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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 #1800 on: October 19, 2018, 12:26:54 PM »
Kosher? Linky?
https://bbq.ncsy.org/
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Re: Smoking Meats
« Reply #1801 on: October 21, 2018, 10:06:35 AM »
It's all dumb. You can't use your equipment.
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Re: Smoking Meats
« Reply #1803 on: October 21, 2018, 10:37:40 AM »
It's all dumb. You can't use your equipment.
Looks like they are using kettle grill and wsm (or off brands)

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Re: Smoking Meats
« Reply #1804 on: October 21, 2018, 11:07:09 AM »
Looks like they are using kettle grill and wsm (or off brands)

I need an offset smoker that burns split logs

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Re: Smoking Meats
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Re: Smoking Meats
« Reply #1806 on: November 16, 2018, 09:54:43 AM »
Anyone smoked short ribs on PBC?
I see so many ways to do it looking for ideas that's easy and has little or no sugar

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« Reply #1807 on: November 18, 2018, 11:36:07 PM »
Anyone smoked short ribs on PBC?
I see so many ways to do it looking for ideas that's easy and has little or no sugar
Made these tonight. Not a lot of sugar. Big hit
http://divascancook.com/easy-oven-baked-beef-ribs-recipe-bbq/

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Re: Smoking Meats
« Reply #1808 on: January 02, 2019, 03:04:11 PM »
Anyone have any recommendations for a good heavy offset smoker willing to spend up to $5k $6k.
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« Reply #1809 on: February 27, 2019, 03:12:48 PM »
First time smoking. I have a masterbuilt. What is a good way to smoke 2LB of 2nd cut brisket?

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« Reply #1810 on: February 27, 2019, 03:14:12 PM »
First time smoking. I have a masterbuilt. What is a good way to smoke 2LB of 2nd cut brisket?

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275 until it of 203.
Does it have the fat cap?
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Re: Smoking Meats
« Reply #1811 on: February 27, 2019, 03:18:24 PM »
275 until it of 203.
Does it have the fat cap?
I didnt pick it up yet. But I dont believe they will sell such a small piece with the fat cap. Thats why someone recommended my to use 2nd cut as it has a lot of fat. I will be the only one eating it so I dont want that big of a piece.
I understand 275 degress, but what is "until it of 203".
Also, what is a good rub, and should I use pellets, juice or just plain water.
Before I put it in and after I give it the rub, how long should it sit.
As you see, I areally am new  at this.

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Re: Smoking Meats
« Reply #1812 on: February 27, 2019, 03:19:43 PM »
Internal temperature.
I usually just do salt and pepper

Are you on Facebook? There are two great groups (amount many others) that are great smoking resources. One kosher and one not
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Re: Smoking Meats
« Reply #1813 on: February 27, 2019, 03:20:13 PM »
Watch Aaron’s franklins brisket videos. He the king.
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« Reply #1814 on: February 27, 2019, 03:31:11 PM »
I will take a look at the videos. What are the facebook groups?

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Re: Smoking Meats
« Reply #1815 on: February 27, 2019, 03:32:43 PM »
I will take a look at the videos. What are the facebook groups?

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Smoking meat low and slow (not kosher)
https://www.facebook.com/groups/9061322993/?ref=share

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Re: Smoking Meats
« Reply #1816 on: February 27, 2019, 03:40:43 PM »
Watch Aaron’s franklins brisket videos. He the king.
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« Reply #1817 on: February 27, 2019, 03:45:22 PM »
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Re: Smoking Meats
« Reply #1818 on: February 27, 2019, 03:46:30 PM »
I didnt pick it up yet. But I dont believe they will sell such a small piece with the fat cap. Thats why someone recommended my to use 2nd cut as it has a lot of fat. I will be the only one eating it so I dont want that big of a piece.
I understand 275 degress, but what is "until it of 203".
Also, what is a good rub, and should I use pellets, juice or just plain water.
Before I put it in and after I give it the rub, how long should it sit.
As you see, I areally am new  at this.

Thank you
I would start by reading amazingribs.com post on brisket he goes step by step for beginners to understand the process.
The butcher will have no problem giving u a brisket with fat cap. If your using 2nd cut no need to inject (I’m assuming when u say juice u talking about injection)

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Re: Smoking Meats
« Reply #1819 on: February 27, 2019, 03:48:42 PM »
I put a brisket to cure on Sunday, probs smoke it this Sunday.  I'm calling it Montreal Style Smoked Meat, but you can call it whatever you want.

Recipe:
1 Brisket (Whole. Smoking half a brisket is like driving half a car.)
Prague Powder #1, in the proportion calculated on Amazing Ribs . com.
1.5% salt by weight.
Lots of black pepper.  (Needs to "look" like a lot).
Lots of ground coriander. (Same)
Whatever else you feel like and have handy. I think I poured in like a half bottle of garlic powder, some cayenne, probably a tablespoon of ground mustard.

Cover, in fridge, for a week or until you get around to smoking.

Smoke as you would a brisket.  Wrap when you would a brisket.  If you don't wrap your briskets, or if you wrap but not in foil, that's like the ppl who use a hand coffee grinder because electricity isn't authentic.

Throw in fridge until you get around to slicing.  Then slice.  Eat what you eat, and freeze the rest in ziploc bags or else you're like the people who won't use a freezer because it's not authentic.