Still need to paint it but it was WAY too windy today. Anyways, had a pretty good smoke today, couldn't get the temps to hold how I want just yet but all it'll take is a bit more practice. New smoker and a lot of wind makes for a learning curve.
My family all likes their ribs a bit different so it's interesting to cook. I invited my parents over for dinner but my Mom had to work so just my dad came. Me and my Dad like our ribs the same, rub & sauce. My wife doesn't like rub or sauce, my Mom likes sauce but no rub. So as you will see one rack has rub and the other doesn't. I put sauce on half of the one that doesn't for my Mom when I was wrapping things up. Also decided to smoke some homemade Mac & Cheese. Elbows weren't quite done and soaked up all the milk so it wasn't as creamy as normal but wasn't far off, still tasty. Messed with my recipe a bit, some changes I liked others I didn't so a few more notes for next time!
Just getting on the smoker
Getting the sauce. You see I got a bit of a flare up but wasn't bad, went out as soon as I got the lid back on. Sorry for blurry pic.
Really blurry picture of the mac & cheese, I needed to turn auto focus on and forgot
Up close of the finished ribs. Not really a smoke ring in the picture, some parts got it some didn't, I think it had a lot to do with how windy it was. Fought to get the TBS and steady temps.
Like I said, more practice is needed but I think I'm gonna like this UDS! Or as my wife says, the redneck smoker.