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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 #740 on: May 08, 2017, 11:45:39 AM »
Can you elaborate?

Thanks
If u understand the dampers u can control your temps. I used the kettle for the first time yesterday, in the middle of the cook my temps spiked to over 300 I just came out closed the vents a little bit more and temps went down to 250

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Re: Smoking Meats
« Reply #741 on: May 08, 2017, 11:58:47 AM »
The offset smoker comes with dampers (both near the fire and the exhaust ). still not easy as the fire is always changing...

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Re: Smoking Meats
« Reply #742 on: May 08, 2017, 12:02:52 PM »
what thermometer is everyone using to measure smoker temp?

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Re: Smoking Meats
« Reply #743 on: May 08, 2017, 02:35:43 PM »
what thermometer is everyone using to measure smoker temp?
I plan on using my thermoworks chef alarm with one probe in the grill for smoke temp and one in the meat
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Re: Smoking Meats
« Reply #744 on: May 08, 2017, 02:36:33 PM »
No thermometer.  PBC!!!!

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Re: Smoking Meats
« Reply #745 on: May 08, 2017, 02:45:51 PM »
No thermometer.  PBC!!!!
Yes, henche. PBC.
No thermometer. Good boy.

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Re: Smoking Meats
« Reply #746 on: May 08, 2017, 04:39:38 PM »
Yes, henche. PBC.
No thermometer. Good boy.

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Re: Smoking Meats
« Reply #747 on: May 08, 2017, 04:43:05 PM »
i cant see teh pic

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Re: Smoking Meats
« Reply #748 on: May 08, 2017, 06:57:05 PM »
So henche was Internetting me. Based on nothing but generations of family traditions of trolling henche utterly bs'd an answer!

Well done sir!
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Re: Smoking Meats
« Reply #749 on: May 12, 2017, 01:38:02 PM »
Anyone use a BBQ guru or fireboss
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Re: Smoking Meats
« Reply #750 on: May 14, 2017, 12:56:16 AM »
what thermometer is everyone using to measure smoker temp?
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Re: Smoking Meats
« Reply #752 on: May 19, 2017, 03:13:41 PM »
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Re: Smoking Meats
« Reply #753 on: May 21, 2017, 11:26:01 PM »
Want to smoke for first time. I have a Weber gas grill with a smoker box.
Do I need a thermostat or can I leave meat on for a certain amount of time, also do I wrap in silver foil after a few hrs?
Need the basic rundown for beginner who doesn't want to put much money into it for first smoke

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Re: Smoking Meats
« Reply #754 on: May 22, 2017, 08:26:52 AM »
Want to smoke for first time. I have a Weber gas grill with a smoker box.
Do I need a thermostat or can I leave meat on for a certain amount of time, also do I wrap in silver foil after a few hrs?
Need the basic rundown for beginner who doesn't want to put much money into it for first smoke
To get started I would suggest go to amazingribs.com first read the section about setting up your grill and learn how to use you gas grill for 2 zone set up. Then go to where he explains on how to smoke a brisket he explains every step. Read it twice

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Re: Smoking Meats
« Reply #755 on: May 29, 2017, 01:19:48 AM »
2 large HOP coming off the "smoker" (grill) to get crutched
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Re: Smoking Meats
« Reply #756 on: May 29, 2017, 08:44:16 AM »
2 large HOP coming off the "smoker" (grill) to get crutched
Hunk Of Pork?
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Re: Smoking Meats
« Reply #757 on: May 29, 2017, 08:55:37 AM »
Hunk Of Pork?
Hunk of point aka second cut brisket. Guess you're not a amazing ribs fan like so many on this thread
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Re: Smoking Meats
« Reply #758 on: May 29, 2017, 09:10:14 AM »
Hunk of point aka second cut brisket. Guess you're not a amazing ribs fan like so many on this thread
Oh, I am (though I haven't started smoking yet so only have intellectual knowledge, not hands on yet)
Also, based on the general ddf population, hunk of pork was a more likely pick.
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« Reply #759 on: May 29, 2017, 09:11:23 AM »
Oh, I am (though I haven't started smoking yet so only have intellectual knowledge, not hands on yet)
Also, based on the general ddf population, hunk of pork was a more likely pick.
Of course. But the pic should have ruled that out.
Also, what are you waiting for? Get yourself some meat and start smoking!
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