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Hey Nate welcome to the site, its a great place to learn. The only dumb questions are the ones you don't ask, Anyway, good luck with the build, and good smokin'.
No I don't soak wood chips, you just produce more steam, not more smoke. I prefer to use chunks, but the tin foil method is the best way I know of to use chips with charcoal.
Those ribs look great Lance, that Open Range is one mean barbecue machine. You're makin me jealous; but if I try to park another smoker in the backyard, I think I'll be sleepin with the hounds.
Welcome to the site, this is a great place to learn. Lots of pellet heads here to ask for help. Its been a while, but a few years back I spent some time camping in Waterton, nice country around there, good luck and good smokin'.
I set things up with the charcoal (I prefer briquette) on one side of the grate, and a drip pan on the other. Over the fire I place a water pan , and the food over the drip pan, both on the cooking grate level. That way I can baste the meat with its own drippings. As far as wood goes I use...
One advantage of Lodge over Camp Chef, is the season that Lodge puts on their pans. If you're new to seasoning cast iron that might be an asset. I've used cast iron cookware for over 40 years, I might be bragging, but I've grabbed pans out of the scrap bin and cleaned them up, seasoned them...
Everything looks good from here. Gotta like a smoker you can grill on, or is it a grill you can smoke on? Anyway, so far so good, hope your weather dries out. That way you can get outside and have some fun.
Wrapping in foil will help shorten the 'stall", it will keep moisture in the meat, and by that point the food is no longer taking on much smoke flavor.
What rack isn't a huge deal, but putting it in the middle will allow good air/smoke circulation around the food.
Top vent open to keep proper...
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