Oklahoma Joe offset. Real men got wood.
Sure, okay. To each their own.
Oklahoma Joe offset. Real men got wood.
Is there more than just small chips out there for woods?
For wood, it just depends on what you're smoking. I've found Apple wood to be the most versatile.
I'd also invest in at least 2 meat probes. One to monitor the meat temp, and another to monitor the smoker temp; most smokers have a thermometer, but they're not always the most accurate. I like these as you don't need to be outside with the smoker to monitor it.
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Is there more than just small chips out there for woods?
Do you use charcoal briquettes instead of lump charcoal in your smoker?Yeah, Sam's currently has 2-20lb bags of Kingsford charcoal for under $17. Seems like a good price considering I've gotten 16lb bags from $8.99-$10.
Do you use charcoal briquettes instead of lump charcoal in your smoker?
I even think theres a gigantic difference between Kingsford and other brands.Not the OP, but I do. Even with tinkering with my cooking process, I always use briquettes, because I like the consistent size that they offer. I have used lump charcoal before, but when I pour them out of the bag, some the pieces fall through the chimney so I stopped using it.
I even think theres a gigantic difference between Kingsford and other brands.
I think Kingsford is better.Better, worse, shape, etc?
You live in Ankeny and haven't been to TNT/Hawgeyes? Not a bad little shop.
Ace/Mills/even HyVee getting into more.
Hawgeyes for sure. Fireplace and BBQ Center on 86th in Clive has good selection of chunks.
I think he might have sold the whole business.Best thing about Hawgeyes is despite the name, the dude running the register is normally sporting an ISU hat.
I think he might have sold the whole business.
I'm in too big of a meat coma to post suggestions now, but will later.
Broke in a new smoker today around 5 am, just finished the feast an hour ago. 4 racks of ribs, 20 chicken hindquarters, pulled pork, bacon wrapped stuff jalapenos (homemade, f the stuff in the supermarket), and the ladies made sides galore (often with bacon).
The holiday weekend started out successful today, but I may be out on this sort of things the next two days. Finishing it off with a firepit now.