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About 3 hours in and we're at 122 on the pork... 189 on the smoker temp. That was because I went out there when she was around 216 and moved the coals around to get rid of the soot. I also added some more coals, as she's eating through fuel due to the cold temps/wind.
I havn't decided if I really need one of those yet, but with the wind kicking tonight... it might not be a bad idea. I'm only at 220 right now. 2 vents wide open, 1 is 1/2... but i'm up to 219 right now so im slowly climbing to the right area.
Smokers only been going a half hour anyway, full of...
Expect some weird and crazy posts from me overnight, just like last time. I'll most likely be losing it throughout the night, lol
I did trim some of the fat from the fat cap... left a little bit but was told the pork is fatty enough it'll be fine without it, and more flavor to the pork
So my first Boston Butt is going on the smoker tonight. She's a 10 lbr I picked up from Stop and Shop. Bone in, on sale for like $1.79 a lb. Not too shabby I think.
Here are some pics of me prepping it. Waiting for smoker to get up to temp (between 225-240). And on she goes:
I'm going to make my dog some jerky... but is Cure #1 safe for him? What are some other ingredients I can use that are safe for the dog... I want to marinade the beef just like I would for myself... I thought chicken stock or beef stock.
That was a typo... I meant 4 lbs of meat, lol. Thanks for the advice, I'll start using it in my jerky as I don't really like my jerky cold but i've had to refrigerate it lately
K i'll start using it, can't really hurt and most of the major food companies use that stuff it seems, the nitrate anyway... i'll mix it in with my wet ingrediants. My meat is about 1lb and the wet is about 1lb so 1 tsp should be perfect. So i'll mix it when I do my wet, as I disolve the other...
So I know people say a cure is not needed and some swear by it... i've never used a cure and have made jerky off/on for maybe 10 years.
With that said... I've only been smoking my jerky for a month... and maybe I should use a cure.
So with that said, few questions
1) What is this "Cure #1"...
Do you guys clean the insides of your weber smokey moutnains? Or do you just leave it so that it seals in those little holes?
I'll routinely run a sponge on the outside to clean it up and i'll clean the cooking grates,but what about the walls inside?
It's all gone :( Sept for the other parts that are not really "sandwich worthy" *sniff* - it's all gone because i gave some to my brother in law Plenty of the stuff from the... well im not sure what you call it, that area where the burnt ends come from, that part of it I have left.
Dinner tonight. I know some guys don't like BBQ sauce but this Sweet Baby Rays I got at the supermarket, the wife and I love it. And without it the meat is a bit dry and a bit spicy for me. So the BBQ sauce mellows it out and adds a sweetness to it. Good stuff. I think my next brisket I'm going...
Well they were small bottles. I use 2 cups of that and 1 cup of soy. I marinade for about 24 hours.
I went to Costco today picked up 2 20oz bottles for only $6.99 so that was a good buy, came home with 4 bottles, along with some choice top round... they dont sell a lot of prime there but choice...
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