I finally gave up on my smoker and decided to get a new smoker. I went with a bigger model but less tech. Yes, its a cheater electric smoker. My 3rd one. I need more space to cook, I don't need help getting my smoke and temp right. :-)
I've also never used injection for flavor except for pork butt or other big cuts of meat. I decided to give it a try. I developed my own injection. Basically like the other recipes you have out on the internet but I'm putting the rub in the injection and using sirracchi.
Full results not in yet but my son and I think its the best sausage we have ever had.
No sauce. Marinated the meat overnight. Injected the meat. Slow cooked the ribs and chicken. Baste it with a combo of butter and apple juice. Using a combination of Apple, Mesquite, Cherry and Hickory wood.
Originally Posted by Fire Me Boy!:
I'm really, really digging my Pit Barrel Cooker.
Have you had to add charcoal and wood during a long smoke on your PBC? If so, how difficult is it? I didn't see an access door in any of the videos I've watched.
I'm seriously considering buying one and selling my large Yoder offset smoker. It's just too damn big to move around and takes up a lot of room on my patio. [Reply]
Originally Posted by LoneWolf:
Have you had to add charcoal and wood during a long smoke on your PBC? If so, how difficult is it? I didn't see an access door in any of the videos I've watched.
I'm seriously considering buying one and selling my large Yoder offset smoker. It's just too damn big to move around and takes up a lot of room on my patio.
No. Longest smoke so far has been 6 hours. That was probably my second or third smoke, and that one kept an air probe in it the entire time - held steady between 305 and 314.
They say a full load of charcoal will burn for 8 hours. They don't recommend using wood at all, but I've worked my way to about 60:40 charcoal to wood, and the results have been great. Obviously, that will raise the temp some.
Since you're cooking hotter and faster, nothing you'd typically smoke would take more than 8 hours. [Reply]
Originally Posted by Fire Me Boy!:
No. Longest smoke so far has been 6 hours. That was probably my second or third smoke, and that one kept an air probe in it the entire time - held steady between 305 and 314.
They say a full load of charcoal will burn for 8 hours. They don't recommend using wood at all, but I've worked my way to about 60:40 charcoal to wood, and the results have been great. Obviously, that will raise the temp some.
Since you're cooking hotter and faster, nothing you'd typically smoke would take more than 8 hours.
Thanks, FMB. Looks like a real simple system for a very affordable price. I'm probably going to order one. [Reply]
