Recent content by ibbones

Howdy from Storm Central.  Hurricane Harvey is supposed to sit on top of our house so what do we do?  Cannot evacuate because my wife works at the hospital and all first responders have to be here, so, I have a large slab of Pork Spare Ribs 3 hours in the smoke and just pulled off a bunch of...

Hey guys, I just cut down a small Persimmon tree in my yard.  Anyone know if I can use the wood for smoking?  I have seen different fruit trees but never persimmon.

I picked up a package with two pork tenderloins to have for supper.  Rinsed, dried, then added a fair amount of SPOG.  Grabbed  the twine and tied them together to smoke as one whole piece. I used pecan shells from my trees.  They are very dry but they will work pretty well. 8) I started the...

Had to go to the store yesterday for Foil.  Not bread and milk, just foil so I walked by the meat counter and guess what?  Pork Butts are $1.00 a pound.  I have three in the freezer and thought I would grab another to have on hand. Got home and the wife said "why don't you smoke it tonight for...

Yesterday I rolled out my 3D for an hour'ish smoke.  I had 4 (yes, four) jalapeños that I cut in half, seeded, stuffed with cream cheese and wrapped in bacon.  I smoked all eight halves at 300* with a handful of cherry chips.  Yummers!!!! Gotta love all the room in the #3 ::) How many of you...

Hello all.  I tried a little experiment with the smoker and wood.  I bought four whole chickens that were frozen a few weeks ago for $.59 a pound.  I treated them all the same and smoked them all with different woods to get a handle on which I like better.  Here are my notes. Tuesday I put two...

Did my first smoke, a 9.97 pound pork butt for family.  Brined it for about 7 hours and put in in the smoker at 11:45pm on Friday night.  Used 1 1/2 chunks of Hickory that came with the smoker and one chunk of Cherry. Just under 6 oz. Heavy rub of salt, Pepper, Onion, Garlic, Cayenne, and...

Howdy from South Texas.  I have been smoking meat for a little over four years on a Big Box Store electric smoker and looking for a better one.  I have looked at the three stainless brands but made up my mind about two years ago on which one I wanted.  My smoker now in a 30" Masterbuilt and...