Food Smokers and Smoking Tips/Tricks/Techniques

Hot and humid here with T storm warnings and showing on the radar. Just finished working outside on cleaning the deck, almost done finally. Have an old 10x10 Gandar Mtn. pop up that fits perfectly on the deck to cover the smoker but it needs a new cover. And it is shaded enough with so many trees, but they don't help with the rain

Steaks thawed in the fridge need grilled and both sons want chicken too. So may be propane time again. Guess it is boiling down to I really need to find a new cover for the pop up. Or build a new covered deck

 

Covered deck for the win!

Tail of this storm is building and swinging in on us...

 

Be nice if some of that rain would make it here

 

I’m waiting. My grass/trees need it

 

Glad my meat was froze. Would have lost it in this storm.

 

More tomahawks, less radars.



I'm about to start prep on some armadillo eggs and, maybe, a fatty.

I don't get to really cook today, but I gotta squeeze in a mini-cook at least, right?

 

Happy 4th y’all! What’s everyone cookin?
A little rain here in SE Texas won’t stop me!

 

Yessir!

 

Beans on

 

I wish, 2” of rain in an hour. Still raining, I’ll spare you the radar pick.

 

3 power bumps in the last 5 mins... Trying to watch Independence day!

 

Really, though. That sucks, man. Cast iron on the stove in the interim? (I'm reaching)

 

Not for two shoulders, burgers and dogs going on at some point if I catch a break.

 

So much unreal delicious looking brisket you guys are posting. You are making it look super easy......and I know it's far from that.


Outstanding eats in here.

Now that is a super use of the Slow'n'Sear.


One of these days I'm going to reverse sear a thick 'un like that.

Looks perfect.

 

Am I doing this right?

 

Do they go down your gullet? If so... Yes...

Looks good from here

 

Looking good, how they taste

 

Wait I haven't done my radar!



That was an hour ago though and most of the lighting has seemed to stop but still raining. So it is almost capsteak time.

And have chicken to do yet tonight see how long these damn storms keep up. But chicken breasts are split and marinating and 3 walkers for me are covered in Montreal Chicken seasoning sitting on a plate in the downstairs fridge.

 

Nah man, send them here, I’ll get rid of them for you.

No rub?

 

Finally getting my grill-on.....sorta.


Since the deck is clean....figured I'd cook on it.


Mesquite smoke filling the air.......I'm addicted to the stuff. No worries, it'll mostly be gone by the time the yardbird hits the grates. Mostly.











Suspect grilling weather......rain may be coming in soon.












Bird is injected, rubbed and ready to roll as soon as the grill hits cruising temp.