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Best first time smoked ribs/brisket recipe: https://amazingribs.com/tested-recipes/spice-rubs-and-pastes/big-bad-beef-rub-recipe

Chickens taste better when cooked whole. Pickles taste better cut. Sandwiches taste better cut and bitten from inside. Meat tastes better sliced against grain.


Definitely a smoker is a personal choice, and what is better depends on what you are looking for.  I say it's a balance of goals, between: (i) making good food, (ii) making authentic BBQ, (iii) having fun with the maaseh of smoking, and (iv) convenience.  Items (iii) and (iv) don't only conflict, they directly oppose each other.

I opted for items (i) and (iv) so went PBC.  I would say WSM is also mostly a (i) and (iv) choice, but it brings in extra elements of (ii) and (iii), at a slight cost to (iv).  Maybe WSM also better at (i)--I have no idea either way.

Further to the above:

If all you want is good food, get a sous vide.

If all you want is authentic BBQ, get a huge offset smoker that you feed with split logs.

If all you want is having fun with the maaseh of smoking, again, get a huge offset smoker.

If all you want is convenience, use your oven.


Henche's PBC review
https://forums.dansdeals.com/index.php?topic=43018.msg1439199#msg1439199
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Re: Smoking Meats
« Reply #2200 on: August 30, 2023, 03:54:12 PM »
PSA: gourmet Glatt in Lakewood has brisket  packer for 7.99 regularly (all American)
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Re: Smoking Meats
« Reply #2201 on: August 30, 2023, 03:54:50 PM »
A packer can stay couple weeks in the fridge no problem.
it's been "wet aging" for about 2 weeks already

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Re: Smoking Meats
« Reply #2202 on: September 15, 2023, 01:25:25 PM »
In time for Yom Tov! Pit Barrel Cooker PBX (22.5") half price $299
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« Reply #2203 on: September 15, 2023, 02:39:31 PM »
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Re: Smoking Meats
« Reply #2204 on: September 28, 2023, 10:10:45 AM »
On a side note, has anyone here tried keeping burnt ends overnight for shabbos morning?
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