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I'm talking about the big 8-10 pound whole loin. Never smoked one before, not sure how it will come out. Doubt it will pull, but I think if I foil it early enough it will slice and stay moist. |
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I consider myself a damn fine pitmaster but I need some advice.
I have a 9 lb pork loin. Kids want pulled pork. Ive made pulled pork out of loin before in a crock pot that came out well, but it slow cooked in a baste/mop mixture. Is there any way to smoke a pork loin without drying it out too much for pulled pork? I thought about wrapping it in bacon, but Im afraid that will prevent a good smoke ring. |
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I don't know how you'd make pulled pork out of loin. |
Why **** up a perfectly good loin? They're kids, **** em.
***That's a figure of speech, don't actually **** them. |
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So Im going to try out my new smoker this weekend and want to smoke some ribs. Ive made ribs on my WSM at least 100 times the same exact way since I bought it back in 2005 and they've always came out great but since Im using a new smoker I want to try something different.
What I normally do is apply the rub, wrap in saran wrap and let them sit overnight in the fridge. This time I'm thinking about soaking them in an apple juice/apple cider vinegar/Sprite mixture overnight then applying the rub the next day right before I put them in. Anyone ever tried anything similar to this? Something else I was pondering...applesauce. Some people use mustard as a "glue" to help the rub stick. Since pork and apples go together like beef and potatoes, I was thnking about trying applesauce as a "glue" for the rub instead of mustard. Has anyone tried this or is it a horrible idea? There has to be some use for applesauce with ribs. |
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Leave it unwrapped. The fridge cool air will help the meat form a pellicle, which helps for smoke sticking to it.
I think there's too much water in applesauce, but never tried it. Generally speaking, I'd recommend you do it exactly the way you have done it previously to help set yourself a baseline for the electric. |
You're probably right about doing it the same at least the first time. How do you prep your ribs? Do you rub/sit in fridge overnight? I found the apple juice/cider vinegar/sprite idea in my pellet smoker guide but it says to do that for a butt. Wondering if there's any benefit to marinading ribs.
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I never do. I slather with thin layer of mustard, rub, then put them uncovered in the fridge overnight. Your electric is going to be able pretty moist heat, especially if you use a water pan; no spritzing necessary. |
I also do what FMB suggests and leave my meat uncovered in the fridge. Ribs and steak for sure. I slather mustard, put rub on and have it sit uncovered over night for ribs.
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Would also suggest you not set any part of your house on fire. We didn't use to have to make this kind of suggestion, but one guy always ruins the fun.
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I think you taught me all of that. So thanks. Have my parents doing it with the steaks and my mom could not get over that having them in the fridge uncovered didn't dry them out. Once they finally did it, they couldn't believe how much tastier and juicier the steaks would come out. |
Google "britu" ribs. Use the rub recipe and the cooking method. You'll love it.
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Where does everyone get their smoker wood chunks? Anyone found any good deals? I just paid $9 for an 8lb bag of hickory chunks from Lowe's. Looking around on Amazon and ebay that isnt a bad deal but there's gotta be better deals out there than that.
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Haven't in a long time, but I used to order from www.barbecuewood.com. |
smoking: weed
grilling: the kids bbq'ing: chicken :D |
Tomorrow on the Weber Smokey Mountain:
1 Rack St. Louis Style Baby Back Pork Ribs 1 Pork Tenderloin 1 Turkey Breast 3 Chicken Breast 1 Rope Beef Sausage 1 pot of bbq beans |
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Burgers, salted rib eyes, and brined pork chops. Also posted in the dinner thread.
http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/2016...9dcd1046ec.jpg And done. http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/2016...4fa28fa5c8.jpg I don't think I've ever smoked pork chops before. They came out perfect, and the brine did a spectacular job of seasoning them and keeping them super moist. One of the rib eyes came out a little rare, but the other was perfect. I'll just use the rare one for leftovers so it shouldn't be overcooked once I reheat it. |
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It's only a matter of time before some hipster brings back BBQed possum, groundhog and raccoon. Or have they already? |
Tried some brats from Clarks in St. Joe and gotta give them a nod. Lots of varieties. Lots of bacon as well including beef bacon.
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Smoking a whole chicken (to use in enchiladas later) and some Scotch eggs. BBQ glazed on the far left.
Chifws!!! http://i1290.photobucket.com/albums/...psnyk5jbpy.jpg Got the egg a little more done than I intended, so I'll have to play around with my cook times. http://i1290.photobucket.com/albums/...psjya4thx0.jpg |
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Doing stable meats. Costco chicken thighs to use in recipes and a whole pork loin. Injected the meat, rubbed em down and marinated them in the fridge for 24 hours. Then slow smoked with apple and oak wood chips.
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I made jerk chicken in the crock pot.
I like to jerk my chicken occasionally. |
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Jerk chicken isn't as messy.
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What this pork shoulder looked like at around Noon just before a wrapped it and put it back on. http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/2016...3b34633f16.jpg
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Hopefully some Falcon. We'll see.
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so i have a cheap offset smoker (with mods, pic provided) i have been using, but unless its hot out there is a lot of heat loss. had a bunch of bricks laying around so i thought i would make my own.
this is just a mock up of it. will have to mortar it obviously, and then maybe line the fire box with 1/4 steel. you will notice, i have offset some bricks for rack placement. and i will need to figure a way to have access to lower racks when full. total capacity i would say around 10 chickens or more will fit on this mock up. i do have more bricks, but it was getting quite tall at this point. |
Doing a couple tri tips today. Im gonna try barbecuing them instead of grilling for the fist time. 250 on the trusty WSM with hickory until they hit 130 then sear directly over the hot coals.
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If anyone's been waiting to pull the trigger on an electric smoker, Amazon has the 30-inch Masterbuilt on sale.
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00SKO7C18...-20&ascsubtag=[t|link[p|1787747807[a|B00SKO7C18[au|5727177402741770316[b|deals |
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just browsing video builds i have seen many made simply of brick, but i don't want to get it built and after ten cooks it crumbles. ETA: http://www.fieldfurnace.com.au/fire-...a-based-c-1_5/ think i may start here for the bricks. |
unsure of smoker dynamics... advice...
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so the drawing is an offset smoker out of bricks. where would you place the chimney exhaust? in my original, where the red line is, or somewhere different?
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Just curious, but why an offset design? You could easily build a vertical brick smoker with either bricks or a steel plate between the fire and the food (with a small opening of course for smoke/heat) or you could put a rack in for a water pan between the fire and food. I've used different offset designs and different vertical designs over the years, and I've always turned out better results with vertical because the heat is so much more even throughout
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like these. I plan to eventually have one like the one that is open faced and have the side, which I think is intended for wood storage, to use as a pizza oven/roaster
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I had one like pictures on the left tooge. Briskets were unbelievable. Way better than the professional i use now. It helped me master burnt ends too. It's really how i cut my teeth in BBQ.
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aaaaaaand... i am only working with the materials i have on hand :D now for my disclaimer: i have never used a vertical so i may not know what i am talking about :D |
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i think my dilemma is that i will have several rack heights. i assume in this scenario, very bottom would be ideal? |
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Just put a few pounds of chicken wings on the PBC for the Chiefs game.
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Did some turkey smoking from the scouts. http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/2016...18f1639f44.jpg
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Brisket, smoked bacon-wrapped scallops and pasta salad.
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And a bacon explosion. (not pictured)
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No game today so I decided to thaw out some frozen Costco chicken thighs and smoke them to have some future meat for reciepes.
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Trying some dehydrated onions on them just because, why not try something new.
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8 lb bone-in pork butt for sammiches.
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I've been in Alabama since 2010, and yesterday for the very first time, I found a whole brisket. All I can ever find around here is flat cut, and they usually run about $6-$7 per pound. Well, Costco had whole briskets yesterday (prime grade, too) for $2.99/pound. So I put it in the Pit Barrel this morning with some hickory and apple wood.
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Usually you'd take the grate out and hang. I just didn't want to hang the brisket. They also help with temperature control. https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...3fa6f98bff.jpg (not my pic) |
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