new to smoking

[melissa h]

Hi. My name is Melissa. I am new to this,I just got my first smoker. I choose a gas one. My first try I did ribs with a dry rub and the was pretty good. I hope to get some tips and learn along the way. Thanks Melissa from Indiana.

 

[Rafter H BBQ]

Welcome Melissa, glad ya joined us ! What brand of smoker did ya get ?

 

[noboundaries]

Melissa H from Indiana, welcome to SMF!  We're glad you're here and looking forward to learning as you go along.  Lots of folks here willing to answer any question you have so don't be shy.

Have fun!

Ray

 

[gary s]

  Good morning and welcome to the forum, from a bright, sunny day here in East Texas. Lots of great people with tons of information on just about  everything.

Gary

 

[bluewhisper]

Welcome to the board, Melissa! Use the Search to look up your smoker and see how people use them. Where in Indiana are you? We have a lot of IN members.

 

[melissa h]

Welcome Melissa, glad ya joined us ! What brand of smoker did ya get ?

I got a smoke hollow wood smoker

 

[melissa h]

Smoke hollow. Does anyone ever smoke veggiez?

 

[Rafter H BBQ]

Smoke hollow. Does anyone ever smoke veggiez?

Oh yea, you can smoke veggies !

 

[melissa h]

Oh yea, you can smoke veggies !

May I ask what kind you smoke? We eat a lot from our garden. Is it kinda like roasting in the oven or no?

 

[Rafter H BBQ]

Oh yea, you can smoke veggies !

May I ask what kind you smoke? We eat a lot from our garden. Is it kinda like roasting in the oven or no?

Sure, I've done veggies a couple ways ! One way is if your smoking say a beef chuck roast or Tri Tip for example, just get an aluminum pan & fill it with your veggies (we've done broccoli, cauliflower, carrots, taters, celery) just to name a few. I've added a bit of beef stock before & EVOO or peanut oil ! Just stir some in with whatever seasoning ya wanna use. We keep it simple with a dash of salt & pepper ! Set the pan of veggies underneath the meat so it gets the drippings in them ! Then just smoke to desired tenderness !

The other way I've done them is toss in some EVOO or peanut oil & season as above but then I've put them directly on the grates.... Q Matz are helpful with this method too ! Then they don't accidentally fall thru the grates.... And again, smoke to desired tenderness !