- Jan 15, 2015
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I have this WSM 18.5 that I have quickly fallen in love with . I have only had for a month but I have cooked almost everything I could imagine or get info on smoking . So far my favorite and most forgiving smokes have been pork ribs,butts and whole chickens . So this weekend I decided to smoke all of them . Mainly because I am obsessed with smoking and had nothing else better to do . So Saturday I went to the local grocer and got a slab o ribs and a 6 pound butt . I have not smoked without using the water pan so I am staying with what works . Fired it up to 250 degrees and threw the Butt in the lower rack at 12 noon. Planned on a 8 hour smoke . Lathered with olive oil and my favorite spices. Took the kids to lunch and came back around 2. Got the ribs ready for smoke and threw it on the upper rack around 3 pm . Planned on a 3 hour smoke for the ribs . Mamma was expecting a 8 pm dinner . Smoked with apple and mesquite just for the record.
At 5 pm the internal temp on the butt was right at 160 so I foiled and placed back in the smoker . At 7 pm the ribs were at 180 internal and the butt was at 190. Pulled the ribs foiled/toweled and set in a cooler . At 7:45 my butt was at 200. Due to time restraints I did not set in the cooler cause we wuz hungreeeeeee!!! Had a nice crips bark and not overly smoked IMHO .
Also had one or two of these
Ribs were perfect and had a nice smoke ring
Butt was much better than my first one . Maybe because the first was boneless or I didn't spray with olive oil as I was smoking every hour
Pulled and plated
And yesterday my boy and I smoked a couple small chickens . One weighed 4 pounds and the other 5 pounds . Oiled rubbed and set in the WSM at 240 to 250 for 3 hours . Smoked until the internal temp hit 180 and used hickory . My son loves smoking with me and has learned a few tricks or two himself . Great times shooting hoop , playing football and smoking all weekend. Can't wait for next weekend and some smoked food and super bowl escapades. A few pics of Sundays smoke
He takes his smoking very seriously . The boy that is
Birds were succulent . Not a single piece was left . The boy and friend ate one bird .My wife daughter and I had the other
Thanks for stopping bye :)
At 5 pm the internal temp on the butt was right at 160 so I foiled and placed back in the smoker . At 7 pm the ribs were at 180 internal and the butt was at 190. Pulled the ribs foiled/toweled and set in a cooler . At 7:45 my butt was at 200. Due to time restraints I did not set in the cooler cause we wuz hungreeeeeee!!! Had a nice crips bark and not overly smoked IMHO .
Also had one or two of these
Ribs were perfect and had a nice smoke ring
Butt was much better than my first one . Maybe because the first was boneless or I didn't spray with olive oil as I was smoking every hour
Pulled and plated
And yesterday my boy and I smoked a couple small chickens . One weighed 4 pounds and the other 5 pounds . Oiled rubbed and set in the WSM at 240 to 250 for 3 hours . Smoked until the internal temp hit 180 and used hickory . My son loves smoking with me and has learned a few tricks or two himself . Great times shooting hoop , playing football and smoking all weekend. Can't wait for next weekend and some smoked food and super bowl escapades. A few pics of Sundays smoke
He takes his smoking very seriously . The boy that is
Birds were succulent . Not a single piece was left . The boy and friend ate one bird .My wife daughter and I had the other
Thanks for stopping bye :)
