1st Smoke - Qview soon

jbrophy · Sep 20, 2008

Well I am almost done with my first smoke

2 briskets
2 pork loins
2 breakfast fatties
tray of ATB's

Everything was going well. The big issue I had with my ECB is the smoke died quickly. I soaked the wood chips, small chips, in water overnight. I tried right on the heating element. Smoked great but cooked away fast. I tried in a tuna can lined with foil. Took forever to get smoke and smoked out fast. I tried in a foil packet. That seemed to work best but I had to replace them every 30 minutes or so. Suggestions? All the swapping I think really prolonged this smoke. Some small cuts really took a lot longer than I would have guessed. Qview Coming soon. The ABT were awesome. They really won't last long. The wife took them and said I should put them inside to keep them safe from the bugs but she gave me a look that made think the bugs were the least of their concern.

werdwolf · Sep 20, 2008

Welcome to the forum. that's an ambitious smoke. I have a MES and I use chips and have to replace them every 30-40 minutes. You may not be to far off on your replacement time. Someone with your type of smoker should be along shortly to offer better advice.

mrsb · Sep 21, 2008

Wow, can't wait to see the pics. That's awesome you just jumped right in!! I use a vertical Brinkman and put my chips in a loaf pan with a sheet of foil over it and a few holes punched in. It has worked the best for me so far. And of course I learned that here, along with everything else about smoking!!

richtee · Sep 21, 2008

No messing around eh, JB? LOL! Post those pix!

smokin365 · Sep 21, 2008

cant wait to see them qview

richoso1 · Sep 21, 2008

Looking forward to the Q View.

flash · Sep 21, 2008

Wow, jump right in there. Hope everything comes out OK. Don't overdo those loins. As to chips.....NO.....use wood chunks, they will last much longer. Chips are for gas grills.

roadrunr · Sep 21, 2008

all i can say is "no pics, did'nt happen" lol....anxiously awaitin the qview

jbrophy · Sep 22, 2008

Ok qview :)

More than just beef going on but I will just do it all as one.

First up the briskets

I pretty much used DaveNH's recipe here.

http://www.smokingmeatforums.com/for...ad.php?t=22688

I was unable to find large briskets so I did 2 3lbers or so. I also did not have any chili powder on hand. Overall good but I think having everything for the rub is key. I should order Jeff's recipes. I had a hard time managing so many different items that needed to come out at difference times. I wonder if I should focus on one meat type per smoke to save heat opening and closing?

Next pork loins

I did this on from Dutch

http://smokingmeatforums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=64

Damn good sauce. Loin tasted great. I think I overcooked it a little. I got it to 145 and then foiled it and put it in the cooler with blankets. Flavor was there but not a ton of juice inside.

ABT's

http://smokingmeatforums.com/forums/...ad.php?t=22506

I did that one but I also added some garlic salt and some worsch sauce. I also replaced the bacon with lil smokeys. Fantastic though a little inconsistant with how cooked they were. My wife got one that was SUPER spicey and that scared her off the rest.

Fatty

I also did 2 breakfast fatties. I clearly did not get enough sausage for 2 and everything sort of fell apart. I mushed it all back together and stuck it in the freezer for a bit. I then took it our and hid it all under bacon. Wonderful. I used 50/50 regular and spicy breakfast sausage. sauteed some mushrooms, green peppers and onions and folded in 4 eggs. It was great. I am not a big breakfast sausage fan but the smoke really made it taste good to me.

Thanks for the input, I shall be doing this a lot more.
Mahogony sauce

spiced briskets

loins

abt

smokin

smokin 2

brisket done

loin done

abt done. There were a lot more :P

Fatastic

brandsbay · Sep 22, 2008

Oh it definately happened

Great smoke you got there,looks real tastey.

chef_boy812 · Sep 22, 2008

Great job!!!, nice smoke rings!!!

You should be plenty proud, another smf triumph!!!

grothe · Sep 22, 2008

Everything looks great...great job!!

solar · Sep 22, 2008

Wow, I don't think I'd take on that much at once, great job!!

indyadmin1974 · Sep 22, 2008

I'd ask for some left-overs, but by the looks of things, I know better! Awesome job and welcome!

flash · Sep 22, 2008

Hmm, abt's with out bacon.

You just gotta have bacon.

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