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How to keep track of multiples while cooking?

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  • Daddio on the Patio
    Daddio on the Patio
    Former Member
    • Sep 2017
    • 68
    • Suburb south of Kansas City
    #1

    How to keep track of multiples while cooking?

    I’m not sure where this post belongs, so I’m posting here since I’m cooking three slabs of baby backs...

    i have three slabs from Sam’s that I will be smoking on Sunday. I’d like to do each slab differently as an experiment, but I’m afraid I may lose track of which is which because they will all be similar.

    Does anyone have any good tips on how to mark or identify similar cuts cooking at the same time?
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  • Jon Solberg
    Jon Solberg
    Former Member
    • Jul 2014
    • 4818
    #2
    Maybe a bamboo skewer through one rack, in between the bones, two skewers on another, no skewers on the third.

    not necessary in that order. ; )

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    • Daddio on the Patio
      #2.1
      Daddio on the Patio commented
      October 20, 2017, 09:58 PM
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      Not a bad idea. I thought about toothpicks but was afraid they’d succumb to the heat.
  • kmhfive
    kmhfive
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    • Mar 2017
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    • Northern Illinois
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    #3
    Toothpicks would work fine

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    • JCGrill
      JCGrill
      Club Member
      • Mar 2017
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      #4
      That's as good as I can think of, but I think butcher's twine would work too.
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      • DWCowles
        DWCowles
        Founding Member
        • Jul 2014
        • 9702
        • Smiths Grove, Ky
        • Hi, my name is Darrell. I'm an OTR truck driver for over 25 years. During my off time I love doing backyard cooks. I have a 48" Lang Deluxe smoker, Rec-Tec pellet smoker,1 Weber Genesis 330, 1 Weber Performer (blue), 2 Weber kettles (1 black and 1 Copper), 1 26" Weber kettle, a WSM, 8 Maverick Redi Chek thermometers, a PartyQ, 2 SnS, Grill Grates, Cast Iron grates, 1 ThermoPop (orange) and 2 ThermoPens (pink and orange) and planning on adding more cooking accessories. Now I have an Anova sous vide, the Dragon blower and 2 Chef alarms from Thermoworks.
        #5
        toothpicks were my first thought also.

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        • Mr. Bones
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          #6
          If ya' burnin' up toothpicks, ya' might be cookin' yer ribs too dang hot
          Jus' Sayin...

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          • DWCowles
            #6.1
            DWCowles commented
            October 21, 2017, 02:58 AM
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            😊👍
          • Steve R.
            #6.2
            Steve R. commented
            October 21, 2017, 05:45 AM
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            That was my first thought, too. Burnt toothpicks might be a symptom of a worse problem.
        • Henrik
          Henrik
          Founding Member - Moderator Emeritus
          • Jul 2014
          • 4498
          • Stockholm, Sweden
          #7
          Toothpicks for sure, that's what I use.

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          • Daddio on the Patio
            Daddio on the Patio
            Former Member
            • Sep 2017
            • 68
            • Suburb south of Kansas City
            #8
            Going with toothpicks for the win!

            Thanks everyone

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            • Mr. Bones
              #8.1
              Mr. Bones commented
              October 21, 2017, 09:10 AM
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              ¡Viel Glück, Mein Bruder!
              Fotos, bitte...
          • texastweeter
            texastweeter
            Club Member
            • Jul 2017
            • 2938
            • Republic of Texas
            #9
            toothpicks again

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