First Smoke On My Akorn

[Chief 7]

Last weekend I smoke for the first time in my new Char Griller Akorn with great results. The beef back ribs came out great - they weren't Dinos but had plenty of beef on them for my wife and I. Since it was the first cook (I fired it up a couple of weeks ago to season the grill with peanut oil) I am learning how to settle the temp in this. I learned that I need to start shutting down the top and bottom vents a little earlier. I started shutting down just below my desired temp (225º) and that was too late. My temps got up near 300º (which isn't all that bad, but not what I wanted) so I will start a little sooner this weekend. You have all told me, for the WSM or any smoker, learning is part of the fun. I'm planning on a church roast (the poor man's brisket) that turned out so well on the WSM. I'll add a couple of pics of the beef back ribs here, so you can see how they came out.

 

[02ebz06]

Congrats on the new grill. Good looking ribs!

 

[JLeonard]

Great first cook! And learning a new cooker is half the fun. And you can eat your results.....Most of the time!

Jim

 

[Chief 7]

Great first cook! And learning a new cooker is half the fun. And you can eat your results.....Most of the time!

Jim

Yes, MOST of the time!

 

[Colin1230]

Good job Chief, good looking ribs. I had an Akorn a few years ago, back when you could get one fairly cheap. It was an excellent cooker.

 

[texomakid]

Nice cooker!