Man I'm fired up! Bring on the nice(r) weather!
Started smoking last year on an ECB. Took Paul Kirk's course (thanks to my wonderful wife).
I had some really amazing results for ribs and pork butt (so so on the one chicken I tried, but I'll be back to that).
I spent the winter in withdrawal (mostly lurking the forums). There's not a lot of options for buying decent smokers up here in Quebec unless you want to order online and pay a ton of shipping (200+ dollars most sites).
Well friends, the BBQ gods smiled on me and I stumbled on this at my local home depot:
http://www.homedepot.ca/product/dual-fuel-smoker-gas-charcoal/825657
I'd been eyeing it all winter but it was always marked "unavailable". Imagine my surprise when I found it on the shelves! Right in my budget.
So it's built. I just need to get the furnace tape for the doors (I've done my research and there are a few posts on this cooker) and an old cast iron pan for the chips.
I can't wait!
I do have a few questions for anyone else who owns this smoker, just wondering...I mean I WILL be experimenting.
- how is it in colder weather? I'm hoping once I have it clocked I'll be able to use it on propane until late autumn maybe even early winter?
- anyone try to cold smoke something (cheeses? salmon?) in there? What would the mods be for that?
- the manual says not to use chunks, but many posts about this cooker mention chunks, does it make a big difference? (I've never used chunks)
- do you soak your chips/chunks? for this cooker?
I am SO looking forward to the first pork butt I put in there, and the ribs.
I spent all summer mastering butts and ribs last year, this year after chatting with my butcher, I'll be trying chicken wings (he's offered me a nice deal).
Can't wait to start smoking!
Started smoking last year on an ECB. Took Paul Kirk's course (thanks to my wonderful wife).
I had some really amazing results for ribs and pork butt (so so on the one chicken I tried, but I'll be back to that).
I spent the winter in withdrawal (mostly lurking the forums). There's not a lot of options for buying decent smokers up here in Quebec unless you want to order online and pay a ton of shipping (200+ dollars most sites).
Well friends, the BBQ gods smiled on me and I stumbled on this at my local home depot:
http://www.homedepot.ca/product/dual-fuel-smoker-gas-charcoal/825657
I'd been eyeing it all winter but it was always marked "unavailable". Imagine my surprise when I found it on the shelves! Right in my budget.
So it's built. I just need to get the furnace tape for the doors (I've done my research and there are a few posts on this cooker) and an old cast iron pan for the chips.
I can't wait!
I do have a few questions for anyone else who owns this smoker, just wondering...I mean I WILL be experimenting.
- how is it in colder weather? I'm hoping once I have it clocked I'll be able to use it on propane until late autumn maybe even early winter?
- anyone try to cold smoke something (cheeses? salmon?) in there? What would the mods be for that?
- the manual says not to use chunks, but many posts about this cooker mention chunks, does it make a big difference? (I've never used chunks)
- do you soak your chips/chunks? for this cooker?
I am SO looking forward to the first pork butt I put in there, and the ribs.
I spent all summer mastering butts and ribs last year, this year after chatting with my butcher, I'll be trying chicken wings (he's offered me a nice deal).
Can't wait to start smoking!
