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Wish I would have seen this thread yesterday. Ran in to Giant this morning to do a little grocery shopping and found the NY Strip roasts in the discount case for $5.77/ pound. Got one that was a little over 3.5 pounds. Plan on making that next weekend along with a pork butt.
Use a bernzomtic torch to get the asphalt hot and runny, then scrape away with a putty knife. Spray with brake-clean or carb and choke cleaner AFTER IT'S COOLED DOWN and wipe with a rag to remove the rest of the tar.
Finally made 2 good chuckys on the Weber Smokey Mountain... pork butt is next on my list of things to make, then I can make an accurate assessment.
Let my chuck roasts on for 6 hours at 225. 3 hours on the grate, 3 hours covered in a pan with beef bullion. Left to rest in a styrifoam cooler...
Added one more chuck roast to the mix this morning with just salt and pepper added to it since my wife and son don't care for spicy food too much. Got my coals started up around 9:15, and had the meat on at around 10. The plan is to let it smoke uncovered for 3 hours, and then cover and let it...
Thanks for the replies all... I'l be posting pictures as I go tomorrow. As I stated in my first post, it's my first smoke, so there's a frozen pizza in the freezer for the wife if things go bad.
Picked up a Weber Smokey Mountain (22") for my birthday at the beginning of the month and plan on using it for my first cook tomorrow. I'll be smoking 2 different pieces of meat with 2 different rubs on them... one is a hanging tender , and the other is a chuck roast.
Red Angus hanging...
LanceR.... a dairy farmer I used to work for currently owns the 1026. It's a standard IH rowcrop, and has been neglected for quite a few years. I put a bug in his ear about buying it before he retires and has sale. I'm not sure my wife will like the new addition, but I sure will.
Here's a...
Thank you all for the kind words of welcome. I came here to learn.
Lebanon County... North of Palmyra.
I have family in Mifflin and Huntington Counties. I'm up to 3 Red Iron tractors as of yet. Farmall 806D, Farmall 504G, and a Super C. Before too long I'll have a 1026 Hydro.
Hi all, new to the forum and to smoked foods in general. I recently got in to grilling with charcoal on a 14" Weber kettle, and turn out some pretty good smoked chicken thighs but plan on upgrading to a 18" Weber Smokey Mountain Kettle to make my own briskets, pork butts and sausages. I'm...