The BBQ and Smoking Thread

[spikerS]

And Just came home from a Beef Jerky competition.

Yeah, I took first /wipesdustfromshoulder

[Disoblige]

Set up a Spikers jerky stand at Wednesday meets!

[dj_rice]

Box that shit up and sell it. I'd buy a couple LB's

[Matty_10]

What cuts of meat are you using? Lately I've just been using ground beef and its turned out good.

[spikerS]

first rule of beef jerky, don't call ground beef "jerky"

I seriously won't be making jerky for awhile now. I have made so much the past couple weeks, and I am almost done. I think by the time it is all said and done, I will have made 30-33lbs of beef jerky.

I need my house to smell like normal for awhile.

[suntan]

Normal should be the smell of smoked beef!

[phreezee]

Lots of adventures in smoking this weekend. Started with assembling the Akorn I got online, putting it together, seasoning it, and finding out that I got a Version 1 old stock. I only realized this because I was at Walmart picking up some charcoal and saw they had finally got some in store, and the top vent was definitely new and improved.

Next day I returned a fully assembled, used bbq to Walmart and picked up the last one in store. Assembled, burn off and seasoned yet another one!

I smoked a 11pm-9am pork butt and a 9am-5pm baby back ribs in a row. Amazed at how this thing holds the heat even in a snow storm on Saturday. Also amazed at how little charcoal it uses and ash it produces. I set the top vent to 1 and the bottom vent to 1 and it held 180-200 the entire time without ever opening or adding fuel. And during burn off, I got it to 700 degrees, choked it and no air leaks! Best of both worlds!


Some results:

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[phreezee]

Also picked up a new thermometer myself. I'm wireless up to 300 feet now.

[nzwasp]

I ended up buying a weber smokey mountain 22.5" last week - should arrive this week. Probably will start with smoking chicken. Do you guys leave your smokers going overnight? do you have to tend to it?

[VWEvo]

Originally posted by nzwasp
I ended up buying a weber smokey mountain 22.5" last week - should arrive this week. Probably will start with smoking chicken. Do you guys leave your smokers going overnight? do you have to tend to it?

I have the 22.5" weber smokey mountain and it is awesome. Only thing I will tell you that the 22.5" is a pig when it comes to charcoal. If I had to do it differently I would have bought the 18.5" as it is far more efficient with charcoal.

I have my Weber smoking through the night all the time, just pack the charcoal pan, use the minion method and she's easily good to go through the night.

[r3ccOs]

I use 2 x 18.5's instead

the 22 is just too big, and refueling coal is a pain

[drtoohotty1]

Originally posted by nzwasp
I ended up buying a weber smokey mountain 22.5" last week - should arrive this week. Probably will start with smoking chicken. Do you guys leave your smokers going overnight? do you have to tend to it?

For big pork butts and briskets I do, get to your holding temperature and use a wireless thermometer set up to notify you if the temp rises above your pre set, my alarm goes off if it rises higher then 260c

[tbgallant]

Been Q'ing up a storm in the NW as well.

Ribs from a couple weekends ago.



Brisket from this past weekend.




Having a blast. Couple things:

1) Still looking for somebody with a 'source' for some bulk wood chunks (apple wood, oak, whatever). The mark up on wood chunks is robbery!

2) Anybody interested in some 'group buy' purchasing of the parts needed to make a smoker controller:

HeaterMeter using a Raspberry Pi
http://tvwbb.com/showthread.php?3567...yPi-Standalone

The parts required are here (I have the raspberry Pi headed my way, need to buy the rest of the stuff soon).
https://github.com/CapnBry/HeaterMet...r-4.0-Assembly

Looks to be about $180-$200 for everything, but if we do some bulk purchases could likely save $20-30 off that.

[phreezee]

Brisket looks good! I'm going to try a cheaper beef roast tonight as an experiment, and then take on a big brisket next week.

I'd be down for bulk wood chunk group buy.

You guys should go with a kamado style smoker instead for overnight smoking. I put in a pound of charcoal and it only used 30-40% of what I put in. I won't ever go back to a drum style. Isn't the WSM roughly $300? Why not buy the Akorn?

[r3ccOs]

http://www.smokinlicious.ca/

[Go4Long]

Lots of info in this thread. I just got back from Austin, TX on Monday. While I was there I went to the Salt Lick BBQ. Absolutely crazy delicious melt in your mouth brisket.

Out of curiosity we asked them how much brisket they go through in a day, they said on a Saturday they will go through 8'000lbs of Brisket...and that's on top of sausage, ribs, etc.

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?f...5&l=c0bc7564db

I've decided to learn how to do it...so I came here :P

[sillysod]

Anyone here have a good step by step beef jerky recipe that you have actually done yourself and were happy with it?

[nonofyobiz]

Originally posted by phreezee
[B]Lots of adventures in smoking this weekend. Started with assembling the Akorn I got online, putting it together, seasoning it, and finding out that I got a Version 1 old stock. I only realized this because I was at Walmart picking up some charcoal and saw they had finally got some in store, and the top vent was definitely new and improved.

Do you know which model number you ended up with? I wanted to get one yesterday but it won't fit in my dinky little car so I might have to order online. Cheaper online with free shipping as well. I don't want to end up with the one with a crappy vent

[phreezee]

They are the same model number, I'd play it safe and pick it up in store. You can see the new vent on the box picture to confirm what you are getting. It's the same price in store $326, but they may have price signs with the old price of $368. You should get it scanned to confirm and borrow van/truck, I wouldn't risk the online order. I paid $326 at the checkout till.

[Ntense_SpecV]

My god, do those photo's make me hungry. Ever since I got my patio built late last fall I have been chomping at the bit to finally buy a smoker. I'm thinking a Weber 18.5 it will make a great Father's day gift.