Recent content by michaelandrews

I have a char broil that I modified into a reverse flow, you can see it here.  Right now, I generally light a full chimney and put it in the box to get things started.I then just add charcoal as needed on top. However, whenever I do this, it seems to drop the temp by 20 or 30 degrees. Should I...

I've searched around but couldn't find anything on a small prime rib. What's the best way to go about this? Low for a couple hours then finish in a hot oven for a crust? Sear in hot oven then low in the smoker? Any tips from some experienced guys?

I Have A Side Fire Box. I Just Got It. Whenever I Put A Wood chuck In, It Smokes For A While, Then Starts On Fire. How Do I stop It From Just burning

So I've had just a generic ECB since christmas. I've used it quite a bit and I love it. However, I'm getting this given to me. It's my understanding that you would generally put smoldering wood in the side and smoke meat indirectly. I don't have access to things to do that. Is there any way I...

From what I've read, I need to brine them the night before, then get the breast to 165 and the thighs to 170. I just have a couple questions For the brine, do I need to keep it cool? I was thinking of doing multiple chickens, so I was just going to make my brine in a cooler. However, that won't...

How long did that take for them to be fully cooked, rougly?

I might just try that.

If I were to smoke my chicken around 325 F, would that give them a crispy skin, w/o having to finish by grilling them or something?

SPOG?

I have the standard ECB smoker. If I leave water in the pan, it sits steady at 225. If I take water out, it sits steadily at 325. I haven't had time to modify it yet so I can control the temperature better so this is my question. If I smoke thighs, I've read to do it at a higher temp. If I leave...

I found these, http://www.smoking-meat.com/modify-brinkmann-ecb-smoker http://home.comcast.net/~day_trippr/smoker_mods.htm

So I have this smoker http://www.wayfair.com/Brinkmann-Gourmet-Charcoal-Smoker-and-Grill-852-7080-L1009-K~BRK1013.html?refid=DTB49-BRK1013_2211666&PiID%5B%5D=2211666 and I'll be busting it out soon. I'm doing a couple trial run burns just to check the temperature. I noticed, however, that it...

I have an upright brinkman charcoal smoker that I'm going to be busting out for the first time this week. I have a special kind of patio that is covered with a gravel, and then the gravel has some sort of sealant on it to make it smooth. I can't tell you what it is because I've never seen it...

Ok, I'm thinking of this one for my smoker temp  and this for a meat probe, anyone have any additional input? 

So maybe I should get both, a probe and the dial, to make sure they are both in calibration?