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For my actual birthday, we wend to a crat BBQ place in Belleville, IL called "Beast craft BBQ" and they had excellent Duroc pork steaks and killer duroc belly...but my wife was unimpressed by the SRF brisket...so upon my next trip to costo, i picked up a 15# prime packer for $45 is a hell of a...

So i finally bit the bullet and smoked a packer for the fist time ever. I was afraid to do it as to not screw up a prime packer. It was amazing. now, TBH, i need to learn to trim fat better, but that will come w/ time. 13# Packer Costco Prime Camp Chef DLX Hi Smoke (usually 220 but ran high...

After several weeks of removing the upper respiratory infection from my body, and coinciding with the home opener for Saint Louis Football Club (United Soccer League Club) of which i am wit the official supporters group, our opening tailgate we put on and its usually a huge buffet for our...

So after shopping for more stuff for our House reno and smelling like paint stripper, my wofe says she wants something smoked for sunday dinner...she tells me this after costoc closes so Brisket is out (sams prices are not good) so i go an pick out a 9.7 lbs boston butt... 8PM: Trim and season...

Where on my Pellet grill should I place my maze or should I get the tube and were about I place that. The maze takes up some space in my DLX

Like I posted in the poultry page, it's been a while since I posted....a very long while. My wife got me a Camp Chef DLX for my B'Day/Xmas and I've put it to good use before we went on holiday and now after... On the 13th I decided to try pork belly burnt ends...I think they hit the mark. 5.5#...

Been a long while since i posted...very long while. Here's 2 spatchcocked chickens i did Sunday afternoon for Sunday night supper. 2 huge Costco chickens, no brine, "Killer Hogs: The BBQ Rub", Camp Chef DLX Pellet Grill (Xmas/B'day present), Smoke Ring Apple/Cherry Pellets in the hopper and same...

I bought me a new MES 30 on SUnday, 11 November from Cabela's. I seasoned it up on Sunday evening and feel its time to give it a whirl. Obviously being from st louis only 1 thing should be it's inaugural smoke... That is a 1.625# pork steak...darn near hogzilla. it like the whole honkin'...

So I am working like a little busy bee when low and behold the newsletter arrives in my inbox and it's for CSR's. I dont usually smoke anything on week days given my work schedule. I saw it only take a couple of hours and I have been looking for a reason to play with my new AMNPS and how to get...

I got done w/ work early today so I hit costco and walmart and picked up some ribs and such to do a rib test on my smoker. I was highly successful doing reverse sear pork steaks that I thought I'd pick up some ST Louis Spares and give 'em a whirl Here is a photo with them rubbed down w EVO...

So I thought I would kick the Tires and light the fires on my new Electric Gourmet ECB. As with this model, there is no temprature control, but for 70 new, I am not complainin'. I bought a fan speed control with a dial to adjust the power that gets to the heating element. Today's meat of...

Hi fellow smokers...Just wondering, on an Electric Smoker (LIke the Gourmet Electric ECB), how long should I pre heat? 15 mins...30mins...60,ins? When should I add the wood? Do I or dont I need the water bowl filled? I was able to buy an "inline" fan speed control (kinda like a 20 dollar...

Hi all, I just joined today and am looking forward to learning more about the art of smoking food. I live in St Louis, literally in the shadows of the AB Brewery.  My favorite spoked meats are, Pork Steaks (I know, shocking for a st louisan), Ribs, Brisket, pork shoulder. I just bought a new...