Well, he is trying to get me hooked. Ken (Seboke) smoked a lot of good meat over the 4th weekend, and I finally caved in and gave it a try.
We had a London Broil sitting in the fridge last weekend, and I said why donâ€[emoji]8482[/emoji]t we smoke it. So I decided to try it. I do not yet have a smoker, but in true McGyver fashion, I devised one out of my Wal-Mart special grill. I dropped some mesquite charcoal on one side of the grill, created a shield with some bricks, and placed the London Broil on the opposite side. My wife had put on a dry rub that she created out of the cabinet, so I donâ€[emoji]8482[/emoji]t really know what was in it. About 2 hours later, into the foil for about 30 minutes (I had to work that night so I didnâ€[emoji]8482[/emoji]t have as much time as I wanted to). It was just a little over done for me, but for my first shot at smoking, I have to say it wasnâ€[emoji]8482[/emoji]t to bad.
Now, I have about a 2 ½ pound tri tip on my same smoking setup, with Montreal Steak grill mates sprinkled all over it. Shooting for 250 in the grill and pulling it at about 135, foiling it for an hour, then chowing down. Fighting with the temp a little bit, but so far, so good. Here is a Q-view so far. In the first one, you can see my coals in a bread pan that I thought would make a good firebox. It did not, and I abandoned that idea for spreading the coals on the side. That is working a lot better. More to follow.
We had a London Broil sitting in the fridge last weekend, and I said why donâ€[emoji]8482[/emoji]t we smoke it. So I decided to try it. I do not yet have a smoker, but in true McGyver fashion, I devised one out of my Wal-Mart special grill. I dropped some mesquite charcoal on one side of the grill, created a shield with some bricks, and placed the London Broil on the opposite side. My wife had put on a dry rub that she created out of the cabinet, so I donâ€[emoji]8482[/emoji]t really know what was in it. About 2 hours later, into the foil for about 30 minutes (I had to work that night so I didnâ€[emoji]8482[/emoji]t have as much time as I wanted to). It was just a little over done for me, but for my first shot at smoking, I have to say it wasnâ€[emoji]8482[/emoji]t to bad.
Now, I have about a 2 ½ pound tri tip on my same smoking setup, with Montreal Steak grill mates sprinkled all over it. Shooting for 250 in the grill and pulling it at about 135, foiling it for an hour, then chowing down. Fighting with the temp a little bit, but so far, so good. Here is a Q-view so far. In the first one, you can see my coals in a bread pan that I thought would make a good firebox. It did not, and I abandoned that idea for spreading the coals on the side. That is working a lot better. More to follow.