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Smoking Meat Questions and Discussion
I usually go until I see 1/4 - 1/2" of rib bone and if the rack cracks slightly when picked up from one end. I hate fall off the bone with ribs. I like a little bite with them, so I usually error on the earlier side of recommended time. Ideally they require a bit of a bite, but then all of the... -
Smoking Meat Questions and Discussion
Pleased with my first attempt with the snake method. I wrapped the coals about 2/3rds of the way around my kettle, 2 deep with 1 coal on top. I went for 4 hours and it really wanted to go at 250. Next time I’ll probably just put a coal on top for every other. I didn’t even need 70% of the coals... -
Smoking Meat Questions and Discussion
Baby back ribs and then will throw some wings on soon. -
Smoking Meat Questions and Discussion
Testing out the snake method for the first time on my Weber kettle. I've smoked a lot with it using the coal baskets off to the side with decent results. I went with 2 charcoals on the bottom row and put 1 on top. I'm about an hour in and it seems to be ranging between 225 -250 with only a few... -
Bird Migration and Misc Birding Thread
Anyone know what this bird was in Ankeny? I’m not sure if I’ve seen that color of gray before. -
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Milan Momcilovic tweets "entering NBA draft and portal"
Honestly I bet Milan is disappointed with those numbers.- Cyientist
- Post #227
- Forum: Mens Basketball
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2026 crop year
Has anyone used this ISU Extension tool that models soil N mineralization rate based on cropping district? ISU Soil N Mineralization FACTS -
Donovan Davis announced on May 6th that he committed to the Cyclones!!!
I missed that.- Cyientist
- Post #244
- Forum: Mens Basketball
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Donovan Davis announced on May 6th that he committed to the Cyclones!!!
I like that there was a lingering shot of Milan in there. Hopefully that means he is NBA bound.- Cyientist
- Post #235
- Forum: Mens Basketball
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2026 crop year
I just got new gutters installed in my suburban Ankeny home, so I wanted to apologize in advance to all of my farming friends for the upcoming 2026 drought... -
Things I learned today
I've always used the google chrome and have hated the little dinosaur that gets placed in the middle... -
Roll Call: Cy’s House of Trivia 2026
We ended up in 40th, which is good for our table. I agree that it was great to see the men’s bball team there. It’s been a long time. We had a run of football players and coaches at our table. They did a great job interacting. The opening montage of highlights was a bit rough this year with...- Cyientist
- Post #23
- Forum: General Discussion