And it starts!!!! QView!!!

[dv8uagain]

So I finished everything up today. Charcoal basket done as well as vent mod and plates. started seasoning around 2:30 food on at 4:45... I am extremely happy with the way the Outlay performed. I still have fire place rope and high temp silicone to put on yet but wanted to get a test run in to see the flaws. Temps were almost even side to side at grate level maybe a 3 -4 degree difference. seasoned at 300 then dropped to 250-275 for the ribs and chicken. Ribs took a long time and one rack was perfect the other seemed tough to me. Used Jeff's rub on the ribs and made the sauce and HOLY POOP that's good shit right there... On the BCC's I did butter under the skin and a version of the snake bite chicken rub substituting some ingredients for ones I didn't have. Looking forward to the next session hopefully next weekend if I have some time. I will stop rambling on and get on with the show!!!

This is before i lit her up...

Good Mahogany color... Ribs on!

About to pull chix

And a good clean pull on the rack that was perfect.... Unfortunately its the bottome rack but I was in a hurry to Shoot pic and eat

 

[adiochiro3]

Nice inaugural run!  Congrats, and welcome to the smoker's world!  One request, though: pix of the smoke ring in the meat -- AKA the Money Shot -- we can drool and oooohhhh and aaaahhhh!

 

[meateater]

Those look good!  Somehow you ended up with a bone with no meat on it! 

 

[venture]

The meat looks great.

Now we need to get more grunge on that smoker.

Good luck and good smoking.

 

[africanmeat]

It looks great and yummy

 

[SmokinAl]

Great job for your first run!

 

[sqwib]

Kudos my friend, love the seasoning job (amber lid)

 

[samaridad]

nice start. when do we get an invite for some Q..

.Its all about sharing ! info and food....

 

[dv8uagain]

Thanks everyone it was a blast and i think Jeff's is even better today... Used bacon grease for the seasoning that was fun all the neighbors came out when they started smelling the bacon.

I may try to do some steaks one day this week in on top of the charcoal basket where I have the one grate sitting should be nice and hot in there. It feels so good to be able to smoke some food without having drive up to a buddies house every time to do it.

How long do you usually let it go to even out temps before putting food on. I still have to fire it up just using the charcoal basket as when I did the seasoning I also put some lump in the main chamber to bring some temp up in there without too much in the fire box.

Anytime you're up from GA in Philly feel free to stop by this whole thing is about good friends and good times....

 

[fpnmf]

Looks great!!

  Craig

 

[bakerboy7]

Welcome to the family!  Looks like you're off to a great start!