- Jul 4, 2017
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By no means do I know what I'm doing , nor do I think I will be a BBQ pit master smoker on TV n all. Still I want to do better
Smoked a tri-tip in my electric MasterBuilt smoker today. Set temp at 220F and took it out at 135F. After resting for 20-25 mins internal color was medium in thickest. I can fine tune this over time...
Parts I had issues with were
#1 too smokey!
I think it's a combination of I didn't open the vent fully.
Also probably added too much wood. I just added what the manual said and 1/3 way through it looked all ashes so I added again and then a final third.
Perhaps less wood? Perhaps only part of the time? No idea.
Also I didn't give any thought to the kind of wood I had. I had a bag of Weber apple chips. I read the manual and it says that's sweet and didn't show for beef. I figure now it should have been mesquite or hickory.
#2 not sure about amount of water to put in water pan. I just filled it up and there was plenty afterwards. Not sure why u wouldn't want to use it or why u would use it, but I did.
#3 the bottom of the water pan was covered in black sticky smokey nastiness. The pan is directly above the burner are where the wood is stored. Is this due to the applewood? Is it due to something else?
Thanks so much!
I plan on doing a lot more and part of the fun is that you learn more each time.
Smoked a tri-tip in my electric MasterBuilt smoker today. Set temp at 220F and took it out at 135F. After resting for 20-25 mins internal color was medium in thickest. I can fine tune this over time...
Parts I had issues with were
#1 too smokey!
I think it's a combination of I didn't open the vent fully.
Also probably added too much wood. I just added what the manual said and 1/3 way through it looked all ashes so I added again and then a final third.
Perhaps less wood? Perhaps only part of the time? No idea.
Also I didn't give any thought to the kind of wood I had. I had a bag of Weber apple chips. I read the manual and it says that's sweet and didn't show for beef. I figure now it should have been mesquite or hickory.
#2 not sure about amount of water to put in water pan. I just filled it up and there was plenty afterwards. Not sure why u wouldn't want to use it or why u would use it, but I did.
#3 the bottom of the water pan was covered in black sticky smokey nastiness. The pan is directly above the burner are where the wood is stored. Is this due to the applewood? Is it due to something else?
Thanks so much!
I plan on doing a lot more and part of the fun is that you learn more each time.
