Recent content by rowsteve65

Ladies and Gents, I smoked my first turkey for Thanksgiving and it came out fabulously--even my sons who are not big turkey fans thought it was the best they had ever had.  My question now is how best to clean the inside of the smoker (I covered the wood box with aluminum foil, as well as the...

Gang, I'd appreciate an opinion if anyone is online on Turkey Day.  I'm smoking my first turkey in my new Model 2, and I'm using the Maverick ET733.  The turkey is 11.3 pounds.  The thermometer is cycling on and off fine it appears, but I just wanted to make sure everything is OK with the...

Divotmaker and All, I seasoned my new Model 2 following Tony's instructions.  There indeed was smoke coming from around the door, especially the top of the door and bottom right.  I assume based upon prior posts that this is normal.  About 45 minutes into the seasoning run, there was a...

Gang, I'm brand new to smoking meats, and I just received my new Model 2 and will be seasoning it tomorrow.  I had what might seem to be a dumb question.  I've read about the 2-2-1 method for ribs, and also varying things about either opening or not opening the smoker during the cooking...

Being new to this, and having read in a number of places that people smoke their turkeys at 275-300 degrees, I am concerned about the top temperature of the Smokin-It Model 2 being 250.  Does that cause anyone a problem when smoking a whole turkey?  How long does it take the smoker to get up to...

Does anyone have a great recipe for smoked turkey in the Model 2?  What wood is best for turkey? Is there a great rub recipe for turkey?  If I were going to put liquid in the smoker to enhance the flavor, what liquid is best?  Is liquid even necessary?  Sorry for all the questions, but I am a...