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i've done ribs brisket shoulder etc but can't get that dark outside you get with wood burning smokers any suggestions
Scientifically an electric cooker won't give you the dark bark that combustion type of smokers will give.... there's always drawbacks w/ convenience.i've done ribs brisket shoulder etc but can't get that dark outside you get with wood burning smokers any suggestions
Have to somewhat disagree here...The Electric Smokers won't give the Smoke Ring you get with Wood or Charcoal and there is a different Flavor...BUT...Bark is a function of Heat and Time creating a Protein conversion called the Maillard Reaction and depending on smoker temps the Caramelization of Sugars in the Rub. You get plenty of Dark Brown Bark on a Roast Beef that spent a couple hours in a 350*F Electric Oven or an Electric Smoker. The Reverse seared Rib Roast was smoked then finished in the Oven and other stuff below has Great Bark all courtesy of the MES...JJScientifically an electric cooker won't give you the dark bark that combustion type of smokers will give.... there's always drawbacks w/ convenience.
I hear ya Jimmy but i'm talking if you cook identical cuts of meat cooked the same temp (one in electric and the other from wood) the meat from the stick burner or charcoal will be noticeably darker. That's what i meant by it's science because "combustion cookers put out all the different gases that electric can't do....hence the different flavorsHave to somewhat disagree here...The Electric Smokers won't give the Smoke Ring you get with Wood or Charcoal and there is a different Flavor...BUT...Bark is a function of Heat and Time creating a Protein conversion called the Maillard Reaction and depending on smoker temps the Caramelization of Sugars in the Rub. You get plenty of Dark Brown Bark on a Roast Beef that spent a couple hours in a 350*F Electric Oven or an Electric Smoker. The Reverse seared Rib Roast was smoked then finished in the Oven and other stuff below has Great Bark all courtesy of the MES...JJ
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