Re: What's in your smoker?
 

^ looks like heart attack city ^ tasty I bet!

Re: What's in your smoker?
 

I forgot to buy charcole so I had to burn straight oak and hickory. Kinda of a pita preheating the wood and tending fire.

http://i1354.photobucket.com/albums/...psad45b0f5.jpg

Re: What's in your smoker?
 

No one forgets anything. You secretly despised the people you had over and wanted to fail in some way
to show them. At least that's what Freud would say, anyway. But Freud was never much fun at Super
Bowl parties.

Re: What's in your smoker?
 

I like those plates. Remember I have no taste, that's why no woman will have me, but I DO know
what I like, and I like those plates. That fattie ain't no slouch either. I like the ingredients, I am not
sure I ever heard of a pulled pork fatty. But it would have been good with some bleu cheese in there.

Re: What's in your smoker?
 

I brined and smoked a butt for the super bowl get together i was going to. I tried something a bit different with the brine, on top of my normal salt, pepper, thyme, rosemary, bay leaves, onion and garlic powder, i also added crushed red pepper, cayenne pepper, and about 1/4 bottle of crown royal. Let it cook a bit, simmer for awhile pulling all the flavors out of the herbs and brined it for about 18hours.

This was all in prep for not doing traditional bbq sandwhiches, we were doing pulled pork tacos. Anyway, the brine worked amazingly well. It had some flavor from the crown and me and the host that knew what was in it could pick it out immediately in the meat, and it was good. Im shocked at how good it was.

it smoked for about 12 hours btw, left it a tad underdone, (pulled and wrapped in foil at 160) since it was going to be reheated the next day.. we cut it up and finished it in the oven at the host house. I threw a few friends on teh smoker while I was at just because i had the room and it ended up being my dinner saturday lol.

anyway, PICS!

Re: What's in your smoker?
 

Decided enough was enough today....temps went from mid 30s to mid 50s in a day, so I thawed some wings.
I know they say they are pumped with 15% broth or water, who knows. I only know they were 100% good.
I used Rendevouz Rub, one of Memphis' best BBQ joints. I was lucky enough to be the recipient of not
just one, but two re-gifts from upper management. They got a selection of the best rubs and sauces from
what surely is the best BBQ city in the world, good ole Memphis. They came from a company we buy
chemicals from. All the ribs I had brought to work in the past marked me as a likely person to re-gift it all to.
Over a period of a few weeks, I got 2 Rendevouz rub bottles along with 2 bottles of sauce, 2 rub and
2 sauce from Corky's and one bottle of The BBQ Shop sauce, (which to me is the best sauce in town).
I also got some Sweet baby Ray's, but most of you know I got that covered....lol

http://i954.photobucket.com/albums/a...omeSauceyo.jpg

That's what it looked like before I doubled up, and now have a good 11 jumbo-size bottles of that SBR before you
even start to COUNT my new arrivals.

That's the good part. The bad part is that ehhh, its OK, not better than my own rub, but everyone's tastes
are different in the end. And Rendevouz didn't get to be top 3 in the city with bad rub. OH, sorry...the pics.
No sauce on these....

http://i954.photobucket.com/albums/a...ps17d54db9.jpg

http://i954.photobucket.com/albums/a...psbd3a99a8.jpg

Re: What's in your smoker?
 

I have 30 lbs + of shoulder in a molasses/salt/water brine. Gonna put it on the smoker tomorrow to take to work on Wednesday.

Re: What's in your smoker?
 

Gotta smoke a rack of ribs tonight in the freezing rain....I hope it lets up before I have
to start the coals. I need to take a rack down with me to New Orleans tomorrow.

Re: What's in your smoker?
 

Come on guys! Keep this thread alive!

I have to live vicariously though you all, for another 52 days yet!

Re: What's in your smoker?
 

Hot smoking some salmon with a glaze made of olive oil, Dijon, and brown sugar.

Re: What's in your smoker?
 

:dr:dr

Re: What's in your smoker?
 

Boo's birthday is coming up this weekend. She is having a bunch of girlfriends over and has requested ribs and yard bird. Pictures will be forthcoming in a few days.

Re: What's in your smoker?
 

2 pork butts, 4 slabs of ribs, a brisket and a dozen chicken quarters...yum-yum!

Re: What's in your smoker?
 

Re: What's in your smoker?
 

Where are the pics Steve? :D

Re: What's in your smoker?
 

Smoked a rack of spare ribs for a girl at work's birthday. Trimmed em to shape and smoked all the trimmings,
plus a pack of about 8-9 western style ribs. Those damn things are tastier than freaking ribs to me. Ray's
has just been slathered on and we are about to go to the glazing operation. Put a couple of taters in there, too

Re: What's in your smoker?
 

14lbs of pork belly, soon to be bacon.

Re: What's in your smoker?
 

http://oldchurchbbq.com/sharedpictur...Q/DSCN9683.JPG

http://oldchurchbbq.com/sharedpictur...Q/DSCN9684.JPG

http://oldchurchbbq.com/sharedpictur...Q/DSCN9691.JPG

http://oldchurchbbq.com/sharedpictur...Q/DSCN9692.JPG

http://oldchurchbbq.com/sharedpictur...Q/DSCN9696.JPG

Re: What's in your smoker?
 

Re: What's in your smoker?
 

Thanks Mark.

I was going to post some finished product p04n, but it went too quick!

I wish I had gotten a shot of the chicken quarters we did. We tried something new with them today. Holly was going to marinade the leg quarters in a Mojo sauce we had hanging around in the fridge, but it had gone bad. She found some margarita mixer in there though and she mixed up some of that with some orange juice and we soaked the chicken in that for a couple of hours, then sprinkled some garlic and some onion powder over them as we put them into the smoker. 3.5 hours and boom! Awesome flavor. I let the firebox end of the smoker go up to around 250* (the pork and brisket were in the front) and it came out really well. Skin was crispy but not burn and the meat was melt in your mouth good.

:dr

Re: What's in your smoker?
 

Looks killer Steve. I know the girls had a large time!!

Re: What's in your smoker?
 

I just put a 12 lb brisket on. Should be done in time for breakfast.

Looking forward to it.

Re: What's in your smoker?
 

Over the weekend I smoked 2 racks of spares and a rack of baby backs in my tall and skinny Smokey Joe UDS conversion.

http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c3...ps260093ba.jpg

Re: What's in your smoker?
 

Looks awesome.

Re: What's in your smoker?
 

Re: What's in your smoker?
 

Brad, looks good. what are western style ribs?

Re: What's in your smoker?
 

They are called all kinds of different things....W.S.P.R.s like I said, some call them 'pork fingers', 'country style ribs'
and more names. I THINK it's basically shoulder or loin meat cut from around the spine like baby backs, but I only
say that because of the taste and the consistency. Depending on the marbling, they can dry out easily, so they
are not always easy to cook but to ME, they are ALWAYS delish. Do a Guugle image search for country style ribs
and you will see what they look like in the pack and on the grill. Once you cook em, you will ALWAYS wnat to
cook em again, the flavors are SO great and on sale, they are a great freezer item.

Re: What's in your smoker?
 

Smoked a pork shoulder on Sunday. The wife made cole slaw and a vinegar barbecue sauce.

http://i301.photobucket.com/albums/n...pseae4e556.jpg

Re: What's in your smoker?
 

Looks delicious, Tom.
:dr

Re: What's in your smoker?
 

Peter, it was some of your posts that convinced me to buy a Traegar. :tu

Re: What's in your smoker?
 

If you're enjoying your Traeger only half as much as I enjoy mine, you're still a happy man.

For me, this weekend is some more jerky:
http://www.cigarasylum.com/vb/showthread.php?t=47607

Re: What's in your smoker?
 

Not in the smoker yet, but I did just reserve a whole hog going to butcher on 3/27 and a 1/2 side of beef that will be ready for pick up 3/19. Cannot wait to put on fresh & all natural ham/brisket on the Traeger.

Re: What's in your smoker?
 

Best investment ever! We look for ways to cook things on it. Bought some St. Lousis Cut ribs at Costco for Sunday's dinner.

Re: What's in your smoker?
 

nothing right now, but just brought this bad boy home.

http://i307.photobucket.com/albums/n...psace99ee0.jpg

Re: What's in your smoker?
 

When's the next batch George? :D

Re: What's in your smoker?
 

Well, I'm thinking of hanging chicken halves and a tri tip this week in that little smoker. They're on sale this week Mike. No deals on ribs happening this week as far as I know...

Re: What's in your smoker?
 

Planning on hanging those too?

Re: What's in your smoker?
 

I'll hang them til I get tired of hanging them in the little smoker and will go back to grates...lol....
But seriously, they cook differently when hung, kind of like using a rotisserie.

Re: What's in your smoker?
 

Interesting. Might try the hanging method in my WSM.

Re: What's in your smoker?
 

Paul Kirk used to hank all of his meat in his big old Klose

Re: What's in your smoker?
 

Your WSM body might not be tall enough to hang ribs. You probably might have to rig a hanger rod at least a few inches above your main grate level. Easy to fabricate with some rebar and a welder. :)

Re: What's in your smoker?
 

First time doing ribs on the Traeger! Can't wait till these bad boys are done!!! :dr :dr :dr
http://i1027.photobucket.com/albums/...ps2a5c232e.jpg

Re: What's in your smoker?
 

What time is dinner, Eric?
:dr

Re: What's in your smoker?
 

6pm! If you get on a plane now, you should make it in time! :noon

Re: What's in your smoker?
 

And the finished product!
http://i1027.photobucket.com/albums/...psfec469b8.jpg

Paired with my garlicy cole slaw and onion rings! :dr :dr :dr

Re: What's in your smoker?
 

Sorry I missed dinner.
Looks yummy.

Re: What's in your smoker?
 

:dr:dr:dr

Re: What's in your smoker?
 

Nothing like some great ribs!

Re: What's in your smoker?
 

What I will smoke this weekend will depend on what I find appealing at Restaurant Depot tomorrow morning. Nice BBQ weather here coming up this weekend.

Re: What's in your smoker?
 

Just ordered a WSM 22.5 for my first smoker as a combined birthday present from a few family members. I don't know what the hell I'm doing, but I think it is going to be fun learning. I think this thread is largely responsible for my interest.