Food Smokers and Smoking Tips/Tricks/Techniques

First time posting in here for a long time because of well, life throwing me curveballs…. tried smoking a turkey for the first time and it turned out better then expected and was liked by all.

 

Looks great

 

thank you

 

Here’s my Thanksgiving contribution. Smoked the turkey at 250 for about 6 hrs. It was stuffed with a sausage and apple stuffing. Also did the green bean casserole and a separate tray of stuffing on the smoker. Turned out better than I expected for not having brined or done any meaningful prep to the bird beforehand.

 

There we go - Yeah I usually go for the turkey on the smoker but not whole. I do smoked turkey breast, hot damn they're good. And when I go to a BBQ joint that's what I aim for. Turkey and sausages first.

WTF. My mom and sister are also allergic to turkey and chicken somehow. I have never met anyone else.




getting some cheese going for Christmas later this week/this weekend. Otherwise I think that's all she wrote for my smoker for the season I would keep the grill to use but, might just wrap it all up and put the whole shebang into the shed again this winter instead. Sad days indeed. At least I have a fireplace I can chuck a cast iron into.

 

Spatchcocked a turkey today for our late Thanksgiving dinner.

 

@Cold Iron you still around? I was thinking about cooking steaks this morning!

 

I got two butts in the fridge for this weekend. Considering doing @Cold Iron ‘s awesome no bake Mac and cheese as well. Gonna be some stuffed and bacon wrapped sweet peppers too. Pics coming Sunday.

 

Recommend me a pellet grill that's on sale right now? Eyeing a pit boss sportsman 500? Only issue is it doesn't seem big enough. Anyone have any recommendations on something around the 400 price range?

 

I have a Pit Boss Series 5 vertical smoker that was around $400.. and it's definitely big enough.

 

I have the 850 pro series and paid around 400 a couple years ago during the holiday sales. Absolutely love it.

 

My bad should said pellet grill. I already have a vert smoker.

 

You thought you could stop me with some rain Mother Nature?! Bwahahaha!

 

Last time I tried this Mother Nature called me a bitch and threw 40+ mph winds at me. I still need a new canopy.

 

Yeah the wind was whipping at first, rain was coming in sideways but it’s died down thank goodness.

 

I’ve now reached that point in the cook where it’s 3:00 a.m., I just finished cleaning everything up and I’m muttering under my breath “next time people come over on Sunday they’ll be getting Pizza Hut, dammit.” Took longer than I expected for these two butts to hit 195. Time to get a few hours sleep then do the smoked mac and cheese.

 

No-boil smoked mac and cheese was awesome, stuffed mushrooms disappeared before I could get a picture. The stuffed bacon wrapped peppers would’ve been better if it wasn’t for this damned inflation. I’m not paying $10 for Hormel black label so I got Food Lion brand, shrunk considerably. All and all a good meal.

 

Brunch, y’all. Lemon pancakes, Pitfaced BBQ Spicy Meat Massage smoked pork, bird’s beak chile cinnamon maple syrup.

 

That’s different, sounds delicious!

 

Did an $18 costco pork rib roast today with some hickory. It was absolutely amazing