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[morelli242]

I'm new to smoking meat so excuse my ignorance! I bought an electric smoker but I don't have an international thermometer.. I sit possible to smoke just by time until I get a thermometer? Mind u I'm not buy one anytime soon.

 

[wolfman1955]

morelli242,
Welcome, from southern Ohio, to the best forum on the internet if you are looking to learn how to BBQ/smoke/brine/cure/inject. Well you get the picture if you can do it to to something you put on a plate to eat then someone here has probably done it. Use the search bar at the top of the page and you will be led to the answer to most every question you can think of. If you don't find the answer there then just post it and someone will chime in with their opinion on the subject.

The best way to cook meat is to internal temp. You don't need a $75 or $100 therm. to do that. A decent meat therm. can be had for around $15 bucks. You can cook by time but there is always a posibility of under or over cooking your food.

Always remember the only dumb question is the one you don’t ask!!
Keep Smokin!!!
Wolf

 

[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
because their are so many different ways to make great Q...

Run out and get yourself a cheap instant read if nothing else.

Also will you add your location to your profile. It often helps us answer you questions.
Happy smoken.
David

 

[gary s]

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

               Gary