Food Smokers and Smoking Tips/Tricks/Techniques

I only made spares one time. I normally stick with baby backs.

 

Dangit, now I'm looking for pork belly and going to make my own bacon. I'm sure I will be saying thanks when it's done and in MY belly!

 

I’ve made them a few times, prefer baby backs even though more expensive. Who knows why.

 

I buy them when sams has them on sale.

 

The woman likes baby backs so I’m like fck it, sounds good to me. Easier to deal with multiple racks on my 18.5 WSM anyway.

 

Same here.

 

Try calling a local butcher or if you have an Asian or Mexican grocery story close to you they will most likely have them. The Asian grocery store that I go to always has bellies cut into about 2lb pieces. Pass those up and ask for a whole belly.

A whole belly with the rind on will weight between 11 and 13lbs if you prefer rind off then the total weight will drop a few pounds.

 

3-2-1 if you're foiling. Or around 6-7 hrs if you're not


Also spare ribs have cartilage tips. Some prefer to cook it all at the same time, but I like to trim mine St Louis style. You pretty much just find the end of the real bones and cut there. The cartilage runs perpendicular to the bones and is around 1-2" from the end. You'll wind up with a strip the length of the rack that is usually wider at one end. Cut these into pieces about 3" long and cook at the same time as the ribs. They'll cook faster and are excellent appetizers.

 

I like both and just get whatever's on sale.

These are the spares I did last weekend

 

My uncle handed me two big cuts of beef inside skirt thinking it was brisket. Looks similar so I’ll let it slide. Anyway , anyone got a smoking recipe for this ?

(Internet pictures. Not actual )

 

I would just use SPG on it. Skirt steak has enough flavor on its own and doesn' need any fancy rubs.

 

Yuengling is one of the very few redeeming qualities of the east coast. You have a good friend!

 

The Diet-Heart hypothesis (fat= high cholesterol so high cholesterol = heart disease) initially created by Ansel Keys was based on fabricated data. Today a researcher shouldn’t be allowed to publish such nonsense let alone not be black listed for it. Yet its deeply engrained in American culture.

Carbs cause heart disease not fat.

BTW I didn’t know Yuengling made a wheat. Hopefully come summer this is available by me.

 

Well Yuengling and the state of West by God Virginia!

 

Hospital cafeteria food in Texas

Excuse the wheat bread lol

 

I feel a sudden ache in my side I need to get addressed ...

Any good?

 

hahahah

it was moist and tender. lacking a little salt and pepper. a little overcooked, almost like pot roast but not bad for a $7 plate. I ate all of it, so I cant complain