Recent content by jkee1533

ive had a brisket in a brine/cure for last 6 days following the all things bbq recipe to make pastrami. The brisket turned a grey/brown color on the outside but interior looks to be bright red. It smells normal. Is it safe to cook?

look at the temp probe meater. its a wireless reader that is fairly new to the market

well i think i am keeping a good bed of coals but you may be right. when i first build my fire I get the smoker up to about 500-600 and let it come down to 275-325. that coal runs great for about 3 hours and when i add a log it ignites quickly. after 4-5 hours is when i feel like I am fighting...

i'll post some pics tomorrow. its a hand made smoker. the guy who sold it to me something like a shop class built it

i actually started on one of those little weber up right grill/smokers years ago but could cook anything large like a brisket. When i decided i wanted to get an actual smoker i had $400 lined up to buy an old country pecos and a guy from work said his dad had this smaller trailer smoker. I told...

I'm new to the world of smoking meats and I have a very small trailer unit. I've used the smoker about four times now and I am really struggling to keep my temp consistent. my biggest issue seems to be when i am trying to add a log to the fire. I can have it running along smoothly at 275 but...

I saw this thing attached to Aaron franklkn smoker on one episode that he attended a competition. I'm guessing it is a temp sensor but thought I would see what you guys think. If it is a Bluetooth sensor that's a great way to install with out having to go through the door. Any thoughts?

bet you are right. didn't think about the top of the box being to hot. I've experienced that on my own smaller smoker. 

when i see pictures and videos of the larger restaurant cookers they always seem to have a couple pieces of wood in the first door of the smoker. why are they doing that? 

This was from the competition episode. Since that's not really his thing I'm assuming he is using some kind of temp sensor just curious at the type. I like that setup

I noticed this on Aaron franklins smoker on the pbs show. Any idea what it is?

I saw this mounted on Aaron franklin smoker in a pbs episode and can't figure what it is. Any thoughts