BBQ Smokers

TBDonnelly · Jan 7, 2015

dragoneggs said:
Well that made me hungry! I just had a salad only for dinner... you know... New Year's resolutions. Thanks for causing me to drool.

Ok guys, now check out Alton Browns Food Network version. He did a little ash arranging to tune up his method for the network.

Skirt Steak Recipe : Alton Brown : Food Network

NS Gearhead · Jan 8, 2015

Just read all 14 pages. Great read! I plan to get my first smoker in the spring. Looking at a Weber Smokey Mountain Cooker.

NS Gearhead · Jan 8, 2015

I like these guys;
Barbecue Recipes from the BBQ Pit Boys YouTube Show

They've got a ton of youtube vids too.

2LaneCruzer · Jan 8, 2015

NS Gearhead said:
Just read all 14 pages. Great read! I plan to get my first smoker in the spring. Looking at a Weber Smokey Mountain Cooker.

I have a Weber Smokey Mountain Smoker. For the money, it is as good as it gets. I also have a Big Green Egg, and the Weber will do as well as the BGE, but you have to tend to the water pan. Clean up for the Weber is also a pain.

TBDonnelly · Jan 9, 2015

NS Gearhead said:
I like these guys;
Barbecue Recipes from the BBQ Pit Boys YouTube Show

They've got a ton of youtube vids too.

BBQ Pit Buys have built quite the franchise. Good site! I saved it for future reference.

General Lee · Jan 10, 2015

NS Gearhead said:
Just read all 14 pages. Great read! I plan to get my first smoker in the spring. Looking at a Weber Smokey Mountain Cooker.

Good choice, I have one, but one reason I got the large side fire box one was the lack of room on the WSM. If you do get the weber, get the 22.5 inch one instead of the 18.5. I can't even get slabs of ribs to lay flat on my 18.5 because they are to long. Another reason I chose another smoker is if your using the top and middle rack on the WSM you have to remove the top rack and food to get to the middle rack. Just gets annoying depending on what your smoking.

General Lee · Jun 13, 2015

Been meaning to update this thread with some recent cooks

Beer brats poached in beer

Sliders

dave1949 · Jun 13, 2015

YUM! That's some fine looking cooking.

NS Gearhead · Aug 2, 2015

NS Gearhead said:
Just read all 14 pages. Great read! I plan to get my first smoker in the spring. Looking at a Weber Smokey Mountain Cooker.

Well I didn't get my Weber, but I was in Home Depot for something else when I spotted this;

Brinkmann Smoke 'N Grill Charcoal Smoker and Grill-810-5302-S - The Home Depot

$90 canadian. Figured I couldn't go wrong. Found some interesting mods on youtube such as putting in a real thermometer, putting the legs on backwards for easier access to the coal pan as well as drilling air vents in the pan for more air & heat. If it works out and I use it enough to make yummy meals it'll be easier to convince momma to get a nicer one.

2LaneCruzer · Aug 2, 2015

NS Gearhead said:
Well I didn't get my Weber, but I was in Home Depot for something else when I spotted this;

Brinkmann Smoke 'N Grill Charcoal Smoker and Grill-810-5302-S - The Home Depot

$90 canadian. Figured I couldn't go wrong. Found some interesting mods on youtube such as putting in a real thermometer, putting the legs on backwards for easier access to the coal pan as well as drilling air vents in the pan for more air & heat. If it works out and I use it enough to make yummy meals it'll be easier to convince momma to get a nicer one.

Good luck with that. I had one; it wouldn't get hot enough. I used it once or twice and gave it to the Salvation Army. I had a similar one called the Cajun Cooker, and it was excellent.