END ALL GAS VS STICK/COALS RIB COOK. SIDE BY SIDE MEGA Q-VIEW

Thank you guys, i'll keep it coming!

okay so three hours in i'm going to foil. I'm using the 3-2-1 method just to keep it simple. In competition i find using a mixture of foil on and off gets it right where it needs to be. For any new smokers out there that are reading my thread and don't understand the 3-2-1 method it's simply 3 hours unfoiled, 2 hours foiled and 1 hour unfoiled with your choice of finishing sauce if you prefer. For my foil step i chose to use a slight baste of Tiger sauce and then another light coat of seasoning on top. So far it seems that the gas ribs look a little dryer but that it really the only noticable difference. here's the pics

This is the stick/coal rack after the Tiger and seasoning



This is the gas after



Afterwards i wrapped them up and threw them in the gas smoker due to ease of use and i had to run down to home depot to get emergency hot water heater parts.



at this point they have about 40ish minutes left in the foil i have been burning sticks and have a nice apple coal bed, no more charcoal and i'm going to switch to the stick burner to save gas.  I plan on using my peach glaze and maybe half of one cherry chipoltle. stay tuned!

Moved to stick burner and WOW these things are tender!

waiting on the beans to get done and these things are coming out. Everything was basted and returned to smokers. camera died but when i get some battery life i will upload those pictures and the finsihed product!

first off i'd like to appologize for anyone that was following me yesterday we had a water heater emergency that required me to get away from the computer til way after midnight but the hot water is back on and here are the results!

Right after i unwrapped and right before glazing and returning to the gas. my camera died after this picture so i did not get a picture of the stick burner but to my surprise they were nearly identical. These things were so incredibly tender i was worried about them firming back up like i like.



I glazed both racks with my peach glaze which is great for anyone that likes a sweet rib but not a candy like rib. I let the heat slowly die down for 30 minutes then i opened the firebox and turned the gas off of the other smoker and let them rest in the warm smokers for 20-30. this picture is after i pulled them out of the smoker. These things really turned out to be beautiful. the one on the bottom is the stick burner top is gas.



In this picutre i am displaying the smoke rings. the one on the left is the stick burner and you can see a noticable amount of difference in the smoke rings. The stick burner has a much nicer and defined smoke ring. Not even close on this one. If you want a good smoke ring you need coals and sticks.



In this picture I'm going to display the bark. Both smokers made a very good even bark. This is where using a good even coating of rub and using mustard helps a lot. As far as bark they were about even but the gas smoker's bark was more dry. this can easily be overcome by a water pan and more frequent spritzing. I appologize for the heavy glaze but you can still see bark. Stick on left



Tenderness was just about dead even but i give credit to the cooks over the smokers when it comes to tenderness. You have to know your smokers, times, rubs, etc. These things were perfect not too firm not too tender and look at the smoke in this bite. This is the stick burnt



The taste was excellent, the rub was great, good apple wood smoke is not over powering but adds a great flavor with pork. The only difference in flavor was the great wood and coal flavor that you can only get from sticks and coals.

As far as being easy to use the gas smoker did well. As advertised its basically set and forget. I only added wood 1 time right in the middle so roughly 3 hours of smoke per cast iron skillet. The sticks/coals of course took for effort but i know my smoker pretty well so even on the little cheap smoker i can keep it decently consistant just have to knock down the flames every once in a while. Using the et-73 made keeping up with the temperature a breeze. i highly recommend the et-73.

In my opinion the sticker burner is the winner by far. It just gives the meat a look and flavor you can get from anything else. If you want to make easy ribs with a medium light smoke flavor the gas smoker will do great for you. I will use the gas smoker for ribs when the temps get too low to enjoy being outside but in my opinion NOTHING beats ribs the old fashion way. STICKS AND COALS

here's a happy pit and the winner!



Thank you everyone that has been following. please feel free to discuss and ask questions! I hope i have helped those wanting to learn and those curious! Happy smoking!