I have been taught that it is unsafe to reuse any raw marinade juices from meat and to toss it. What a waste! However, I have a Brinkmann "Smoke’n Grill" charcoal smoker. I have marinated ribs and chicken (separately of course) in Apple Cider, etc. overnight in the refrigerator. My question is; Is it safe [...]

go to http://www.foodnetwork.com and google Alton Brown’s Good Eats shows. He makes a homemade smoker in one of the episodes and gives step by step instructions.

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I just answered a question and brought this up, so it reminded that I can just ask for some advice from other mommies on here. i really appreciate any advice and if you can read through all of this rambling!
So my mom, step dad and their friend that lives with them are all very [...]

There probably is a way to stack or organize the charcoal in my smoker to do a long consistent burn.
Here is my smoker. It is a charbroil model.
http://users.wbsnet.org/n0yk/Char%20Broil%20Silver.bmp
I tried my first smoked picnic (pulled pork) it was tasty however it wasn’t smoked low enough so it wasn’t pull apart and melt in your mouth, [...]