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  1. daniels

    Developing a fusion bbq sauce

    Denniston, What you're describing reminds me of Maull's barbecue sauce.  It's a St. Louis favorite, IMHO, for over 100 years.  That stuff used to flow through my veins every summer while a kid 50+ years ago. It's a bit of a thin tomato based mop style sauce with some heat, vinegar, and just a...
  2. daniels

    Making rub vs store bought

    Here's my take on rubs.  I looked at several rubs this morning while in Walmart.  Most of the rubs have salt as the first ingredient so they have more salt than any other item.  Another rub had sugar as the first ingredient and turbinado sugar as the second ingredient with salt as the third...
  3. daniels

    WSM vs. offset smoker: pros and cons?

    I just called Yoder and asked a few questions.  The Cheyenne will be plenty big enough for my needs.  Shipping will be around $150 which includes lift gate service.  That's doable. Throw on a few options and we're talking about roughly $1200 to $1300 for a lifetime of smoking.  Not that I have...
  4. daniels

    Where do you park your smoker?

    I used to keep the grills and smoker in the shed but then I moved them to the basement and set up on the patio when I use one.  I miss the shed though.  The aroma of hickory smoke hangs around for nearly a week after using the smoker in the shed.  We're on a hill top and the winds can cause a...
  5. daniels

    WSM vs. offset smoker: pros and cons?

    I think this is the key statement.  I already have a 22.5" WSM and if I can never have too many smokers then I really should get an offset smoker too.  How's that for logic?  Will it work on SWMBO? I watched a couple of youtube videos (about the offset smoker I'm thinking about) on the family...
  6. daniels

    Mother's Day Smoke

    Looks like a good menu even though delayed. I smoked 7 lbs of salmon filets on mother's day.  SWMBO was happy.
  7. daniels

    Need some advice on how my First St. Louis Ribs turned out

    If you are like me, I can't judge my cooking until the next day.  If I smoke a pork loin or ribs or whatever and taste it when it's ready to serve it the thing won't taste right to me.  Everyone else likes it but not me.  The next day after I get the smoke out of my sinuses, lungs, etc. it will...
  8. daniels

    WSM vs. offset smoker: pros and cons?

    I've got it bad.  Really bad!  The local grocery store has a Starbucks inside so I stop there in the mornings to get a cup.  But I don't really like their coffee.  The reason I go is that they have two big commercial smokers on trailers sitting outside by the front door with the wood smoke...
  9. daniels

    Offset smoker fuel: charcoal or wood?

    In doing some reading I saw in a book where it talked about using lump charcoal in an offset smoker like that was the standard fuel for offset smokers.  Prior to that I had thought wood was the standard fuel for offset smokers. With an offset smoker do you just pick whichever fuel you want...
  10. daniels

    Identify this smoker please.

    I have no idea who made it but if I owned it I'd name it Rusty.
  11. daniels

    Temperature trouble smoking salmon in WSM.

    Thanks Al! I've used the WSM for a few years now but this was the second time for smoking salmon.  The first time was the dead of winter here in Iowa so it wasn't as much trouble to keep the temperature low. I'm asking in the electric smoker forum for some recommendations on my first electric...
  12. daniels

    I'm just beginning to look at electric smokers.

    From reading the posts I'm getting the impression that many of the electric smokers are basically a starter kit that you get and then you work on them to get what you want.  Is this a fair first impression? If so, which would be a good one to begin with? What I need is something that will...
  13. daniels

    Temperature trouble smoking salmon in WSM.

    I have a recipe for smoking salmon.  The temperature range is 140°F to 150°F.  I can't get my WSM below about 160°F without risking extinguishing the coals. I typically smoke pork but now-and-then I like something different and my wife loves the smoked salmon so I did that for mother's day...
  14. daniels

    Offset smokers and burning wood.

    I'm a little paranoid about my WSM.  When I first got it I called Weber about buying an additional charcoal grate to place crosswise to the original grate.  I wanted it for burning lump charcoal.  The customer service lady said it would 'void' my warranty if I burned lump charcoal in my WSM. ...
  15. daniels

    Offset smokers and burning wood.

    Okay, now I'm confused but it's not from any of your excellent replies.  (Thanks all!) After I began this thread I saw on youtube a couple of references to Weber Smokey Mountain smokers being used with all charcoal or with all wood.  I have the 22.5" model of WSM and had never heard about using...
  16. daniels

    Offset smokers and burning wood.

    I (I think) want an offset smoker for burning wood instead of charcoal.  It needs to be well built but I don't want a huge (yuge? :) ) smoker.  I want one big enough to do a couple of chickens split in halves or a pork shoulder or a brisket flat. I don't want one of the flimsy ones that I've...
  17. daniels

    Fatback in Iowa?

    With Iowa being the #1 hog producing state you'd think I could find fatback everywhere but no.  I even tried Fareway where they have a butcher shop somewhat like the old time butcher shops I remember as a kid. I'm in the Des Moines area.  Anyone know where I can find fatback?  If I can't find...
  18. daniels

    Whats your favorit scotch, rye, whisky or burbon.

    I'll have to look for that!  Never have seen it before.  Thanks Grillmonkey! And I'll have to look for the Pendleton and Rittenhouse too.  Thanks Mneeley490!
  19. daniels

    Whats your favorit scotch, rye, whisky or burbon.

    The bottle of Templeton Rye reminded me.  I like rye'd bourbon, not wheat'ed bourbon (Makers Mark) so I thought I'd try some rye whiskey.  I bought a bottle of Templeton Rye since it's the only rye whiskey COSTCO carries (at least in my area).  Pretty good stuff but not worth the nearly $30 for...
  20. daniels

    Breakfast.....

    Store bought eggs are off of our shopping list. We have 18 laying hens. Store bought eggs are so much paler and have those runny whites when you crack them open. And it's amazing how long eggs can be stored before the store gets them - MONTHS! Our eggs are never more than about a week old...
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