Food Smokers and Smoking Tips/Tricks/Techniques

Start the taters turn them often. Works for me. Taters take a long tie, that's why they microwave for 8 min then in foil to cook then on on the grill with salt/pepper/oil. I like it crunchy, outside is like french fries. Then finish the steaks, they go fast.

 

I will have to try the microwave to speed things along. Glad you mentioned it.

 

Poke holes in the tater with a fork before you microwave!

 

LOL, yep, forgot that part!

 

I want to try this...
http://ourbestbites.com/2013/02/salt-baked-potatoes-with-roasted-garlic-rosemary/

 

That's why you use the backyard

 

LOL, my backyard faces west into the HOT Vegas afternoon sun. I would KILL for a shaded back yard. And I ain't moving any grills to the garage, especially the 300 lb Yoder...

@wilcam47 You ever look up Hassleback potatoes? Give it a look, by far the best grilled/baked potato in the world.

Like this. A pain to cut, tequinique matters a LOT. If there was a cutter for this I'd buy it.

http://www.foodfunandhappiness.com/2013/07/secret-to-cutting-hasselback-potatoes.html

 

My backyard isn't fenced in and my faith in humanity isn't such that i wouldn't leave my Weber or GMG outside.

I have a big oak tree just off the garage screaming for a slab of concrete under it but again i would keep my girls locked up. I also have looked at a deck off my Florida room but wife won't let me keep the grill in the Florida room.

 

Never knew it is called Hassleback potatoes, but that's one of my favorites. In addition to the garlic and butter in the linked recipe I also add bacon bits.

Here is a plate from a while ago:

(BTW, It's one and a half potatoe, not one extremely long one )

Also, in the link they seem to use metal skewers - I would not want to cut on those - use bamboo skewers.

 

Pellet pooper Yoder??

 

Great job have a smoker also enjoy the keg at the same time too.I go slow and longer 175 in the camber.It just takes longer.

 

Yep, the YS640

 

Mmmm Bacon! Looks great!

 

Nice! Like it?? I wanted a Yoder....settled on a Louisiana Grills pooper so I could get my Les Baer 1911.

I love the build quality on the Yoders!

 

Close to 3 years, hasn't failed me yet. Going to buy the new diffuser plate with the hole to clean easier. They keep updating them to make them better. It will outlast me, I'm 58. I do have a spare thermo-couple and igniter if needed. Great unit. Makes great steaks with the diff plate removed, way hot for a great sear. The next day, put 6 pork butts on at 10 PM, wake up at 4 AM to check/pan and back to bed. Automation is wonderful.

What is a Les Bare? Gun? I don't own any, not in that camp.

 

I love the convenience of my pellet pooper! Even with all the BS I get from the traditionalists if ya will. My buddies like to call it an oven.

Funny thing is, they like my food!

Yeah, Les Baer makes custom pistols and rifles.

 

Everytime I cook I get someone talking crap about my gmg then they eat and love it.

 

Amen buddy! Some on my home cooking forum (few) get all traditional. Gotta be stick wood and hard work. Then I ask.... You have a washing machine? A TV?

 

Needs to hand over the man card. Anything beyond med rare is a sin.