First fattie

[mama's smoke]

I'm doing my first fattie on my MES. What do I put in the water pan and do I chill the fattie in the frig or freezer before putting it in the smoker?

 

[benjaminr]

Water in pan

It helps to have the fattie wrapped and chilled to help keep shape but is not necessary.

Happy smoking

 

[smokin relaxin steve]

I do both with my fatties

Like 10 min in the freezer shld be good


GOOD LUCK!

 

[mama's smoke]

Okay, it doesn't look so great, but it tasted delicious. Mild Italian sausage for base. I added grated Asiago, mozzarella, and parmesan. I added more Italian seasoning and just some simple spaghetti sauces from a jar, followed by more cheese and ricotta. I'll leave out the ricotta next time and perhaps try sliced cheeses instead of grated. Anyway, here's the Qview.

http://s829.photobucket.com/albums/...BBQ/?action=view&current=Readyforthesmoke.jpg

http://s829.photobucket.com/albums/...My BBQ/?action=view&current=Fromthesmoker.jpg

http://s829.photobucket.com/albums/...ws/My BBQ/?action=view&current=Readytoeat.jpg

 

[smokin relaxin steve]

Looks good from here... Nice job

 

[northern greenhorn]

great lookin fatty, sounds tasty

 

[mballi3011]

Water in the pan. Now there are alot of folks here that say to put apple juice in the pan and I have many many times and I haven't found any differance in the flavor of the meat so water. Your fatties looks great and you shopuld be really proud and I hope really full too.

 

[rdknb]

I agree on the apple juice not making any diff in the pan, so I just use water. My Engineer Son tried to explain the mass thing and how it works on the heat, but I told him I just need to know it works not alll the science behind it lol

 

[beer-b-q]

Looks Good to me...

 

[pineywoods]

Looks good to me

I do like to get mine very cold in the freezer before putting them in the smoker it seems to help me get them on with breaking them open

 

[treegje]

If he was nice, that is most important

 

[caveman]

Good looking fattie. Truth be told, I don't use any pan. I let it drip & burn the fat the next day when I am cleaning / seasoning my grills. But I understand that you have a MES so, when in Rome................