Thanks for the welcome guys! First of all RELAX...your going to take a Heart Attack!...I Promise we will have you READY!
I read about the finishing sauce and I intend to use it! Looking forward to that.
Thanks for the tip on using the wood, I may have to try to rig something similar up. I'll make sure its out far enough to get an accurate read.
Jimmy, I got 2 webber wireless probes. I plan to use one for a pork but and the other for internal temp.One for Pork IT and one for Smoker Temp (just the lingo) I need to check the temp gauge that comes with the smoker to see if its even remotely accurate I guess.Yes gotta figure out how to do that,Fire it up with one probe, that you tested for accuracy in boiling water 212*F at sea level, and see if they are the same and test the probes I guess. Look<--- I know there are better and more expensive ones, but just getting started these things were 9.99 on sale at sears, thought id get 2 of them for now.They should be fine, the more expensive one just have cool remotes so you can drink beer in the house on cold days.. I see next to your name it says smoke should be blue? really? Yep...BLUE SMOKE is sweet smelling and tasting...Don't panic if you don't see it right away...wood often puts out White Smoke for a little bit until it gets going...Lots of White smoke can give a Oily Creosote flavor to meat..
I've read so much about bad chip pans and water pans i'm afraid my chips will catch fire and I wont know. Yes you will, temps will jump 50* unexpectedly but this should not be a problem in your smoker...or my water pan will empty out too quickly and I wont know or I'll have to keep filling it very often.Your target Temp is 225*F...thats not hot enough to Boil the Water away although you can check it every hour or so Afriad I wont be able to control the temp and it will be too hot.You will have to monitor and adjust the temp but that's part of the fun! foil after 165?This helps speed the process... no foil?If you want a thicker Crunchy Bark... finish in the oven foiled? If you wish...Raining ...or Really cold that day! Do you leave the probe in while its in the oven?Yes, you need to know where your IT is at! Any way I'm going use a whole propane tank?NOPE you are burning a farly small amount of Fuel, you will get several smokes out of a tank do i need to have a backup ready?If you can afford one, you just got a new smoker, but they are a good idea... I bet its really easy once you get the hang of it,YEP...you'll start smoking everything you can get your hands on! I just hope it comes out ok for me on the first try since people will be eating my first attempt. Hang in there and once again RELAX...Keep reading and asking Question...JJ
