Recent content by VermontCharlie

Hi! I am smoking my first whole packer- an almost 15 lb. prime packer from Costco, before trimming.  Only have done one before, just a flat that time.  I just realized this whole thing is about 2 or 3" longer then the size of the rack in my #2 smoker.  Not sure what to do about that. Is this...

Hi.  I've done a fair amount of pork and salmon in my #2, but am trying my first brisket.  Got about a 7lb. flat, Choice Grade at Costco- didn't have the whole packers.  I was looking at some other web sites where they consistently recommended a foil wrap at some point.  But I believe they...

I am having a problem with a bitter after-taste to some of my smokes.  Could this be from too much wood?  Wrong type?  Something else? I am a 'new smoker', recently got my #2, which is my first smoker.  I first did a brined salmon- it was OK.  For the heck of it, I tried smoking some...

Yes, I suppose I could have both!    Several questions about this. Any thoughts on which of these would make the most sense, if just getting one or the other?  Looks like about $70 for the Maverick, so I was thinking maybe it would be worth it to go another $100 or so for the Auber instead...

Hi All.  I have never done any smoking before, but after sampling some smoked items earlier this summer, I got the bug, and wanted to get into this for myself!  Did a lot of research after first thinking of getting one of those inexpensive, round ones-  and the Smokin-It sounded like the way to...