New to Smoking

[marlies06415]

Hi, my name is Marlies and I live in Connecticut.  I purchased a Masterbuilt Electric 30" inch smoker and have used it a few times.  I'm new to the smoking world and have had a few successes on an old Char broil off set smoker.  I have made a pork loin and chicken breasts which came out well.  I tried a brisket for the first time this weekend and had problems.  I never achieved a "bark" not sure if it is because I should have added water/juice to the pan for a more moist smoke.  I did marinate overnight and then added a rub before smoking.  Could use any tips as to what I did wrong.  I do see that this smoker seems to run about 20 degrees hotter than it states so I'm still in the adjustment curve of my smoking path.

 

[gary s]

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Hello Marlies, and welcome from East Texas. This is a great site, lots of information and great people that are willing to throw in their two cents worth on about anything. [/h3][h1]  [/h1][h1]Gary[/h1]

 

[themule69]

Glad you joined the group. The search bar at the top of any page is your best friend.
About anything you wanna know about smoking/grilling/curing/brining/cutting or slicing
and the list goes on has probably been posted. Remember to post a QVIEW of your smokes.
We are all smoke junkies here and we have to get our fix. If you have questions
Post it and you will probably get 10 replies with 11 different answers. That is
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Happy smoken.
David