Recent content by BuckRimfire

Anyone have experience with smoking cow's heart?  I really like the stuff sautéed/braised for breakfast.  I get it from a farm booth at the farmer's market that has it already sectioned into pieces that are on average a bit less than a pound, IIRC.  (I don't have one for reference because I ate...

I am an idiot.  I pulled a chicken out of my Model 2 at 9 PM and while wrapping it up forgot to unplug the smoker, so it ran all night with the door wide open, about 12 hours. In the morning the heating element was still glowing, so that's good.  How bad is it that it ran constantly for so long?

I have a Model 3 and I'm going to smoke two ~10 pound pork shoulders.  Because it fits my schedule, I'm going to put them in for about six hours at 225°, then switch them from top to bottom/bottom to top and go overnight for about 9 hours.  One is just a bit smaller than the other, both in...

I have two 2.5 # chuck roasts that I've dry rubbed (on Saturday) and want to smoke this afternoon.  The owner's manual says for a 3-4 # roast, go 2 to 3 hours at 215-225°.  Any adjustments based on smaller size of pieces but greater total weight?  I like stuff a bit on the rare side (actually, I...

A few days ago, I pruned some 1" to 2" diameter branches off my cherry tree.  Can I use fresh wood like that for smoking?  Does the bark need to be peeled off first?

I received my Model 2 a few days ago and tried to season it this morning.  The outlet on the outside of my garage is a GFCI type.  It tripped twice, the first time after getting hot enough to produce quite a bit of smoke (ran for 10 or 15 minutes, I think) and the second time after a minute or...