Greetings from Utah

[boogey247]

I've been using an old Brinkmann electric smoker for years. I know it's a super newbie smoker, but it works. I love smoking more than the grill or bbq because it's not something you have to babysit! I have a couple of questions to start my first post/introduction.

I have 3 fatties ready to go on the smoker in a couple of hours. How long to I need to cook these for? I've read 165 or so, but the fillings are not meat. Do I still need to get it to 165 internal temp? Also, I have no idea what my cooking temp is. My smoker is an old hand me down, but it's the same one you have purchase at Home Depot. Brinkmann electric. My second question is any idea what this smoker's cook temp is or how to measure it?

 

[s2k9k]

 to SMF!!! We're happy you found us! You've come to the right place, there's lot's of great people here who love to share and help each other out! Would you do us a favor and update your profile to include your location, Thanks!

Even though the filling in your fatty isn't meat you want to get it to 165* to ensure that the meat that is there is fully cooked and that anything that did touch raw meat is fully cooked.

Here's a really good thermometer to measure your smoker temp, it also has another probe to measure your food temp as it cooks:

http://www.amazenproducts.com/ProductDetails.asp?ProductCode=MAVET-732

You might want to check out Jeff's Free 5 day E-course, it will teach you all the basics and a whole lot more: http://www.smoking-meat.com/smoking-basics-ecourse.html

 

[scarbelly]

Hello  and 

to SMF - glad to have you here

Like Dave said 165 is the magic # on the fatties

 

[boogey247]

165 it is. Thanks for the information. It is greatly appreciated!

 

[jrod62]

Welcome to SMF. :welcome1:

 

[smokinhusker]

Hello and welcome to SMF! How did those fatties turn out?