Food Smokers and Smoking Tips/Tricks/Techniques

Well tried my hand at pork belly burnt ends today. Seems to have turned out pretty good for my first time and since I’ve never tasted them before either. Not quite as melt in your mouth as I had hoped but still rather tasty!

Had the puppers full attention with licking lip and drools running

 

Cedar park ?

 

Yessir .Had about 20. 10 were such a wast as they had soooo much fat. Over 23 pounders.

These 4 were worth taking. All about 19 lbs... Probably be around 16 trimmed.

 

We all fail at Bbq now and then and it don’t matter how long you’ve been doin it stuff still can go wrong. With that I still have to say my crappiest BBQ has still been a metric shit ton better than eating a salad or some tofu.

 

YOU SUCk. I get a chub when it drops to like $3.99 a freakin lb here.

 

Charging up the new inkbird now... Gonna test it today/night on this brisket.

 

No tracking app?! Damn. Some reason I thought there was an app...

 

I'm guessing I missed all of this. So much going on this week that I forgot to place an order. What's the code that I can try to make it work?

 

If there was an app for it I'd say do it... Really sucks. But I'll still test it out . Trying it now

 

Need one that’s WiFi enabled and doesn’t cost an arm and a leg.

 

Let me know how it does, figured we put it on in the pit toolbox for backup to the fireboard.

 

Don’t need WiFi with @Misplaced Nebraskan Zach always got the doors open taking pics.

 

Home depot has the big Kingsford 2pk for 9.98

 

Guilty

 

Maybe we should design/build one with a picture room in it for him.

 

Time constraint, so Texas crutch it is.



You can see the gash from the shoddy butchering.

 

SURE it’s from them

 

Inkbird Initial Tests: (Using 2 Thermopops as baseline or control)

Probe 1: Pit Probe
Probe 2/3/4: Pointed meat probes

Ambient Air Temp:








Ice Water:






Boiling: (wife was boiling eggs conveniently (baking soda to help peel causing foam...))













Overall thoughts so far:

Really accurate looking at freezing and boiling compared to Thermopops.

Fast responding

Unit feels cheap - the plastic and weight to it that is (time will tell)

Probes don't necessarily 'click' into the unit. if not seated firmly, the slide out a bit and drop connection. adds to Cheapness feel, but pricing reflects this.

Didn't try for max distance, but from my pit to farthest part of house (through multiple rooms) there is no issue. Google maps says it is just shy of 100'. Awesome!

No App



So. Yay or Nay...

If you can get it for $37.50 - Yes
Full Price - I'd save up for a better unit, but a 4 probe unit for even $75 is not bad...

It will be a great backup unit to have for sure and for <$40, I'm pleased with it.

I will run a pit probe and 3 probes in the brisket later when I cook. I'll try and grab a pic or two along the way @Bigdaddy4760

 

Great report as usual. Thanks