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  1. Charcoal Chump

    First Tri Tip attempt.......and fail

    Tried Tri Tip today for the first time, and it didn't turn out very well. I followed the Traeger Smoked Tri Tip recipe on their app, flavor was good but some parts were very chewy. Oh well next time.
  2. Charcoal Chump

    First Smoke on Pro 34 (pork back ribs)

    Finally got the chance to put some meat on my new Traeger, did some pork back ribs I picked up from Costco. Definitely less smoke flavor than my UDS but they were good. I like cutting them up so when I braise them they fit in the pan better. I put 2 ambient temperature probes in to see if there...
  3. Charcoal Chump

    Traeger Pro Series 34

    Picked up a new grill today, my first pellet smoker. Got it assembled in about 45 minutes by myself, went together easy. Unfortunately it's raining here today so I won't be doing the burn in, hopefully tomorrow. I also picked up some Furtado pellets on a recommendation from the sales person and...
  4. Charcoal Chump

    Furtado Farms pellets

    Just wondering if anyone has used the Furtado Farms pellets in their pellet smokers? I have used their wood chunks in my UDS but I'm seriously thinking about buying a pellet smoker soon and was looking into pellets as well. It says they are made in Ontario but ship Canada wide, would be nice to...
  5. Charcoal Chump

    Briskets in the GTA

    Until recently I have never found briskets in my local Costco on a regular basis and when I did there were only 2 or 3 to choose from. Well 2 weeks ago I walked through a Costco Business Center and they had a shelf full of them. I have been back 2 more times and it seems like this is a regular...
  6. Charcoal Chump

    Pork Tenderloin

    Smoked a couple of pork tenderloins today, I followed Jeff's recipe from the smoking meat website, the one with the peach chutney. Turned out delicious. They were done in about an hour and a half in my UDS with the temp between 225-235
  7. Charcoal Chump

    First time doing Beef Short Ribs

    Found some beef short ribs at my local butcher so thought I would give it a try, used kosher salt and course ground pepper for the seasoning. Did them on my UDS with 2 chunks of oak in with the charcoal. Turned out very tasty and moist and they were super simple. I kept the temp up between...
  8. Charcoal Chump

    How many wood chunks?

    Usually I only smoke 1 pork butt at a time on my UDS and I usually add 3-4 chunks (depending on size) of smoking wood to the charcoal. This weekend I am going to try doing 3 butts at the same time, would I need to add more wood chunks or will the same amount be enough. In my head I'm thinking...
  9. Charcoal Chump

    First Brisket on my UDS

    After reading all the threads about briskets I decided to try my first, I was both excited and nervous. I decided to go with just a basic salt and pepper rub, a little beef broth injection and used 2 big chunks of oak and some cherry for the smoke. The brisket started out at just over 16# but I...
  10. Charcoal Chump

    Smoked Salmon

    Smoked some salmon for the first time this weekend at my brothers request. I'm not a big fan of fish but I tasted some and it was good. I will definitely be doing some for myself soon. Forgot to take a photo of it on my UDS or before I took the first bite. I used the brown sugar and salt dry...
  11. Charcoal Chump

    2nd UDS

    I had a week off work with no plans so I decided to build a 2nd UDS. I made a few small changes from my first one and just from doing the seasoning it seems to work a little better. I then decided to put it up for sale on Kijiji but if I don't sell it I won't be disappointed. If it doesn't sell...
  12. Charcoal Chump

    9.21 pound pork shoulder

    Made my first pork shoulder on the UDS I built last fall, I used Jeff's Cherry Dr. Pepper recipe. I could not find the Cherry one in singles so I used the regular, didn't want to buy a whole case as I don't drink pop. Had it on for 11 hours and it only reached 197 degrees as my fire started to...
  13. Charcoal Chump

    Windbreaker

    Just before the winter started I was smoking some ribs and had a hard time keeping the temperature steady because the wind was really gusting. While I've been hibernating from the cold weather and dreaming about my next smoke I started to think about making a windbreak. I was on a slow walk...
  14. Charcoal Chump

    UDS lid question

    I used my UDS for the first time on the weekend and had some of the best ribs I've ever made, but that's another story. Before the UDS cooled down so I could put it back in the shed it started to rain, and rain and rain. The next morning when I went out to put it away some of the rain had leaked...
  15. Charcoal Chump

    Newbie saying hello

    Hi there, I live in Toronto Canada and am very new to smoking meat. Three years ago I switched from a propane BBQ to a 22.5" Weber Performer Premium kettle. Since then I have tried using it to smoke with some success but I just wanted more. I just finished building a UDS and smoked some baby...
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