Just got an ECB, whole chicken, corned beef, Q view

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TexasMuskrat

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Mar 15, 2016
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So yesterday evening I picked myself up an ECB gourmet charcoal smoker for #25. It is the green one. The guy had only ever used it once and then cleaned it up and stuck it in his garage. I figured hey for $25 and maybe that much in mods I can't go wrong. Ill take pics later for everyone to see.
 
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Smokin!

I started out charcoal smoking on a Mecco smoker. Horrible thin crappy thing. Turned out some good que on it. It was a $25 smoker too. Smoked a turkey on thanksgiving with it blowing 25-30, snowing sideways and temps in the upper 20's. Only thing that saved me was the box I made out of 4" rigid foil faced insulation.

As far as the ECB goes I always liked the necktie mod!

http://www.smokingmeatforums.com/t/138591/chucky-on-redneck-tie-ecb-the-final-voyage
 
Ok here we go. Just fired up the smoker. I put a ring of unlit coals around the outside of charcoal pans put several chuncks of apple wood in the center. I have a can lid held in place by a magnet covering 3/4 of the bottom air hole. I tin foiled around half the lid. I then lit about thirteen coals and put on one side of the unlit coals. It is heating up now. The menu today is whole chicken and a corned beef. I made my own bbq sauce this morning. I am kinda anxious to try it but fear it might not be as good as i hope. When the smoker gets to temp i will take pics of meat as i set into place. Chicken on bottom corned beef on top. I am using a wireless maverick i just got last night and will shoot for 195 on the beef. Wish me luck first time doing this.:popcorn
 
I'm in

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Corned beef currently reads 131*F. Smoker was cooling down so I moved coals around and added more. BTW I am using Kingsford Professional Charcoal. Another tid bit of information is I also took the grate off my mini weber and dropped in the bottom of the Charcoal pan to give it a little more breathing room. I will be doing Mods to this thing later so can only use what I have at the moment.
 
OK I now have time to tell you guys what all I did to the meat. The corned beef I soaked in cold water over the course of 3 hours. I then pulled it out shook off the excess water and smothered it in mustard.  I used fresh cracked pepper and minced garlic covering every inch. I then wrapped in plastic wrap for a couple hours. The chicken I hit with cracked pepper, sea salt, garlic powder, and brown sugar. I also wrapped it in plastic wrap for a couple hours.

I also made my own BBQ sauce. I used apple cider vinegar, black strap molasses, brown suger, minced garlic, whole onion, ketchup, sriracha, chili powder, Spanish paprika, olive oil, and water. It all went in blender until smooth adding here and there to taste then heated on stove. Turned out sweet and spicy with a bit of tang to it. I think I will use it on the chicken only this time.

Corned beef sitting at 143*F
 
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IT stalled and sitting at 158-159 for about last thirty mins. Kicked up the temp a little by adding a few more chuncks of apple wood and opening the intake a little.
 
IT just hit 160*F I checked coqls stirred and shook ash out still have tons of fuel left. Goin on five hours so far and no temp swings. I am very impressed with this smoker so far on how well it is performing.
 
H Pulled the chicken
So the cicken turned out great. It looks darker then it is in the pic. The sauce i made is kind of lacking. I think it would be best used for ribs. All and all though the chicken was smokey and full of flavor.Thumbs Up
 
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Corned beef just got pulled with IT of 195. Wrapped in foil and towel letting rest. Will take pics when finished.:drool
 
So the chicken smoked for seven hours and the corned beef took seven and a half. Not sure how long i am supposed to let the beef rest though so i am thinking to watch temp and when it hits 165 ill cut it up.
 
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