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Had my machine at 240ish, ended up taking about 3.5-4 hours to get to 165.
Very much so. Was pretty surprised that it turned out as well as it did. Also opted out of the maple glaze at the end.
I've made this a staple in my smoker, with results that people love.
What I do:
Brine in Tony's for at least 2 hours
Seasoning:
Don't rinse after pulling out of brineGenerously apply Tony's to the outside of the birdCrack open favorite beer, take a sip, violate the chicken and apply the beer...
So I know my posts here are sporadic, but I've recently replaced my MES 30in with a MES propane smoker that I've Mailbox'd among other mods.
Anyways, to the point:
I've never done a fatty before - this is my plan, outside to inside:
Bacon Weave (Coat in real maple syrup after rolled, before...
Hey y'all, been watching the forums, just haven't had a chance to smoke anything.
I've done butts, but this is the first Picnic I'm doing. Should I trim any of the fat on the bottom of it, or just leave it as it?
Thanks in advance.
Jeff (The site admin/starter) has a really good book on smoking. Within the first 30 or so pages it goes over all smoker types with pros/cons of each. I'd highly recommend picking this up because it makes as a good learning tool and reference for anything you could think of smoking.
EDIT...
I did whole chickens for my first smoke. Following that, I tried smoked burgers, ribs, boston butt, a turkey, etc. Chicken did seem like an easy go-to for my first smoke as well.
Interesting. I've never heard of that before. All I could find was probes that were wired back to a receiver... not wireless probes like the Kickstarter Meater.
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