Newbie smoker on the Florida Treasure Coast

[DRKsmoking]

Welcome from Nova Scotia

Good luck on second time around with the ribs.
Lots of great info here, and its fun to keep trying to see what works best for you
with flavors etc

David

 

[heynow.brian]

Wife an I decided to buy a smoker. Kinda how we landed on this site. Soooo many choices! We decided to start with an electric smoker to get our feet wet.
Picked up a MASTERBUILT electronic unit at Lowe’s.
We assembled it and seasoned it yesterday. Going to attempt our first smoking around 1:00 eastern time.
Gonna do a rack of Pork and rack of Beef.

Good luck dude

 

[JC in GB]

Welcome from Wisconsin.


JC

 

[16again]

Welcome from Nova Scotia

Good luck on second time around with the ribs.
Lots of great info here, and its fun to keep trying to see what works best for you
with flavors etc

David

Thanks we are enjoying it. Love your chihuahua. I have 2 of them. My best friends.

 

[16again]

We just brought the unit up to full high. Electronic thermostat said 275*
Placed 2 probes in the air inside smoker. Both registered within 3* of each other. 20* to 23* higher air temp inside than the electronic thermostat was set for.
Above said, does that still mean under cooked as to the over cooked we perceived?

 

[Hamdrew]

We just brought the unit up to full high. Electronic thermostat said 275*
Placed 2 probes in the air inside smoker. Both registered within 3* of each other. 20* to 23* higher air temp inside than the electronic thermostat was set for.
Above said, does that still mean under cooked as to the over cooked we perceived?

These were ~4.5hrs at ~250*. The bigger ones (right two) were still a little underdone

 

[Hamdrew]

We just brought the unit up to full high. Electronic thermostat said 275*
Placed 2 probes in the air inside smoker. Both registered within 3* of each other. 20* to 23* higher air temp inside than the electronic thermostat was set for.
Above said, does that still mean under cooked as to the over cooked we perceived?

yes, i would say undercooked

 

[TNJAKE]

Sounds to me they were under cooked. pineywoods gave some good advice that is a great starting place for beginners. Then once you nail that you can adjust to your liking. Spare ribs take around 6 hours at 225. At 3 hours they will be very tough and could be thought as over cooked but it's actually the opposite. The longer cook as suggested will further break down the fats and tenderize the ribs. I highly recommend 3-2-1 for spares and 2-2-1 for baby backs for beginners

 

[16again]

This is what it looked like after dinner. Left overs wife chopped up.

 

[Hamdrew]

looks like quite a bit of unrendered sinew. being a very tough cut of meat, it needs every bit of that cooked.

watch for the pull back more than relying on temps/time etc

 

[16again]

looks like quite a bit of unrendered sinew. being a very tough cut of meat, it needs every bit of that cooked.

watch for the pull back more than relying on temps/time etc

Thank you for the help. Much appreciated.

 

[DRKsmoking]

Thanks we are enjoying it. Love your chihuahua. I have 2 of them. My best friends.

Thanks That's my Gabby. She is gone now . 2 years this April 1st. Still miss her . She was with me every day for 16 years
We still have 2 little girls left, but not the same without her. She was the social one

David

 

[16again]

We have burgers in the smoker right now. Using double probe. One in the air the other in thickest burger. Heavy rain here at the moment and driving the sensor up and down. Will cook the burgers to 145*
Have the smoker set to 225* but the sensor in the air keeps informing me that the temp is high. When I adjust down it notifies a few minutes later that the temp is low.

 

[DRKsmoking]

We have burgers in the smoker right now. Using double probe. One in the air the other in thickest burger. Heavy rain here at the moment and driving the sensor up and down. Will cook the burgers to 145*
Have the smoker set to 225* but the sensor in the air keeps informing me that the temp is high. When I adjust down it notifies a few minutes later that the temp is low.

Thanks 16again for the like. Because of the weather making my temp go up and down so quick ,( plus the dial is so sensitive ) that's one of the reasons why i built the shed for mine. Plus i like building sheds :) David

 

[16again]

Thanks 16again for the like. Because of the weather making my temp go up and down so quick ,( plus the dial is so sensitive ) that's one of the reasons why i built the shed for mine. Plus i like building sheds :) David

No shed here, actually under front porch. Burgers came out great using the probe. If We would have used time we would have had ashes.

 

[DRKsmoking]

No shed here, actually under front porch. Burgers came out great using the probe. If We would have used time we would have had ashes.

Ashes , probably not as good on a bun, ha ha

 

[16again]

Ashes , probably not as good on a bun, ha ha

Not as good at all. Lol

 

[BigW.]

I'd eat that burger.