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  1. chcolmenares

    First time smoking Salmon

    We got a real nice salmon fillet a couple of weeks back and I announced that it would be my first attempt at smoking fish. I then promptly forgot about it. Yesterday I thawed it and decided to smoke it. I had read about the time needed to smoke it but not much about preparation. At lunch I...
  2. chcolmenares

    Webber Smokey Mountain paint chipping off

    All, I've had my Smokey Mountain smoker for almost a year and I've been really happy with it. Last time I used it I got a nasty surprise: some paint from the inside of the lid had flaked off (and landed in my pork shoulder). After uttering a few 4 letter words, I cleaned off the paint flakes...
  3. chcolmenares

    Starting a pork shoulder

    Got the smoker going .... 9lb pork shoulder marinated in Cuban adobo. First load of charcoal blazing, ready to load the smoker!
  4. chcolmenares

    Greeting from Central Illinois

    Hello everybody. My name is Carlos and I currently live about 2 1/2 hours south of Chicago. I got a WSM for Xmas last year and spring is finally here. It's tough to have the smoker in the garage while the snow piles all around you. I've been grilling for many years - learnt the love for...
  5. chcolmenares

    Trouble keeping the smoker up to temperature

    I got a Smokey Mountain smoker for Xmas and I've been using when weather allows. One thing I struggle with is keeping the temperature. I can get to 200 easily but struggle to get past it. I've tried adding the amount of lit charcoal I put at the beginning -I use the Minion method - to no avail...
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