Food Smokers and Smoking Tips/Tricks/Techniques

Looks like a small animal on the left. Just saying

 

Tacos

one with bbq sauce and one with salsa. Both A-OK!

 

Kids had sliders on Hawaiian buns. They were fans.

 

poke @145 indirect

 

Note sure if hungry anymore

 

Everyone is full on popcorn here

 

Uhhh the tip shriveled

 

that's what she said.........

 

me, after I changed the vibe in here....

 

Armadillo eggs going on the smoker this afternoon.

 

Smoking a 25lbs Prime Brisket tomorrow. I got a event at work on Monday at 4 PM. I'm thinking about starting it at 5 PM the day prior. Y'all think I should start it earlier? My smoker is a set and forget so whenever I smoke a brisket I just run it all night and sleep. I just don't want this one to wake me up in the middle of the night. Usually do briskets around 17lbs so this is new.

 

I'd start earlier. You can always let it sit in a cooler but you can't speed up a cook. Good luck, sounds yum!

 

I'll go with 1PM. Thanks brother

 

after you dump out the hot water, wrap up your cook in foil, then a beach towel, then cooler

 

I started on an Oklahoma Joe's offset smoker 6 years ago. Ran that baby for years and loved it. Many long nights and hard days.

About 1.5 years ago bought a pit boss pellet smoker. It has been PERFECT, and I can't believe how much meat I've smoked in the last year. Pellet smokers are a cheat code to smoking.

Last week picked up a Chargriller Akorn. I've been missing real wood and charcoal taste. This thing did not disappoint in the taste department. Everything tastes better. The akorn is very difficult to maintain temperature. If you overshoot your temp, you are pretty much screwed for at least an hour. Has been a learning experience. For $297 it's worth it to me. Some things I've been smoking on the Akorn:

 

Spare ribs done on the Akorn

 

22h and she came out perfect. I don't have any photos of it getting cut. Did it for my Promotion so I sliced it all up at once. 24lbs gone in a flash.

 

Congrats on promotion!