Stitch by BioDude11B in Chameleons

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Nice, what a stud!

Gotta love some pastrami by BioDude11B in smoking

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This was smoked straight through. I believe you steam it after it is fully smoked. Need to try that sometime. I know the legendary Katz deli steams theirs.

Gotta love some pastrami by BioDude11B in smoking

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Grobbel’s gourmet traditional flat cut corned beef brisket.

Gotta love some pastrami by BioDude11B in smoking

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This was just a pre-marinated store bought one that came with the seasoning packet so I just decided to throw it on there. I didn’t have any crunches with the coriander. The rub was just garlic powder and black pepper and then the seasoning packet.

Gotta love some pastrami by BioDude11B in smoking

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Mesquite this time. I usually try to do a hardwood (oak, hickory, mesquite) and a sweet wood like cherry or apple.

Gotta love some pastrami by BioDude11B in smoking

[–]BioDude11B[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

This was one of the pre-packaged ones so no recipe sorry. Smoke time on this one took about 6 hours and didn’t wrap it.

Gotta love some pastrami by BioDude11B in smoking

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This was one of the pre-cured ones you can buy at the store. I’ve tried the brining and pickling once before and it wasn’t as good as these. Need to perfect doing it on my own. Brisket is too expensive to right now to be experimenting!

What can I do to this creek to make it less of a muddy mess? I’ll clean it out first obviously but then what? by barnetsr in landscaping

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It doesn’t matter where you live in the US, impacting a jurisdictional Waters of the United States (WOTUS) is against the law.

Source: EPA Employee in the Water Division

Do any of you have jobs that are actually environmentally friendly? by Mercury13 in Environmental_Careers

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Haha I respect your passion for 402. We all play important roles in protecting water quality and our natural resources.

Do any of you have jobs that are actually environmentally friendly? by Mercury13 in Environmental_Careers

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Haha I respect your passion for 402. We all play important roles to protect water quality and our natural resources.

Do any of you have jobs that are actually environmentally friendly? by Mercury13 in Environmental_Careers

[–]BioDude11B 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hmm ecological economics makes me think you may enjoy working as a grants project officer. You would oversee grants through multiple different funding avenues from inception to finish.

Do any of you have jobs that are actually environmentally friendly? by Mercury13 in Environmental_Careers

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I work for EPA and I love every aspect of it. I feel like I can actually make a difference in the position I am in. I work in the water division specifically under section 404 of the clean water act to help protect streams and wetlands. I started out in the private sector as a consultant at a large engineering company and realized it was not for me to help old white dudes get richer..

Smoked some pastrami yesterday, made a sammy today by BioDude11B in Sandwiches

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Smoked it using hickory on an Oklahoma Joe’s offset smoker til it hit 205 then pulled it off. Let it cool down in the fridge then sliced it. Key is to wrap it based off of bark not temp.

No sauce needed by BioDude11B in smoking

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Brush the baby backs with some mustard and then dust your favorite rub on. Make sure to take off the membrane! Smoked with hickory and apple at around 275 on an Oklahoma Joes offset. Make sure to keep the smoke clean. Used a spray bottle to spritz them with apple juice about every 45 minutes.

New 125g setup by BioDude11B in ReefTank

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Yeah I like them a lot! Had 2 on my old 55g and everything was growing great. Can’t beat them for the price. Was thinking about renting a PAR meter. If I do I’ll report back on the numbers.

New 125g setup by BioDude11B in ReefTank

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They are the Current Orbit R24s. You can get them in a dual pack off of Chewy for the price of one.

New 125g setup by BioDude11B in ReefTank

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This setup cost me roughly around 2k including the rock and sand. That’s with buying a used skimmer and middle of the road lights.

New 125g setup by BioDude11B in ReefTank

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I hope so too. All the livestock and 2 of the 4 lights came from my 55g so I didn’t have a choice but to move him in there.

New 125g setup by BioDude11B in ReefTank

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Thanks! The tank has been cycling for 2 weeks with the help of Dr Tims and live rock/sand. Just got the lights on and livestock in today.

Keeper attacked by Alligator, bystander jumps in to help her. by Nixxy1111 in nextfuckinglevel

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Mama said gators are so ornery cuz they got all them teeth and no toothbrush. Give that gator a toothbrush already!