Home Cookin' The BBQ/Smokers/Smoked Meats Thread...

[nosoupforyou]

do you need to season the smoker first?

 

[BeerMan]

yes. I sprayed the inside of my smoker with olive oil then put in a full box of burning coal to season it.

 

[nosoupforyou]

yes. I sprayed the inside of my smoker with olive oil then put in a full box of burning coal to season it.

I was referring to big red, i figured you did ;-)

 

[Big Red]

I was referring to big red, i figured you did ;-)

haha yeah. My roommate seasoned it before he first used it

 

[BeerMan]

all smokers new and old need a seasoning once in a while.

 

[Big Red]

so i'm about 10 hours in now. I'm smoking two 9 pound pork butts (from costco). The temp as stalled at 129. is this normal?

 

[notbob]

Whats the cooker temp at?

 

[FBJ]

Sounds pretty normal to me…Give it a good three or four hours there.

 

[BeerMan]

129 is pretty low for a stall. you sure you got the probe to the center of the meat?

 

[rinkrat]

Left my tri-tip on too long and it tasted like rubber. Fail.

 

[notbob]

Left my tri-tip on too long and it tasted like rubber. Fail.

When that happens leave it on for another 8 hrs and take the internal temp to 195 - 200. Its similar to brisket that way

 

[nosoupforyou]

so i'm about 10 hours in now. I'm smoking two 9 pound pork butts (from costco). The temp as stalled at 129. is this normal?

at 10 hours, 129 seems really low. How did it turn out? what temperature did you have the smoker set at?

 

[rinkrat]

Great idea. I did that with some chuck and it was great. Should have thought of that.

 

[Big Red]

at 10 hours, 129 seems really low. How did it turn out? what temperature did you have the smoker set at?

It was around 220. I ended up smoking it for 18 hours. It was AMAZING. I'm probably going to try ribs out for SuperBowl Sunday.

 

[FBJ]

I've had pork shoulder stall at 115 degrees before. Got there in two hours. Took another six hours before it leapt to 155, where it stalled again for another six hours.

Pork shoulder is fickle. As long as the temp in the 'que is stable, just let it go until it steps up.

 

[rinkrat]

I had one stall at 170 si I left it wrapped in the oven overnight at 200 degrees so I could get soome sleep, then raised the temp in the morning to finish it it. Took 24 hours but was amazing.

 

[rinkrat]

Country Style Pork Ribs

 

[rinkrat]

I hit Beef Palace today and I'm ready to go nuts!

 

[notbob]

I hit Beef Palace today and I'm ready to go nuts!

Rocky Mountain Oysters?

 

[notbob]

So there is a football game Sunday and I think I'm gonna start the cooker the night before. I'm going to do a pork shoulder for some pulled pork as well as a couple of tri tips. Throw everything in some chafing dishes, get some nice little rolls for sliders and people can help themselves. I might also do a batch of Wicked Baked Beans as well.

Anyone have any suggestions for store bought rolls i can use for sliders?

What are you guys planning?