Another Newb checking in, and I have a couple questions as well.
I can answer yours though, and mine are related so maybe we can both learn something here.
the EVOO= extra virgin olive oil
Amnp- is the pellet smoker box, filled with wood pellets of whatever wood you prefer. There are plenty of pic's and people using this thing around here, though I had never heard of it before a week or two ago myself.
Here it is A- Maze- N- Pellet smoker
http://www.smokingmeatforums.com/products/a-maze-n-pellet-smoker
So, my questions- Why all the love for the AMNP? Instead of the standard chips or chunks? The AMNP is only the smoke source, correct? Not the heat source as well? (No, I haven't read my own link above yet, that comes next) Would I set the temp lower to accommodate for some heat coming from the pellets or is it limited like chips and chunks? Will this pellet box fit into most any upright box smoker?
Bearcarver, first I love everything I've read you making and plan to follow many of them, this one included, so many thanks- For the thighs, do you go straight from fridge to smoker? Still chilled?
As a general rule, do any of you bring the meat up to temp before it goes in the smoker, or is there any rule of thumb there? re. the temp of the meat going on.
I have a
Masterbuilt XL. When I am smoking at a relatively low temp, most recently a pretty large Butt @ 220+- I don't seem to get much smoke. I'm not convinced my thermometer is correct for one thing, so I may have been @ around 200 or less, so that may be the problem. Or do any of you crank up the heat to get the smoke rolling then reduce it when the meat goes in? Course that can't be done as I add more chunks.
Thanks to anyone willing to jump in here and sorry for being long winded, I don't typically post in book form...