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  1. egledhill

    First attempt at jerky on the WSM

    First time making it on a smoker. Picked up a 6# eye round and sliced it last night. Marinaded in Worcestershire, soy, onion powder,black pepper, and crushed red pepper. Had about 5# after trimming so I put in 1tsp of #1 cure. Let it sit overnight, Hung it down through the rack on skewers and...
  2. egledhill

    First fatty!

    Didn't get a picture on the inside but wrapped up some Swiss cheese and ham Pretty happy with the bacon wrap for the first time Put it in the smoker about an hour ago Up to 118 now.
  3. egledhill

    First Brisket smoke! With QView

    Went to Sams club yesterday and picked up a 6#black angus flat. Fired up the WSM this morning with 3 chunks of hickory and a chunk of peach. Got it rubbed down and ready to get it on the smoker. Gonna run it at 250. Before rub: After rub Just did the basic SPG for the rub. Not sure if I'm...
  4. egledhill

    Butt and spares smoke

    So I got my fantasy baseball draft tomorrow (which is also my birthday and I agreed to smoke some a pork butt and ribs. things were looking good last night, picked up a 7.5# butt and 2 racks of spares. Figured I'd do the pork butt today, shred it and put into food saver bag and warm them...
  5. egledhill

    Whole bunch of firsts for me tomorrow

    Got a whole bunch of firsts for me tomorrow Been wanting ribs for a while now and weathers supposed to be in the high 40s tomorrow so I thought I'd give a try at my first baby back rib smoke Heard a lot about plowboys yardbird rub so I ordered a bottle. First time using it Cracked the seal...
  6. egledhill

    Clay saucer in wsm

    I'm looking into getting a clay saucer for my 18.5 wsm to keep the heat up during the cold months. I'm just not sure how they're being utilized. Do you foil it and put it in the water pan or do you take the water pan out and use the clay in its place? Seems from what I've read, a 14.25 in clay...
  7. egledhill

    Freezing spare ribs?

    I'm writing this from my local grocery store. Hoping for some quick input. They have spare ribs for $1.69lb. I thought this was a pretty good price, am I wrong? And can I freeze them and thaw them to smoke later?
  8. egledhill

    2nd smoke ever- Boston butt

    Got my 2nd smoke rolling. Picked up a 3.75# pork butt last night. Late start today so I just got the grill smoking a few mins ago and used 2 chunks of apple wood and 2 pecan. Made my own rub and coated it up Maverick is showing 226 Gonna let it smoke for 3 hours then stick the temp probe in...
  9. egledhill

    My first ever smoke!

    Well, 30 years into my life and I'm finally on the way to my first smoke. Wife bought me a WSM 18.5 for our anniversary last week and I figured I better try it out before the temps get too low around here. Decided on spare ribs since I hear they can be forgiving. Picked up a full rack and a St...
  10. egledhill

    New guy from Pittsburgh

    Sup y'all. Just introducing myself. Brand new to the smoking world. Wife got me a WSM 18.5 last week for our anniversary. Was missing the charcoal grate but weber sent it and it arrived yesterday. Picked up some essentials to get started (brushes, spray bottles, charcoal, woods) and looking to...
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