Food Smokers and Smoking Tips/Tricks/Techniques

I'm no stranger to failed cooks, especially on new to me recipes. Kinda like wives, had to try 2 before I got a good one.

 

Ribs and jalepenos tomorrow! can't hardly wait!

 

I had a cup of grits with two sunny-side up eggs smashed up in them, with black pepper. Favorite breakfast for weekdays.

 

I do mine about an hour or 2 before smoking. Not sure if it matters or not but that is how I have always done them.

Just a thought, when you braised them did you cover them with aluminum foil?



This is after I drained most of the juice out, the parts that stick above the liquid tend to get a bit more "crisp" even when covered. I actually like that part better. But yeah don't want to carbonize them either. I usually go 225° never more than 250° with pork belly burnt ends.

 

Looks good !!

 

Yes, I followed the recipe.

 

They can crisp up quickly during that last uncovered bit. If there was a little extra heat or they ran for a few extra minutes, that could have been it. Skip the last 15 minutes next time or take a peek after about 5 minutes. Frankly, though, they don't look bad to me. Might have thrown them back in the juice for serving, but I like the crispier bits. Bet the fat was still plenty moist.

 

Yeah, they cooked a little long and the sugar started to burn. Warmed some up for lunch with some spicy Sweet Baby Rays. Burn taste was completely gone! Still crispy, still moist.
Maybe I need to F'up more often lol.

 

Chicken for lunch and ribs for dinner

 

What's on the left side, a piece of pizza stone?

 

Looks like a piece of metal. Maybe a heat deflector?

 

Yes

Broke it. So half went on the kettle and the other half is on the gasser.

It works great as a kind of griddle. Also a hokie heat deflector thing.

 

It’s a pizza stone with a lot of baked on grease.

 

I also run two or three bricks in the kettle as a kind of heat sink.

Held 250f all day today without having to mess with it at all.

I have a WSM but I’ve been having fun trying to get this kettle dialed in that I haven’t used it in months.

 

A cat shield off a Tacoma!

 

Upcycle!

 

Just regular bricks? Or them fire bricks people talk about....

 

Regular. Like from a fireplace or my back patio

Works better than a container of water IMO.

 

Awesome. Gonna give it a shot. Have a shit ton of leftover bricks from when they built the house.

 

I think I got the idea from this thread.

Makes a big difference, plus gives a space to make a charcoal “snake” around.