Biggest Oops

[gorillagrilla]

Just for fun , wondering what everyones biggest oops was.Could be a begginers blunder, a veterans oversight ,or a plain old DUH !c'mon , make with the confesions !
I know mine was not to long ago doin my first yard birds.STUFFED the little buggers.Hadda chuck em all (5) to be safe after being advised on this forum of the bacteria breading ground I had created !
I am sure some of the newbies could benifit from knowing mistakes that have allready been made.

 

[flash]

On the smoker, thinking the coals were going OK, only to find out they went out.
Probably the worst was we were so busy cutting ups some pulled pork one time, that we forgot about the ABT's on the Gasser.

Actually, they may have be overly crisper, but were still edible and quite tasty.

 

[meowey]

Letting the propane tank on the GOSM run out!

Take care, have fun, and do good!

Regards,

Meowey

 

[gorillagrilla]

Of coarse there was the time I didnt realize a piece of lump ( burning ) had fallen on the ground and I had been standing on it with my sneakers.Wondered why my smoke smelled like rubber....wait.....ouch !

 

[supervman]

I just refilled my 20 lb propane tank, grilled some steaks w some chips for smoke. Was so hungry for the rib eyes I shut off the grill and not the tank. Next time I went to start the grill. NO GAS! The darn thing leaked out. Lesson Learned.

 

[desertlites]

I have had my share,from coals in the flip flops to naw that ain't to hot to touch(ouch) but last weekends bacon smoke was a killer-both smokers going low temp with hotplates-1 caught fire and burning the plastic base-ruined that batch o bacon-5#s prolly-still chapped bout that but heck it's just meat-have another belly on order-so u-all gonna have to suffer through more bacon pic's to come.let's keep it safe and smile at the oops & if u ain't got 1 you ain't smoking enough!

 

[abelman]

When I first started out and really wasn't very good at getting the feel for the coals, venting, temops, etc, one of the first smokes I did was a Kilbasa. I went through the steps, etc. I thought I was done and I dug in with the kids.

It was TERRIBLE and the kids agreed. It left such a bad taste that I haven't even thought about doing another since.

 

[monty]

Got too busy doing things and trying to rush the process of about fifteen pounds of bottom round beef jerky.

Ended up with a whole pile of inedible protein based little rocks.

Cheers!

 

[seboke]

a chunk of charcoal didn't quite make it from the charcoal chimney to my coal basket. Found it hiding in the grass with my bare feet

 

[cowgirl]

I'm still not convinced this one was my fault. The debate has been going on for a couple of years between myself and my friends.

While cooking a large pig underground, I had other side dishes to prepare and left 5 "helpers" in charge of watching the pig.
They dug the pig up too early and it wasn't ready. So they pulled the pig out and threw a bunch of charcoal into the pit and lit it.
Replaced the pig and sat back visiting.

When I came out to check on things, the "helpers" were having a good time visiting while huge flames were shooting up from the pit.

The pig's legs burnt off, but the hams and shoulders were edible. lol

They blame me for leaving them in charge.

 

[gorillagrilla]

O.k , I feel better now

 

[rivet]

There is not enough space for my two oopses. But they are only two and they are done!

 

[doctor phreak]

same thing hapen to me..was not happy

 

[flyin'illini]

See my thread on a mishap I had the 2nd time I did chicken. Just a flare-up but it became a near miss safety based on circumstances that unfolded.
http://www.smokingmeatforums.com/for...ht=safety+item

 

[richoso1]

I had a heck of a time keeping my brown sugar dry when using a sealed container, then I started using a slice of bread in the container and it absorbed the moisture. How embarrassing...

 

[smokewatcher]

At least you had shoes on.

 

[ronp]

I have had the same problem. I found that microwaving will soften it up most times. Good tip, I have to remember that.
Thanks.

 

[rickandtaz]

I want to thank gorillagrilla for starting this thread, I thought this kind of stuff only happened to me.

My worst day smoking was (I think) caused by a thawing mistake.
A whole turkey, didn't notice any smell going into the smoker. A few hours later though, it was very obvious that this was a rotten bird. Even my dog, who is usually right beside me, didn't want any part of that.

 

[tn_bbq]

Been there, done that. I left my grill run all night...and it did.

One mistake I've made is letting the thermometer touch a raw piece of meat. That will give you a false reading everytime. It freaked me out for about 30 minutes while I stoked the fire trying to get the temp back up.