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I need your advice. I have a SFB smoker.
I know how to start a fire in the firebox using lump charcoal. My questions are:
1. How do I add additional lump? Should I start it first somewhere else and let it ash over and then add it, or should I just add it to the firebox cold? If I add it cold...
I bought a bunch of store bought (dont make my own yet) mild Italian sausage and want to smoke it up for sandwiuches, spaghetti, etc.
I have a SFB pit with no way to hang the sausage so it will sit on the grate. How do you recommend smoking it? If I insert a probe to measure temp wont it lose...
Well, Hot Dern fellars. Today I smoked my first piece of meat, a Chuckie. It was about 7 lbs. and took 9.5 hours to cook. I took it to 152 and then foiled it and took it to 205. I then wrapped it in towels and put it in a cooler for 2 hours. I am happy to say that it turned out better than I was...
Ok, so my Chuckie has been on the SFB pit for 6 hours and has stalled at 137 degrees. I expected it to be at 160 by now. Should I let it sit unfoiled until I get to 160? Or should I foil it now? It still looks moist. I am mopping it every hour with apple juice.
The sun is at a weird angle so...
HELP! My wife just came home with a two pack of spareribs. I need your help with a good and simple recipe for smoking them. I have heard that you should try to get them around 3-3 1/2 lbs. but the ones my wife brought home are around 4 lbs. each.
I have a side fire box smoker that only has a side door, no top door. What is the best way to light lump charcoal with this setup? Obvioulsy cant use a charcoal chimney. When do I add the smoking chunks? After the tempm is correct inside the smoker?
I am going to do my first smoke on Saturday and need a good Pork Butt recipe. It will be on my SFB wood smoker. Can someone point me to one that works well?
I am going to do my first smoke on Saturday and need a good Chuckie recipe. I will want to pull the meat for sammiches. It will be on my SFB wood smoker. Can someone point me to one that works well?
I have an opportunity to buy a cord of either oak (Texas live oak) or Texas Pecan for $90. I cant afford both right now. Which would you buy for smoking?
I was able to get a barrel to use as a pre-burn barrel. It will not be used for smoking. It originally had one part of a two part water based epoxy in it. I am assuming that whatever was in it was not good to eat. The barrel also has a coating inside.
If I wash the barrel thoroughly and run a...
Please see pics of my smoker below.. It is a used very heavy walled traditional pit with offset firebox. Should I clean it thoroughly before use or should I just leave it as is and start smokin?
I have been reading about how to fire my smoker (photos below) and am still not sure if I should be using charcoal and throw a few sticks on top for smoking, or if I should be using the smoking wood as the fire as well. I am building a fire barrel in order to pre burn wood for the smoker so am...
I have a traditional heavy steel horizontal smoker with side fire box. Am I supposed to use a water pan with this type of smoker? My guess is no. Also, I have what appears to be a drain pipe built into the bottom of the smoker. Is this to let grease run out? Photos below.
Ok, I am almost ready to do my first smoke and have been reading through many great posts with QView. However, being a newbie, is there a particular cut of beef you recommend starting with? I am smoking with a very heavy steel smoker with side firebox.
I have heard when smoking bigger cuts of meat that you dont want to pierce them with a fork and some are too heavy to lift with tongs. So I was thinking a good pair of gloves would work well. Does anyone do this? What gloves do you recommend? I have heard firefighter gloves may be good. New of...
I have come into a bunch of Pecan wood from a friends ranch. They are whole trees that I plan to cut-up with a chain saw. They have been on the ground since August. Knocked down by tornadoes.
My question is, what do y'all recommend for splitting this wood without spending hundreds of $$? I...
I just bought a Maverick temp. gauge with two probes (ET-73). Where and how do you mount the smoker probe? I have a traditional horizontal wood burning pit with side mounted firebox.