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04-04-2011, 07:29 AM | #1741 |
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Re: What's in your smoker?
Ok, I gotta get in on the action of the smoking. I currently have a nice gas grill, but I know it's not as good as charcoal. One of my musts for this summer is to smoke up a nice brisket.
Anyway, what would you recommend for a noob smoker-in terms of a grill, a rub, and maybe a lesson on maintaining your temps with some degree of accuracy over long cooking periods without constantly going up/down? Thanks! |
04-04-2011, 08:18 AM | #1742 | |
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Re: What's in your smoker?
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Rubs are a matter of taste. You can't really go wrong with any of the American Royal winners. Yardbird or Dizzie Dust is a nice one to start with.
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04-04-2011, 08:23 AM | #1743 |
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Re: What's in your smoker?
I like the Cowtown line of rubs and sauces. Check out kansascitybbqstore.com. They have just about anything you could want for BBQ.
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04-04-2011, 08:23 AM | #1744 | |
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Re: What's in your smoker?
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Don't know anything about pellet smokers though....would the Weber be a much preferred option over like a Bradley? |
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04-04-2011, 08:52 AM | #1745 |
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Re: What's in your smoker?
The one nice thing about the Bradleys, especially the digital version, is they can be a set/forget system. The digital smoke box will regulate the temp for you, plus feed the new puck every 20 mins. You just need to check on it every so often to see if water bowl at the bottom needs cleaning/refilling.
I built the digital equivalent for my Bradley. I have a small box that acts as the temp controller, turning power on/off to the heating element as needed.
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04-04-2011, 09:13 AM | #1746 | |
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Re: What's in your smoker?
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04-04-2011, 09:13 AM | #1747 |
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Re: What's in your smoker?
Okay. I took a few shots of my now properly chilled product. From appearances, can you smoker guys tell if I did anything incorrectly? Uneven? Was the smoke too heavy or light? Too fast? Smoke time was roughly 2.5 hours, temp went from 110 or so to about 135-ish, I think. It was windy and 45-50-ish outside yesterday. There was a bit of aspic/gelatin on the slab after cooling, is this desirable?
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04-04-2011, 09:23 AM | #1748 |
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Re: What's in your smoker?
Looks good to me Pete. I'll have the gelatin on mine as well after spending a night in the fridge. Haven't noticed any issues with it.
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04-04-2011, 09:29 AM | #1749 | |
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If you do decide on a Bradley, get the wood pucks from Amazon. Last year they offered a 4 for 3 deal on 48 count boxes. Brought the per puck price down to about $.25.
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04-04-2011, 09:35 AM | #1750 |
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Re: What's in your smoker?
So, this wouldn't suck, eh?
http://tinyurl.com/67xrqt3 Yeah... I need another toy like I need a hole in my head, but I LOOOOVE spending money at Costco. |
04-04-2011, 09:42 AM | #1751 |
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Re: What's in your smoker?
Seems like a good deal, about what Amazon has it listed for. I love my Bradley. To some it's not true BBQ, but it works perfect for what i make. Just a note, you won't get the smoke ring as you would with a wood fired pit. Something about the way it smolders the wood pucks. I love that it puts out consistent results without having baby sit it all day long.
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04-04-2011, 09:48 AM | #1752 |
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Re: What's in your smoker?
http://tinyurl.com/3bo59vf
This one doesn't come with the extra 48 pellets or cover, but maybe the savings are worth it to some, especially if you are a Jim Beam Fan. |
04-04-2011, 10:00 AM | #1753 |
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Re: What's in your smoker?
I'd get the one with the pucks. It'll give you a nice variety to try. I keep mine in the garage (detached) so I have no need for the cover, but would be usefull if you did keep it outside in the elements.
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04-04-2011, 10:08 AM | #1754 | |
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04-04-2011, 10:11 AM | #1755 |
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Re: What's in your smoker?
If you're handy with electronics, you can build your own PID device that'll work as a temp controller for the non-digital bradley. You can find directions on the Bradley forum for the parts you need and how to build one.
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04-04-2011, 10:25 AM | #1756 |
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Re: What's in your smoker?
It's like $130 more...not sure that by the time I spend the money for parts and figuring out how to do it that it's even worth it.
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04-04-2011, 10:45 AM | #1757 | |
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Re: What's in your smoker?
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The WSM uses charcoal/wood (fire) for it's heat source as well as wood for smoke. It's a difference you would have to experience. The WSM is a great smoker but it's not quite set and forget. There are aftermarket items such as the Stoker or BBQGuru, that can make a WSM almost set and forget. Traeger, Fast Eddie, etc pellet smokers use fire and wood pellets for heat and smoke. They are pretty much set and forget systems. I don't know of any truly set and forget smokers as pellets and pucks can jam. A wind could blow things over, etc.
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04-04-2011, 10:48 AM | #1758 | |
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If you want automation on the WSM, just add a BBQ Guru DigiQ draft controller: http://www.thebbqguru.com/products/D...-package).html Or a Stoker controller. |
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04-04-2011, 11:03 AM | #1759 | |
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Looks great from here Pete. Nicely done. |
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04-04-2011, 11:05 AM | #1760 | |
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Re: What's in your smoker?
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With the Weber, if I'm doing a brisket or something like that, how much "maintenance" would I expect to be doing during the process in terms of adding more charcoal? My frustration will be in getting a constant temp without continuously adding more charcoal and that type of thing. |
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