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Received a Masterbuilt Electric Smoker for Mothers Day - looking forward to trying it out later today. We did the seasoning part already. Any first recipies for chicken, salmon, pork or vegs appreciated.
Welcome to the forum... always nice to see a fellow Portlander here!
A great all around rub to start with:
1 C brown sugar
1/4 C paprika
1/4 C granulated garlic
2 Tbsp kosher salt
2 Tbsp fresh ground black pepper
1/2 tsp cayanne powder
Mix all that in a bowl and work out any lumps in the brown sugar. Makes enough rub for 1 whole chicken, or 1 family pack of chicken parts, or 1 slab of ribs, or 1 pork butt.... assuming you are applying fairly liberaly.
That is a good base and you can adjust flavors by adding things like celary salt or onion powder as you desire.
For Salmon I highly suggest a mix of Yoshida's Gourmet Sauce, and sweet chili sauce. Let the Salmon marinade in that for 30-40 min. then smoke with a fruit wood (cherry, peach, ect.). Really tastey!