First smoke ever.

stakeman

Fire Starter

Jun 5, 2008

39

10

Spring, Tx

• May 9, 2009

• #21

Looks like a great start on your first smoke! I have to plug Dutch's wicked beans....On your next smoke you HAVE to try them. I've been smoking for about a year now and just tried the wicked beans on my last smoke a couple of weeks back. The beans were almost better than the brisket

!

 

marsbike

Newbie

Original poster

Thread starter

Apr 23, 2009

18

10

• May 9, 2009

• #22

That sounds amazing. I would have done that, BUT, I kinda ran out of room on my smoker :P I've been lurking on the forum for a little while, and every time his recipe comes up, it's nothing but rave reviews.

EDIT: I hit the real plateau at 150. It's sitting pretty there. I noticed the temp was a little down on the smoker, so I just opened things up a little more and added a little more fuel. Back up to temp.

 

pinkmeat

Smoking Fanatic

Jul 23, 2008

516

11

Lynchburg, VA

• May 9, 2009

• #23

Looking forward to the big finish!

 

marsbike

Newbie

Original poster

Thread starter

Apr 23, 2009

18

10

• May 9, 2009

• #24

me too. Unfortunately, my temps are dropping. I've got too much ash and not getting enough airflow. GRRRR.....

 

marsbike

Newbie

Original poster

Thread starter

Apr 23, 2009

18

10

• May 10, 2009

• #25

Well, 13 hrs in, and still at the plateau at 153ish. It's been there for the last 4 hours. Is this normal? Also, just about out of hickory. I've got three sticks left. Switching to Oak.

 

marsbike

Newbie

Original poster

Thread starter

Apr 23, 2009

18

10

• May 10, 2009

• #26

well, looks like I was a little closer than I thought. I'm using two different thermometers, and one was a little off... I think. My pyrex reads at 154, which is good, considering that it's in the big one. The new one, which I got at a restaurant supply store is reading at 164. I was curious, swapped probes, and suddenly my pyrex is reading the other one at 201. Which should I believe? grrr....

 

T

the_selling_blues_man

Meat Mopper

Jul 2, 2008

239

11

Bristol, Indiana

• May 10, 2009

• #27

The joy of the ART of smoking..........

By the way - smoking, SRV and hand-made guitars. How cool.

Looking forward to an update.

 

pigcicles

Master of the Pit

OTBS Member

SMF Premier Member

Nov 25, 2006

2,533

16

Home

• May 10, 2009

• #28

Always trust your thermapen - you do have your thermapen right??

(http://www.thermoworks.com/specials.html)

Serious though you should check them out with boiling water to find out which is good. Also make sure you aren't in a fat pocket. Let us know what you find out.

 

pignit

Master of the Pit

OTBS Member

SMF Premier Member

Nov 3, 2008

1,928

28

Lookin at the Great Smoky Mountains

• May 10, 2009

• #29

Check the bone in the one reading 201. If it is in that internal temp range the bone should be fallin out loose. Another good way to tell when they are done without the therm. If it is stll at 180 or under... that bone will be tight.

 

pinkmeat

Smoking Fanatic

Jul 23, 2008

516

11

Lynchburg, VA

• May 10, 2009

• #30

Yup ^^^^ If you can start to twist the bone, it's done....

 

marsbike

Newbie

Original poster

Thread starter

Apr 23, 2009

18

10

• May 10, 2009

• #31

I'm gonna have to get me one of those! I've used the pyrex one in boiling water, so I'm pretty confident with it. Gonna check the bone, and come back with q-view. Back in a few

 

marsbike

Newbie

Original poster

Thread starter

Apr 23, 2009

18

10

• May 10, 2009

• #32

dang near twisted the bone out of two of them when my pyrex started beeping. Swapped it to the next smallest one, and while I was wrapping it up, started beeping again. The other two have a little ways to go temp wise, but I'm just gonna trust my pyrex from here on out.

That said, q-view:

 

W

wmarkw

Smoking Fanatic

May 29, 2007

331

10

Evans, GA

• May 10, 2009

• #33

looks good dude!!

 

bassman

Gone but not forgotten. RIP

OTBS Member

SMF Premier Member

Dec 15, 2007

4,330

58

• May 10, 2009

• #34

Good looking butts! Nice looking guitars, too. Keep the Qview coming.

 

marsbike

Newbie

Original poster

Thread starter

Apr 23, 2009

18

10

• May 10, 2009

• #35

Thanks! I got the last one off somewhere around midnight last night. I realized that my grill was pretty uneven. As soon as I can FIND some thermometers, I'll put some more of those in... I'm also gonna buy some of those taylor thermometers from amazon. Right now, they're buy 3 get 1 free. My wife is a little perturbed that I used our pyrex for that. :P

 

seenred

Epic Pitmaster

OTBS Member

Feb 9, 2009

10,020

1,776

N.E. Oklahoma

• May 10, 2009

• #36

Nice job Mars, looks like a very successful first smoke in spite of the thermo issues. Don't know how you can possibly wait until Wednesday to dig into one of those butts. They look mighty tasty!

 

pignit

Master of the Pit

OTBS Member

SMF Premier Member

Nov 3, 2008

1,928

28

Lookin at the Great Smoky Mountains

• May 10, 2009

• #37

Shweeeeet!

Way to hang!

 

marsbike

Newbie

Original poster

Thread starter

Apr 23, 2009

18

10

• May 10, 2009

• #38

Thanks. Unfortunately, I had to do the final finishing in the oven. It was getting really dark, and I was getting really tired and just wanted to go watch some TV.

Anyways, they're not QUITE as pristine as they appear in the pics

. I think for a first attempt, it's better than any BBQ or smoke joint I've been to

.

 

rons

Smoking Fanatic

Mar 15, 2009

549

51

• May 10, 2009

• #39

Ive finished in the oven a few times too, they sure look good!

 

ronp

Gone but not forgotten. RIP

OTBS Member

SMF Premier Member

Apr 27, 2008

5,433

21

• May 10, 2009

• #40

Nice first smoke. Now, you got it.