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    First Smoke On My Akorn

    Last weekend I smoke for the first time in my new Char Griller Akorn with great results. The beef back ribs came out great - they weren't Dinos but had plenty of beef on them for my wife and I. Since it was the first cook (I fired it up a couple of weeks ago to season the grill with peanut...
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    Lump Sale Until 5/15/24

    Royal Oak Lump On Sale at Lowe's Until 5/15 in 10# bags for 4.99 - that will help me season my new Akorn.
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    My First Pork Shoulder On The WSM

    My third smoke but my first pork shoulder. I put it on the WSM at about 9am and took it off to wrap at about 1pm with a temp of 165. I let it go until it was at 203, and then let it rest for about 2 hours. It was VERY tasty! I set the FireBoard at 250 and it spiked once after I did an apple...
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    Increase height of WSM from ground?

    I am an older retired firefighter with a bad back. Let's just say bending isn't what I do best or for very long. I was thinking of trying to increase the height of my WSM by, as a trial, setting it on a couple of cement blocks. Or, maybe someone on here has some experience making an...
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    The First Rack Is On!

    The first rack of baby backs is on the WSM - I think I used too much charcoal and had too much in the chimney, but what I have read from all of you is that this is a learning process. And, if every other smoke is like getting the first one up and going, it is also a cardio exercise event for...
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    Enough with the Gas Grill

    Brand new guy here from Bradenton, FL. I have been grilling for years - and really have tried to "smoke" on my gas grill. I have used (with some success) a pellet tube but have found it adequate but ONLY that - and it is an expensive smoke. To smoke a butt or some beef ribs I use a tank of gas...
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