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  1. qrk5001

    First Brisket/Burnt Ends

    Had some people over this past Sunday and the weather has been awesome so I figured it was as good a time as any to smoke my first brisket. I had seen this recipe from Malcom Reed (HowToBBQRight on YouTube) for burnt ends and have been dying to try it. I highly recommend any of his recipes, they...
  2. qrk5001

    Dyna-Glo 36" Vertical - 2 Smokes In

    Quick review of my new smoker after the first two smokes. First thing I did was seal up all the seams with high-temp RTV and the doors with LavaLock gasket. After I seasoned it, I added a small cooling rack to the charcoal grate to keep the smaller coals from falling through and then a small...
  3. qrk5001

    Big Weekend for the Final Smokes on my Cheap Offset

    After years of wanting to get into smoking, I finally bought one after moving into a house at the beginning of this summer. Went onto Amazon and bought the cheapest one, knowing that I was going to just learn with it all summer. What I didn't know was how much steeper I made the learning curve...
  4. qrk5001

    Easy Way to Light Unburned/Leftover Charcoal?

    Cleaning up after a few smokes, I realized I was ending up with a decent amount of charcoal that went unburned during the smoke. Most of them come from underneath the bottom grate in my firebox. This last time around, I decided to save most of the bigger pieces (anywhere from marble to golf ball...
  5. qrk5001

    New Smoker from NE Florida

    Born and raised in the Pittsburgh area, I grew up for the first 20 years of my life thinking "BBQ" was just anytime you threw something on the grill. I started watching Food Network and saw what actual BBQ was and tasted it for the first time after moving to FL. Ever since, I knew it was...
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