Started smoking last week. Have questions.

[mikedixon]

Well, I finished my 1st smoke in my Pitmaster. It went pretty good. the family liked it. The salmon was a little dry to my liking, but the Boss and kids liked it very well. I am fond of sushi, they like fish sticks. Majority rules.
I did use hickory this time. I think I like Mesquite better. The taste is more rich to me. I used Mesquite the other times. I will try hickory again, I like to be open minded about these things. Especially if it pertains to food. I am going to try apple and peach wood some day.
I also grilled some squash, red onions, and portabella mushrooms to go with all the meat. It was a big hit.

 

[rivet]

Congratulations on your smoke and grilling. The vegs sound great, can't beat them.

Apple wood is a nice mild wood, and you ought to give cherry a try if you can. Neither as strong as mesquite or oak, but real nice.

 

[wanbli]

Mike, Welcome to the SMF. I'm rather new here myself and like you have been grilling for years. I KNEW something was "missing" with my grilled foods ( a lot of us northerners think grilling is barbequeing ) it just wasn't the same as the old timey barbeque places around here were offering. So I started looking at their methods, the first obvious thing was their cooking apparatus's. They were all using offset pits. I figured ok I'll buy one and see how it works. It didn't. It is basically an offset charcoal grill ( I didn't figure wood into the equation until a little later on ). I found this site, started reading, then started modifying the grill a little. It's better than it was out of the box but not a true smoker yet. I found and bought one that's much better and we're enjoying the food it produces ( we still use the grill for steak and chops etc...). There are recipes and ideas here that will blow you away. Look at all of the categories on the main forums page. Read, try and learn. It's a blast. Peace, Wanbli

 

[bbrock]

Welcome to SMF you will get all the help you need here.. people here like to help and give lots of helpful info...