?

My understanding is that a "Boston butt" for example is actually pork shoulder contrary to what I originally thought which was butt as in "get off your butt"!  >>> rear end of pig!

However some while ago a post referred to butt and shoulder in the same sentence so I looked it up on the internet and came up with:

http://www.ochef.com/877.htm

Now I may stand corrected on this, sure someone on the other side of the pond will chip in here and correct me!  :-[

Also see:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pork

[Hunkydory]

Thanks manxman, extremely interesting - and yes, I was definitely at the wrong end of the beast  :)

My chicken and ribs are looking and smelling incredible - they have done 3 hours at about 200-210 f, the smoking's just about over, I'm going to leave them in there until 6-ish if I can stand the wait, maybe notch up the temperature for the last hour to keep the boss happy....

This is a great piece of kit !

Hunkydory

[manxman]

This is a great piece of kit !

Certainly is HD, good luck with the chicken and ribs.  :)

[iceman]

Good links Manx. Thanks for posting them. Saves a lot of typing. :)

[Hunkydory]

The chicken was superb - poured with juice when I served it, checked the temp to satisfy everybody and it was fine.  What a flavour !

[LilSmoker]

The chicken was superb - poured with juice when I served it, checked the temp to satisfy everybody and it was fine.  What a flavour !

Great stuff!, and how did the ribs turn out?  ;)

[owrstrich]

o let me guess... hunkydory is not from iowa...

[Hunkydory]

How did you guess  ;D ?

No, but give me some of your great Iowan recipes !

[Hunkydory]

As for the ribs - a little dry to my taste, but the family, who normally leave fat and bones for the dog (the guy you can see)........well, they went down in one.

Trout tomorrow !

[LilSmoker]

Sorry to hear the ribs were a little dry, but at least your dog made good use of them, he looks as though he could make short work of some ribs ;D

Quite a few here including myself, dowse/spray the ribs every hour with some apple juice, after 4 hours in the BS, spray the ribs again with juice, cover with foil then put them in the regular oven at 190f for about 3 hours.
They should come out very moist and tender.

It's fun experimenting whatever happens  ;)

Regards...........LilSmoker

[Gizmo]

To "All the Young Dudes" Welcome to the world of smoke "HunkyDory".  It is not a "Space Oddity" to put on your dancing shoes on a few of those recipes as you may think "It Ain't Easy" but it is.  The "Diamond Dogs" will always smile on just about anything that will come out.  It is certainly O.K. to be a "Rebel Rebel" and take the advice and recipes of the "Starmen" here and use some "Changes" to modify it with a little of your own "ziggy stardust" flavorings to bring you "Fame".  You are sure to get a "Sweet Thing" out of it and be a "Hero" with a "Future Legend".  It won't take you "Five Years" to "Have a New Career in a New Town".
So for "Sunday" or any other day of the week, dont be "Afraid" to sip a little "Cactus" juice, and "Slip Away" for a "Slow Burn" to "A Better Future".  Becareful as you will soon find out, when the smoke starts to roll, "Everyone Says "Hi"".  You'll soon be taking those ribs out and be saying "Oh! You Pretty Things". :D

For those of you not completely into "Rock and Roll Suicide", the words in quotes are all David Bowie song or album titles as is "Hunky Dory".

Here is a link that shows beef and pork and lamb.  The sections are also broken out to the specific cuts.
http://www.virtualweberbullet.com/meatcharts.html

[Arcs_n_Sparks]

Let's not forget about "Panic in Detroit".......

Arcs_n_Sparks