...In with the new!
Hey guys, I'm been lurking for a while, ya'll might have seen my post with the OLD beast grill that I thought was a smoker... Anyway, Like Muley05 (who is also near KC (I'm from Grandview)) I got a smoker for Father's Day... My wife let me get the cheapest thing I could find until I got the swing of things... so we settled for a Brinkmann (the square cabinet looking one).
I did smoke a li'l chicken on sunday evening.... and turned out pretty well... I started at 8pm and got it between 200-225 degrees... so at midnight (internal temp was 110) I took it out of the smoker and stuck it in the oven for 30-40 mins at 360.... Oh, I also threw in a polska kielbasa around 11pm...
My only concern is... the blood in the chicken seemed to stay in side, and cook... and while the meat was seperating from the bone, it was somewhat pink. (If I die... you guys'll know why...LOL)
Anybody suggest a good second smoke, that will be good for a newbie?
Also, is it a good idea use split oak logs (the bundle you get from campsites) as a heat source and smoke source?
Thanks!
Harmoman
P.S. The old beast I have is now being used to burn odd sized branches that may fall over the years...
Hey guys, I'm been lurking for a while, ya'll might have seen my post with the OLD beast grill that I thought was a smoker... Anyway, Like Muley05 (who is also near KC (I'm from Grandview)) I got a smoker for Father's Day... My wife let me get the cheapest thing I could find until I got the swing of things... so we settled for a Brinkmann (the square cabinet looking one).
I did smoke a li'l chicken on sunday evening.... and turned out pretty well... I started at 8pm and got it between 200-225 degrees... so at midnight (internal temp was 110) I took it out of the smoker and stuck it in the oven for 30-40 mins at 360.... Oh, I also threw in a polska kielbasa around 11pm...
My only concern is... the blood in the chicken seemed to stay in side, and cook... and while the meat was seperating from the bone, it was somewhat pink. (If I die... you guys'll know why...LOL)
Anybody suggest a good second smoke, that will be good for a newbie?
Also, is it a good idea use split oak logs (the bundle you get from campsites) as a heat source and smoke source?
Thanks!
Harmoman
P.S. The old beast I have is now being used to burn odd sized branches that may fall over the years...