Food Smokers and Smoking Tips/Tricks/Techniques

1 more debate.............

some guy at work swears that his crockpot ribs are better than smoked..


crock pot vs smoker

 

How can you fit a whole rack of ribs in a crockpot?

 

i guess he cuts them up.. or rolls them.

 

when i see people doing sacrilegious things with meat, i just wince and look away. my mother-in-law cooked a brisket wrapped in foil in the oven. it tasted like really expensive pot roast. it was really slimy.

 

It really is their food, so I can't say anything about it.

But I feel you on having to bite your tongue on things like that.

 

Our team did a radio interview last year (I posted it in the group buy thread) and the host asked me if I thought it was sacrilege to cook a brisket in the oven covered in sauce. I was really careful with my answer.

 

Had it, but never cooked it. It was great, though.

 

I love marrow.

 

Decisions. Butt or brisket.

 

No decision,,, both.

 

Smoking tips? Which wood?

 

For real.

 

Personally not a fan of the 'sweet' woods(apple, cherry, etc.) with beef. Prefer hickory and/or a bit of mesquite.

 

Chunks or chips?

 

Never chips.... they burn out way too quick for a low and slow.

 

chunks, always chunks for extended smoke. IMO chips are almost worthless unless using on a gas grill to add a little smoke

 

Good think I bought all chunks then.

 

Good man, chips are just empty carbs...