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Cut up some fresh wild cherry and apple wood today. What's the best way of drying this so that I can use it for smoking?
Is it just a case of cutting up into small chunks and leave somewhere inside for a few months to dry?
Appreciate any advice!
Thanks
Dan
Cut up some fresh wild cherry and apple wood today. What's the best way of drying this so that I can use it for smoking?
Is it just a case of cutting up into small chunks and leave somewhere inside for a few months to dry?
Appreciate any advice!
Thanks
Dan
Just wanted to say a huge thanks to you all for the help and advice. My first attempt smoking anything (ribs) was not that great so asked on this forum and have been researching.
Just smoked my 2nd attempt with some babyback ribs and so happy with the result. So much jucier and a lot more...
Oh and will be using the free apple and cherry chunks that came with the smoker. Went out today to look for more wood but its the UK and all garden centres seem to have taken out the BBQ sections to fill with Xmas decorations and stuff. Hopefully will refill in the next day or so! Searching...
Happy to share. Smoker is a Brinkmann smoke n grill. Few mods with the legs on the outside, holes for air in the fire pan and a decent temp sensor installed.
My first rub is pretty much :
1 cup brown sugar
1/3 cup of salt
1/3 cup smoked paprika
1/2 cup of onion flakes (smashed with pestle...
Thank you both :) And thanks Red for the advice on setting up the smoker. Ran it hot today as you said and then gave a spray of oil and ran it up to 250 for 2 hours so hopefully good to go :)
Smoker has been lit twice today and seasoned so is now ready for my first ever smoke.
Here we have my pork ribs covered with my home made rub. Will let them sit like this in the fridge until tomorrow then test out the smoker. Will have update pics when finished. Pretty excited :)
See you on...
Thanks all! Well i have run it through a hot burn and am now running it coated with oil.
Both sensors show it to be a little hot though. How can I lower the temperatures? Is it a case of using less charcoal ? or do i need to fit a vent at the top ? I have a vent but was unsure whether it would...
I knew the factory sensor was pretty useless - It measures 'warm', 'smoking' and 'hot'!!! So i fitted the decent sensor on the top when I assembled it. It had great amazon reviews for how accurate it was but I will remove it tomorrow to test in boiling water. Thanks for the heads up!
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