Food Smokers and Smoking Tips/Tricks/Techniques

3 hours on the smoke, crutched and back into the cooker. It flared up and is now at 280.

Edit - got to 298 and I dialed the last damper at bottom to 10 percent. Is slowly dropping now.

Smelled and looked SOO GOOD

 

Normally for mine, i have two closed and one open like 1/4 for 225.

 

I made some ham/bean soup with the ham i did yesterday with PF.

 

You suck. I wish I had a place like that.

Green coffee beans are super cheap. Like $8 a pound or less. You just order them online.

 

Sweet! Do you have a favorite place to buy them from?

 

I don’t roast my own beans, so no. My buddy just got a roaster though and I think he said there’s a place in Oakland that a lot of people get from. Not sure though. I just know getting green beans is super cheap compared to buying a fresh bag. For reference, a good 1lb bag of coffee will run you a bare minimum of $20.

 

That does make better sense to roast your own.

I import coffee from Panama 3 times a year at $35/lb plus shipping.

 

Bone pulled clean. Passed the taste test. I’m happy.

 

Yowza.... these turned out great! I finished them out of the pan with a glazing of the juice and a dusting of black pepper. Damn good. Might have to update the website with a new recipe .

 

Pile of flappers...

A few tossed and plated.

 

sweetmarias.com is the place in Oakland. I’ve been buying green beans from them for the past 15 yrs. Great selections, good pricing, great service.

 

About to take the ribs out of the dry crutch. I can't take it anymore, if they pass the temp rest I'm having a sample. Think I am going to leave these dry to really get a taste of the Pitfaced rub.

 

Sounds accurate. Like I said, I don’t roast my own but my friend is getting in to it. I’ll soon be getting lots of free coffee! He also works production at a brewery so I always get free beer too

 

Now that’s a goo

Now that’s a good friend!

 

Out of the crutch, 201 degrees. Cut two of them off and sampled. Falling off the bone. Don't need sauce. Maybe another hour to crust a bit. I am very pleased, but by no means a BBQ judge

EDIT - GOOD LORD they literally melt in your mouth.

 

You went in dry huh?

 

Nah, I forgot to buy sauce.

It was serendipitous, as it happens...

 

Beer Coffee. Coffe Beer. Whichever way sounds good to me.

 

Good ribs do not need sauce.