Educate me on smokers please

[TwinStick]

I know nothing about them. This is the one i have my eye on: http://www.cabelas.com/product/camping/ ... _104582880 I need to know what works & what don't. If you had to do it again, what would you do differently. Thanks

$300 Cabela's gift card for retirement.

[blindsquirrel33]

I have the propane gas model. My only regret is that I didn't get the electric one. Gas is a giant pain to regulate the temperature with. A friend of mine has the electric model like the one you're looking at and he has a much simpler time with it. Overall though, I love the foods I've smoked in my unit.

[Will]

Landmann propane is what I have. Holds temp great. I like gas over electric, I swear the food tastes better. Has that crisp. Has a cast brass burner, will last a lifetime. Mine is 10 years old, the igniter quit but I just light it with a bic. Smokes, chips, chunks or pellets.

[Will]

[Will]

Only thing I would do differently is get the wider one. I think I have the 34" tall but it's only 12" wide inside and you have to cut ribs down to fit them, looking back, I would get the widest one they have.

[Cactus Red]

It's a dirty habit, don't do it...

[TwinStick]

It's a dirty habit, don't do it...

[TwinStick]

Well, sometimes you just get lucky. We went to Cabela's last night to pay off our Cabela's credit card in full. I brought my $300 retirement gift card with me-just in case. I start looking at smokers & BAM, there it is. My $430 smoker, on sale for $349 on a special for fathers day. Included a free cover, sausage hanger & some other stuff as well as a dvd of recipes & how to..... stuff. Had a $20 coupon with us as well & also used my discount. The wood chips i got were on sale as well. It even fit in the backseat, in the box (by a mm) of our Corolla. Can't beat saving money

I just HATE saving money..............said NO ONE,-EVER !!!

[Cactus Red]

Awesome!

Time to do some tri-tip or brisket, and get that smoker broke in.

[Will]

[Will]

I ate wayyy tooo muuuccchhh

[TwinStick]

Smoker is a smokin'. Trying some sausage for my first time. Sure smells good with the peach wood chips. I'm thinking maybe I should put a lock on the door of it, just to prevent late night/early morning hooligans from following their nose---right to my food. Not sure yet. If I filled it up with 2-$300 worth of meat & it was gone in the morning, i would be pissed off beyond belief.

[TwinStick]

So, Sausage turned out flippin' awesome. Yum, yum.

Just put a pork butt & brisket in. Injected the pork butt & rubbed the brisket with this: http://grilling24x7.com/smoking-pork-an ... -together/ 15 hrs should do the trick. My son got the smoker to be controlled from my phone !!! How flippin' cool is that ! I can monitor the smoker temp, change & adjust it, set it to remind me to add more chips & see the internal temp of the meat w/meat probe---all from my damn phone, while i'm gettin drunk !!! You just can't beat that !!! LOL I put a pan inside to hopefully catch most of the drippings, if not, it will drain down into the resivour, so i can save it & add it back if needed when i pull the pork. Also saving the fat i cut off the brisket after it is done but before i cut it up.

Damn, making myself hungry.

Made a new drink that I think is pretty damn good. Think I will call it the "Green Manilishi". Ginger ale with some mint leaves from my garden. Put in the Vita-Mix & blend. Ice cubes, Jim Beam Apple & the ginger ale mint mix !!! "Makes you do things I don't want to do" !!!


https://youtu.be/BRW-qrEHZjE

[FirerescuePW]

To paraphrase Dean Wormer, "Fat, drunk, and stupid is no way to go through retirement, son"

[TwinStick]

Drunk, I ain't. Stupid, I'm not. Fat, well you, i'm working on that !!! lol

[Will]

You're hooked now! Haha

[TwinStick]

Yup, I think i am hooked.

ON HIGH ALERT !!!

Neighbor was asking his wife "what smells so friggin good ?



Edit: 187* internal meat temp right now !

[FirerescuePW]

Hahaha!
Just lookin' out for you!

[TwinStick]

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^Brisket^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^



^^^^^^^^^^^^^^Pulled Pork^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

[TwinStick]

Verdict is in. Family says it is as good or better than any we have ever had........Including Famous Dave's or Dinosaur BBQ or Sticky Lips. Awesome stuff !!! Gonna try some fish in a few days when family comes up.

Any tips for fish ?? I have 2 Salmon filets & an Alaskan Cod filet.