Recent content by CarlosJ

My GF and I did some drumettes in my #1 yesterday, and they were amazing!  Probably the best wings I’ve ever had. She marinated them in a zip lock bag with: New Glarus Beer Olive oil Louisiana Cajun seasoning Garlic powder Onion powder Cayenne Black pepper And a dash of liquid smoke They...

I did my third brisket in the little guy this weekend.  My two previous attempts were okay, but not what I'm used to and, being in Texas, I'm used to traditional Texas brisket. I did a 10.5 lb brisket and modified the OJ brine I saw in one of the forums: 2qts OJ 1/2 cup kosher salt dissolved in...

On the 23rd of January we lost our house and everything in it to fire.  My little #1 was on the back porch up against the house.  Amazingly, it survived, as did the canvas cover.  The same can't be said for the accessories for it. Seeing that the little dude survived the fire made me very...

I've been neglecting my little dude for a while, so today I'm doing a whole chicken.  I made some Texas caviar to go with it.  If you've never tried it, and you like black eyed peas, you owe it to yourself to try it.  It's really good. This is a good recipe.  I omit the Tabasco, as I think it's...

I smoked a meatloaf last night using the Cook's Country recipe I've seen mentioned here.  Here's the recipe https://docs.google.com/document/d/1MURxXqaM9WAvaxeJqbKL7m1e2cyTQ6SL6mAXtC8unOQ/preview I did the loaf in a disposable aluminum loaf pan as opposed to a blob of meat on a pan.  Smoked it...

I got my #1 last week and, after a long weekend of manual labor, helping my daughter-in-law paint the interior of her new house, I'm ready to get down to some smoking and just got done seasoning my new friend.  I'd been procrastinating getting a smoker for years.  Being in south central Texas...

New customer here from Castroville, Texas. Just ordered my #1 today after doing a good bit of reading about it here and on various web sites.  I'm really looking forward to tossing a fat brisket in it shortly after it gets here. Any tips on initial setup and prep are appreciated. If they come...