Smoking, anything?

[YALE]

They leak like the Titanic and don't maintain temp well. At all. But they definitely work.

Oh I know. I just got really used to using my roommate's a few years ago, so I'm kind of partial to them.

[Baron Von Crowder]

They leak like the Titanic and don't maintain temp well. At all. But they definitely work.

Fill the water bowl with sand and they hold temp better

[lowthreeohz]

[Rick Modena]

Man, my brisket turned out great for my first time. The ribs did too, I got baby backs, but I wanted just spare pork, but Sams didn't have them. Thanks to the Silverback, Rafa for the tips.

It was a PITA babysitting the fire every hour, but well worth it.

[dblack1]

I've got a older charbroil offset and it works well. I looked at a new one and I would bet the metal is almost half as thick.

I've got a egg and I smoked a turkey breast to perfection on thanksgiving. I never opened the lid and the temp never moved off of 250.

[bird_dog0347]

I stopped by walmart tonight on the way home and they had grills and smokers out. The smokers are $168 but very thin walled metal. I'm gonna shop around some before I buy but I might start with that one and just be chained to the fire all day... we'll see.

[Rick Modena]

I stopped by walmart tonight on the way home and they had grills and smokers out. The smokers are $168 but very thin walled metal. I'm gonna shop around some before I buy but I might start with that one and just be chained to the fire all day... we'll see.

My smoker is small so i did have to babysit the fire, but it was well worth the wait. Every 30-40 min. I had to add wood, it was really breezy and cold yesterday so it was going through wood like crazy. I bought a bag of hickory and I went through all of it. Hopefully during the summer it wont be as windy and the outside heat will make the fire last longer.

[Jose]

Did you soak the wood overnight? Pics?

[lowthreeohz]

I love my WSM.. i know it's a vertical but at least it's not an oven!

[Rick Modena]

Did you soak the wood overnight? Pics?

Nah, should I have done this and the wood was from home depot, big bag of Hardwood. They had mesquite and apple, but the apple was high as giraffe pussy so I stuck with hardwood. I tasted Rafas ribs with hardwood and they rocked. I guess i'll try and do that next time.

[Rick Modena]

I sent Rafa a pic, well HP did. I'll have HP send them to me and Ill post them.

[idrivea4banger]

I tasted Rafas ribs with hardwood and they rocked.

[Jose]

Nah, should I have done this and the wood was from home depot, big bag of Hardwood. They had mesquite and apple, but the apple was high as giraffe pussy so I stuck with hardwood. I tasted Rafas ribs with hardwood and they rocked. I guess i'll try and do that next time.

It helps to make the wood last longer because it doesn't burn as fast. Some people do it, some people don't.

[bird_dog0347]

So at the store tonight I picked up a whole chicken and I already have it in a Brine overnight. I'm gonna smoke it tomorrow for dinner, but I'm trying to figure out how long to expect it to take. The package said it was 7 lbs, and it's a pretty decent sized bird, but I guess I just need to know what the consensus is on how hot and for how long. I'll figure out a rub in the morning, I never plan that shit out and I just start throwing stuff together.

[BradM]

Cook it to temp not a certain amount of time.