Food Smokers and Smoking Tips/Tricks/Techniques

Looks great

 

Whoa! Thanks for stopping by @Kanyon71 ! Haven't seen you here for quite some time!

 

Yes sir, hadn't been on in a while.

 

Hope all is well!

 

All is pretty good. How about yourself? See you are keeping up with the awesome looking food.

 

Not quite as much food as I used to but I still like to experiment! Haha

 

The VORTEX!!!!!

 

Not a thing wrong with that. @bvbull200 done any PF cooking comps lately?

 

I’m back and forth on it. While it does cook all of the wings evenly, I could get higher temps banking the coals because a whole chimney of charcoal won’t fit under it. Depends on what side of the bed I wake up on, I suppose

 

Naw... he took off around the same time as the rest of you but he does pop in now and then.

 

What size do you have? I’m guessing for the 22? The BBQ board I’m on, people say they get it rip roaring hot and they are cooking with 22” kettle. Also, what kind of coal are you using? I don’t have a vortex, I just use my slow n sear.

But those wings look excellent!

 

Thanks! 22 is correct. I’ve used all kinds of charcoal and I don’t cook until it’s all red hot. I understand the physics of the vortex and the rounded lid, but more oxygen touching more surface area means hotter fire. Both methods serve there purpose and I flip flop, so no judgment to anyone that prefers one over the other.

As long as you don’t use “BBQ” as a verb for grilling burgers and hot dogs, you’re ok in my book.

 

Are your vents fully open? I’m sure they are, and I agree. Even with the SnS, when I go to sear I open everything up to get air flow going and temps up.

But, like you ay, it’s a flip flop…do I get it….do I not when I think about the vortex!

Let’s just cook and eat and be merry! Ha

 

Not what I had in mind when the wife asked me to split cheeks for Cinco de Mayo, but here we are.

 

I was hoping to do a brisket or pulled pork this weekend but we are throwing a college graduation party at our place for my cousin and Mrs said burgers, dogs and smoked sausages. Think it might be time to get the BlackStone put together so I can run some of it on that also.

 

I'm sure you can get that together and do a test run for Cinco de Mayo!

 

Ya I was thinking about trying to get it assembled on my lunch break today. Mrs also has a new fire pit she wants me to put together. lol

 

You're going to be busy! At least you get to play with fire!

 

she must have some sense of humor
rather watch you play with your meat