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Title: My first smoke...
Post by: TAftonomos on June 15, 2011, 01:21:36 PM
Jumped in with cold feet, bought a cheapie propane smoker for $100 (found a deal on SD.net).

First time ever

(http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y54/TheoAftonomos/Smoke/Fattiedone.jpg)

ABT's with cream cheese, chorizo, wrapped in pepper bacon.

Tomorrow morning I'll start a 10 lb butt, and maybe next weekend I'll try some ribs.

Title: Re: My first smoke...
Post by: Artful on June 15, 2011, 01:24:38 PM
Did you bring enough for the whole class?

(because I really want to eat that now.)
Title: Re: My first smoke...
Post by: hbliam on June 15, 2011, 01:28:02 PM
Looks great. Good job.
Title: Re: My first smoke...
Post by: YellowDuck on June 15, 2011, 01:53:55 PM
Is that a meatloaf? Nothing like smoked loaf. [thumbsup]
Title: Re: My first smoke...
Post by: Speedbag on June 15, 2011, 01:59:51 PM
Looking good.  [thumbsup]
Title: Re: My first smoke...
Post by: fastwin on June 15, 2011, 02:15:02 PM
Quote from: Speedbag on June 15, 2011, 01:59:51 PM
Looking good.  [thumbsup]

+1 [thumbsup] Yummy! ;D [bacon] I have a friend that is the king of smokers and grilling. He could make an old tennis shoe melt in your mouth. Wish I had that cooking talent. All I can do is the dishes... but I'm damn good at it. ;D

Have fun with it.
Title: Re: My first smoke...
Post by: Speedbag on June 15, 2011, 03:37:51 PM
Quote from: fastwin on June 15, 2011, 02:15:02 PM
I have a friend that is the king of smokers and grilling. He could make an old tennis shoe melt in your mouth. Wish I had that cooking talent.

It's amazingly easy. When I bought my smoker I wasn't sure about it, but after the first try I laughed at how simple it is. Maintain your temp and resist the temptation to peek (a lot) and you're golden. Experimenting with different rubs and brines is tasty fun.

If I can do it, so can you.  :)
Title: Re: My first smoke...
Post by: fastwin on June 15, 2011, 06:56:28 PM
Cool! I have watched my friend in a decent drunken moment whip together a dry rub from stuff he picked out of the cabinet probably not even knowing what he was doing and crank out incredible results! No shit, on a bad day I eat better at his west TX ranch than I ever do at home! [clap] [popcorn] [bacon] [bow_down] The dude can cook! [thumbsup]... even somewhat drunk! [drink]
Title: Re: My first smoke...
Post by: Artful on June 15, 2011, 07:27:15 PM
Well in fairness... in west Texas "somewhat drunk" translates to VERY VERY drunk anywhere else in the world.
Title: Re: My first smoke...
Post by: Speedbag on June 16, 2011, 04:25:18 AM
Drinking and BBQing go hand in hand.  [beer]

Nothing much better than some good BBQ and homebrew.
Title: Re: My first smoke...
Post by: fastwin on June 16, 2011, 08:27:38 AM
Quote from: Artful on June 15, 2011, 07:27:15 PM
Well in fairness... in west Texas "somewhat drunk" translates to VERY VERY drunk anywhere else in the world.

[laugh] Yeah, dinner time usually ends up being closer to 11:00pm than not. [drink] [beer] [wine]
Title: Re: My first smoke...
Post by: Monsterlover on June 16, 2011, 09:46:29 AM
Quote from: TAftonomos on June 15, 2011, 01:21:36 PM
Jumped in with cold feet, bought a cheapie propane smoker for $100 (found a deal on SD.net).

First time ever

(http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y54/TheoAftonomos/Smoke/Fattiedone.jpg)

ABT's with cream cheese, chorizo, wrapped in pepper bacon.

Tomorrow morning I'll start a 10 lb butt, and maybe next weekend I'll try some ribs.



That pic makes me want to lick my monitor
Title: Re: My first smoke...
Post by: TAftonomos on June 16, 2011, 12:33:20 PM
Quote from: YellowDuck on June 15, 2011, 01:53:55 PM
Is that a meatloaf? Nothing like smoked loaf. [thumbsup]

Not a load, but a "nakid fattie".

Don't make the mistake I did and google "nakid fattie"....the results are nothing like what you see here  [laugh]
Title: Re: My first smoke...
Post by: corey on June 17, 2011, 05:56:56 AM
so... when are you going to re-fabricate those grates out of titanium then?
Title: Re: My first smoke...
Post by: Scooter Montgomery on June 17, 2011, 06:57:10 AM
Quote from: Monsterlover on June 16, 2011, 09:46:29 AM
That pic makes me want to lick my monitor

Right click, save as background.  ;D
Title: Re: My first smoke...
Post by: Monsterlover on June 17, 2011, 10:28:44 AM
done :)
Title: Re: My first smoke...
Post by: Speedbag on June 17, 2011, 10:44:24 AM
I highly recommend trying this:

http://www.bbqaddicts.com/blog/recipes/bacon-explosion/ (http://www.bbqaddicts.com/blog/recipes/bacon-explosion/)

Here's a pair of beauties we made on our annual northern MN drunken fishing trip last year:

(http://i367.photobucket.com/albums/oo118/Speedbag/IMG00062-20100904-1400.jpg)

They were gone in minutes. Pure, concentrated, delicious evil.  :)

Title: Re: My first smoke...
Post by: YellowDuck on June 17, 2011, 11:44:11 AM
My Dad makes a mean bacon bomb.

Unfortunately, you pay the fiddler the next day.
Title: Re: My first smoke...
Post by: TAftonomos on June 23, 2011, 04:00:31 PM
Did these today + Ribs

(http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y54/TheoAftonomos/Smoke/th_ABTs.jpg) (http://s3.photobucket.com/albums/y54/TheoAftonomos/Smoke/?action=view&current=ABTs.jpg)
(http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y54/TheoAftonomos/Smoke/th_wings.jpg) (http://s3.photobucket.com/albums/y54/TheoAftonomos/Smoke/?action=view&current=wings.jpg)

Ribs are resting...if they last long enough I'll get pics. :D
Title: Re: My first smoke...
Post by: Speedbag on June 23, 2011, 05:28:49 PM
I think we're gonna have to create an Official BBQ Thread.....
Title: Re: My first smoke...
Post by: sugarcrook on June 24, 2011, 08:47:56 AM
Great idea.  I just started smoking on my charcoal grill.  So far the results have been outstanding for chicken and pork.  Going to try smoking some sweet potatoes this weekend if I can find a wood that provides a sweeter flavor.  Any suggestions.