<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/' xmlns:georss='http://www.georss.org/georss' xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5898699187226403478</id><updated>2011-07-30T14:25:09.413-04:00</updated><category term='Smoker'/><category term='BBQ Smoker'/><category term='traditional wood smokers'/><category term='smoke flavor'/><category term='natural gas grill'/><category term='flavor chips'/><category term='brisket'/><category term='privacy policy'/><category term='traditional BBQ'/><category term='tradition of BBQ'/><category term='smoker thoughts'/><category term='smoking meat'/><category term='BBQ enthusiast'/><category term='propane grill'/><category term='BBQ'/><category term='preparing smoked meat'/><category term='BBQ dreams'/><category term='ribs'/><title type='text'>BBQ Smoker Thoughts</title><subtitle type='html'>My Thoughts and Musings on the BBQ Smoker</subtitle><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://smokerthoughts.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5898699187226403478/posts/default?max-results=100'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://smokerthoughts.blogspot.com/'/><link rel='hub' href='http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/'/><author><name>MiniMeBlog</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15276276868158399404</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>4</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>100</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5898699187226403478.post-6459744435927080660</id><published>2009-06-30T01:30:00.002-04:00</published><updated>2009-06-30T02:22:08.546-04:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='traditional wood smokers'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='natural gas grill'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='tradition of BBQ'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='preparing smoked meat'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='flavor chips'/><title type='text'>What About Natural Gas Grills?</title><summary type='text'>So what's the deal with a natural gas grill?" someone asked me the other day. I had to admit that I'm not much of an authority when it comes to smoking meat and natural gas. I use it to cook on at home on my stove, but I've always been more in the traditional camp when it comes to BBQ. I feel that the meat just tastes better when there is a lot of labor involved. I'm not so closed minded as to </summary><link rel='related' href='http://smokerthoughts.blogspot.com/' title='What About Natural Gas Grills?'/><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://smokerthoughts.blogspot.com/feeds/6459744435927080660/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://smokerthoughts.blogspot.com/2009/06/what-about-natural-gas-grills.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5898699187226403478/posts/default/6459744435927080660'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5898699187226403478/posts/default/6459744435927080660'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://smokerthoughts.blogspot.com/2009/06/what-about-natural-gas-grills.html' title='What About Natural Gas Grills?'/><author><name>MiniMeBlog</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15276276868158399404</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5898699187226403478.post-3917407122558394784</id><published>2009-06-30T00:36:00.003-04:00</published><updated>2009-06-30T01:21:22.165-04:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='smoke flavor'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='BBQ dreams'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='smoking meat'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='propane grill'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='BBQ enthusiast'/><title type='text'>Propane Grill Thoughts</title><summary type='text'>When you enter the realm of BBQ you will find that there is a raging debate over what is "true" or "the best" method for smoking meat. The smoker you use for your creation will set you firmly in one camp or another. Traditionalists verses taste quality. Ease of preparation versus flavor. Everyone is biased to one degree or another. If for no other reason than they like to believe that "their" BBQ</summary><link rel='related' href='http://smokerthoughts.blogspot.com/' title='Propane Grill Thoughts'/><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://smokerthoughts.blogspot.com/feeds/3917407122558394784/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://smokerthoughts.blogspot.com/2009/06/propane-grill-thoughts.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5898699187226403478/posts/default/3917407122558394784'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5898699187226403478/posts/default/3917407122558394784'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://smokerthoughts.blogspot.com/2009/06/propane-grill-thoughts.html' title='Propane Grill Thoughts'/><author><name>MiniMeBlog</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15276276868158399404</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5898699187226403478.post-852523851379305971</id><published>2009-06-29T23:09:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2009-06-30T01:23:54.108-04:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='ribs'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Smoker'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='brisket'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='BBQ'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='traditional BBQ'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='BBQ Smoker'/><title type='text'>Welcome to BBQ Smoker Thoughts</title><summary type='text'>Welcome to BBQ Smoker Thoughts! This is my little space on the web where I can discuss, muse, or rant about all things related to BBQ smokers.I live in Texas and BBQ is almost a religion around here. Texas BBQ is legendary, but it isn't the only BBQ out there. Far from it, in fact. The history of BBQ goes back a long way. It was born from the necessity of poor folks who couldn't afford to buy </summary><link rel='related' href='http://smokerthoughts.blogspot.com/' title='Welcome to BBQ Smoker Thoughts'/><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://smokerthoughts.blogspot.com/feeds/852523851379305971/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://smokerthoughts.blogspot.com/2009/06/welcome-to-bbq-smoker-thoughts.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5898699187226403478/posts/default/852523851379305971'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5898699187226403478/posts/default/852523851379305971'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://smokerthoughts.blogspot.com/2009/06/welcome-to-bbq-smoker-thoughts.html' title='Welcome to BBQ Smoker Thoughts'/><author><name>MiniMeBlog</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15276276868158399404</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5898699187226403478.post-4453682797665876767</id><published>2009-02-11T17:26:00.002-05:00</published><updated>2009-06-30T01:29:24.608-04:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Smoker'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='smoker thoughts'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='privacy policy'/><title type='text'>Privacy Policy</title><summary type='text'>I respect your privacy and I am committed to safeguarding your privacy while online at this site BBQ Smoker Thoughts. 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