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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
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Re: Smoking Meats
« Reply #1880 on: August 14, 2019, 11:03:29 AM »
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Re: Smoking Meats
« Reply #1881 on: November 03, 2019, 11:54:16 PM »
I picked up a couple of gigantic shoulder roasts before yom tov, this is the smaller one. seasoned with TJ coffee rub only, in the morning, and put up for a smoke at about 4 pm. kept it pretty consistently at 250, and it hit 205 at 12:30 am. stuck it in the oven at 250 until 6am. came out beautiful, my plan had been to pull but ended up slicing. froze, and warmed up at 250 for another 6 hours before serving on yomtov. flavor penetrated nicely, and served with BBQ sauce.


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Re: Smoking Meats
« Reply #1882 on: May 06, 2020, 10:59:57 PM »
never smoked meat before. just got this https://www.amazon.com/Masterbuilt-MB20073519-Bluetooth-Digital-Electric/dp/B07NQTTPGY/

where do i start from? can someone give me some basics? where can i read up on the sugya :)

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« Reply #1883 on: May 06, 2020, 11:32:42 PM »
never smoked meat before. just got this https://www.amazon.com/Masterbuilt-MB20073519-Bluetooth-Digital-Electric/dp/B07NQTTPGY/

where do i start from? can someone give me some basics? where can i read up on the sugya :)
Start with youtube.  Understand the science behind smoking, temperatures, the effect on meat collagen etc.  And this will help you make decisions down the line.

It's a fun learning process.   Good luck!
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« Reply #1884 on: May 06, 2020, 11:51:17 PM »
Start with youtube.  Understand the science behind smoking, temperatures, the effect on meat collagen etc.  And this will help you make decisions down the line.

It's a fun learning process.   Good luck!
any other options besides youtube? i prefer not using it

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« Reply #1885 on: May 07, 2020, 09:45:35 AM »
any other options besides youtube? i prefer not using it


Amazing ribs.com


He goes through the science also. Is it necessary? No, but it is interesting

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« Reply #1886 on: May 07, 2020, 10:03:51 AM »
any other options besides youtube? i prefer not using it
https://www.virtualweberbullet.com/ is really good, though more focused on charcoal smokers.

Also, https://www.reddit.com/r/smoking/

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Books, i have like 20 diff books on smoking, but i think youtube's smoking vid deff has tremendous benefits to it as well
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« Reply #1888 on: May 14, 2020, 02:42:20 PM »
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You can signup to master class for Aaron Franklin vids, its $$$ tho
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« Reply #1889 on: May 14, 2020, 06:26:27 PM »
Looking to make my own bbq sauce.  Any recipes or links you can recommend that you have tried?

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« Reply #1890 on: May 15, 2020, 01:36:35 AM »
Looking to make my own bbq sauce.  Any recipes or links you can recommend that you have tried?

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« Reply #1891 on: May 27, 2020, 09:50:26 AM »
Anyone smoke a top of the rib? Planning on using my pellet smoker.

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« Reply #1892 on: May 27, 2020, 09:51:36 AM »
Anyone smoke a top of the rib? Planning on using my pellet smoker.

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« Reply #1893 on: May 27, 2020, 10:40:52 AM »
Anyone smoke a top of the rib? Planning on using my pellet smoker.

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I've smoked it in the form of beef jerky

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« Reply #1894 on: May 27, 2020, 11:51:28 AM »
Shame there are 1.8k+ posts here and no wiki with the best posts linked.

Is there a beginners guide?

Or links to best recipes, essential gear etc.

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« Reply #1895 on: May 27, 2020, 11:55:12 AM »
Shame there are 1.8k+ posts here and no wiki with the best posts linked.

Is there a beginners guide?

Or links to best recipes, essential gear etc.

@henche I nominate you to make this wiki great again.

Wiki seems up to date if you ask me. All the important info is there.  Idach peirusha

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Wiki seems up to date if you ask me. All the important info is there.  Idach peirusha
No recipes there.

Also, no break down for other types of smokers.

I got an electric smoker as a present, and want to make my first brisket for yom tov.

I assume I'll need something like this? https://www.amazon.com/dp/B073KYTWGB/?tag=cl03f-20&psc=1&smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER

Do I just use the first recipe on Google and see how it goes?  https://heygrillhey.com/texas-style-smoked-beef-brisket/

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« Reply #1897 on: May 27, 2020, 12:06:50 PM »
No recipes there.

Also, no break down for other types of smokers.

I got an electric smoker as a present, and want to make my first brisket for yom tov.

I assume I'll need something like this? https://www.amazon.com/dp/B073KYTWGB/?tag=cl03f-20&psc=1&smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER

Do I just use the first recipe on Google and see how it goes?  https://heygrillhey.com/texas-style-smoked-beef-brisket/

Or anything else I should know?

1. You would be better off with a meat probe which stays in as it smokes https://www.amazon.com/s?k=meat+probe&i=garden&ref=nb_sb_noss_1

2. I would use BBBR
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« Reply #1898 on: May 27, 2020, 12:36:38 PM »
1. You would be better off with a meat probe which stays in as it smokes https://www.amazon.com/s?k=meat+probe&i=garden&ref=nb_sb_noss_1

2. I would use BBBR
1. Which do you recommend?

2. Is it spicy when it's done? I assume this is it? https://amazingribs.com/tested-recipes/spice-rubs-and-pastes/big-bad-beef-rub-recipe
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« Reply #1899 on: May 27, 2020, 12:38:17 PM »
Yah, use bbbr