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  1. alanp

    First smoke in my new Masterbuilt XL

    I did 6 Boston butts for my nephews Cub Scout pack with the help of my wife . She picked up the butts at Sam's Club $1.50 lb. rubbed them with Jeff's rub and in the refrig. sure was a big help I didn't get home from a bussines trip til 11 pm. Up earley in the smoker at 5 am I pulled and...
  2. alanp

    Sunday Dinner, First smoke on the Trio

    I wanted a simple project while I work out temp control and future mods to the new Char-Griller Trio.I figured smoked meatloaf would be perfect,my wife mixed up the basic meatloaf I used Cowboy Lump charcoal for the heat and Mesquite for the smoke son told me next time I have to go back to...
  3. alanp

    New Char-Griller Duo

    Just finshed the assembly, still have mods to do, and I need to get the supplies and season. Hope to get something on there next weekend.
  4. alanp

    Sunday Butt Smoke

    Picked up these butts at Sam's, rubbed with "Jeff's Rub" wraped with plastic wrap in the frig overnight. into Brinkman gas smoker at 7am temp was 225 deg. used a mix of apple and maplefor the TBS, nice day slight breeze so temps remained stable all day foiled at 160  removed at 205 wraapped...
  5. alanp

    Saturday butt smoke

    Picked up these Boston Butts at Sam's Club, rubbed last night and in the and back in thr refrig.   I fired up the smoker at 7:00 this morning using hickory and maple will post some more Q-view as the day progresses
  6. alanp

    First chuckie

    Wanted something a little differant though I would try Italian beef sandwiches had this 3.5 lb chuckie in the freezer rubbed it with Italian seasoning, onion salt, oregano, and minced garlic. Smoked at 225 using mesquite if had just been me and the wife would have pulled at 140, but others in...
  7. alanp

    Saturday shoulder smoke

    I came home Friday and found a pair of shoulder roasts in the frig My wife says maybe you can smoke these on Saturday with a big grin she,her sister's family, and a friend's family are off to Nags Head next week while I am stuck home working and she wants to take the pulled pork. Rubbed with...
  8. alanp

    My first Pastrami

    My wife picked up a 3lb. corned beef round and I figured it be better as pastrami then in a pot with potatoes and cabbage. Soaked for 6 hours only got to change water 1 time had to go into work for awhile Saturday morning. Here we are ready to go in the smoke Beautyful Sat afternoon mid 70's...
  9. alanp

    Quicky pork tenderloin

    Did these this morning to send over to a friend's house whose mom 's funeral is today. Rubbed last night and in the fridge 2 tsp onion powder, 2 tsp paprika, 2 tsp salt, 1 tsp white pepper, 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon, and 1/2 tsp grated nutmeg. ready to go in smoker 7:30 am smoker at 225 deg...
  10. alanp

    First Fattie

    First attempt at fatties, learned a little for next time the larger was with venison sausage a guy at work gave me needed some pork mixed in to lean had trouble with it crumbling. the other leaked a little had to much filling in both will cut back next time.Filling was scrambled egg, fried...
  11. alanp

    New Year's Pork Loin

    I was looking for something to kick up the pork this year, found this apple smoked pork loin recipe here http://www.smoker-cooking.com/smoked-pork-loin.html The rub brought some good flovor to the smoke and a little of the sause on the meat was good I mopped with apple juice during the smoke...
  12. alanp

    Smoked mixed nuts for New Year's eve

    Tried something simple for a snack tonight, 1 1/2 TBSP melted Butter 3 TBSP Honey 2 TBSP sugar in the raw 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon 1/2 tsp cayenne pepper mixed till no lumps in cinnamon or pepper added 32 oz can mixed nut smoked at 225 for 2 hrs. will find out later how they go over Happy...
  13. alanp

    New Year's Eve ABT's

    Back by popular demand every get together everyone wants to know where the ABT's are so I smoked 48 for tonight creame cheese, sharp ceddar, and chorizo capped with bacon and dusting of cajun seasoning 2.5 hrs. at 225 degrees ABT's at 162 degrees test will be if any leftovers Happy New Year...
  14. alanp

    Country Ham suggestions

    I have a 14 lb. Smithfield raw country ham started the scrub down and soak, have to cut in half or at least cut off the hock end to fit in my Brinkman. My problem should I score the skin and mop or remove skin exposing fat cap and apply rub for the smoke figured I would use apple juice as mop to...
  15. alanp

    First smoke with the Brinkmann vert. gas

    I started this early Saturday, everything went smooth here we are at half way out of the smoke rested wraped for about 1.5 hrs. here we go ready for the table with a few pork cops I threw in the smoker at the end I did some chicken, ABT's and "Dutch,s wicked baked beans" though I had a...
  16. alanp

    Hello from Va.

    Have been lurking here for awhile, best smoking forum on the net! With the help of post here have done several successful smokes on my "ECB" with mods. Just got a Brinkmann gas smoker going to season Wed. and break it in Sat. with some small butts, chicken and by popular demand ABT's. Hope to...
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