Recent content by mrgoose

Greetings, I am going to try our first brisket flat on Monday. We have done a butt, ribs, a chicken & thick chops. Despite being a absolute smoker newbie, the only thing not very tasty was the chicken skin. It might have had a good taste, but I refused to swallow a large chunk of it (RUBBERY)...

Greetings, I just got a Maverick 733. Put it through the top hole and started it up with wood in box. The temp went up to 315. Is this normal, anything to worry about? Apple wood, lots of white smoke as I have noticed is the norm when first burning. Going to do a couple chops. Had the temp set...

Greetings, I bought a dual probe thermometer. Can I test the interior box temperature without smoke or meat? Will it be accurate by simply putting foil on the bottom and on the top of the wood box? Probably not going to smoke until this weekend, but am curious to test the temp. Thank you in...

Greetings, I did my first full chicken today. Looked super out of the smoker. The meat was excellent. I think I can use the skin to recap my tires. I wondered what you all meant by rubbery skin, now I know. The meat was tasty, moist and cooked to near perfection.

Greetings, hope you enjoyed your chuckle at the topic. Seriously though, I am a complete newbie. Did a pork butt, quite tasty. Did a small slab that I cut in half and both halves fit on one rack. Now I have a larger slab of ribs. Does it make any difference what rack I put each on? Top, bottom...

Greetings, Can some of you long time SI users tell me how you clean your smokers and if there is any maintenance I need to do on a regular basis? Thank you in advance, mrgoose.

Hi, I ordered a 2 and received it a couple days later. Being a 16 year ebay seller I really appreciated the packaging and quick shipping. Seasoned it a day ago and did a 9 pound butt today. Took 12 hours. The old saying "a watch pot never boils" can be applied to a smoker as well. Took it out...