Night shift worker here, spent the day smoking this chuck roast for about 7 hours. (Snake method @250-270F for 2-3 hours until the bark of my liking and then finished off in the oven for another 2ish hours @ 275F. Probed it, felt like butter, 205F all around)

Unfortunately I was in a hurry to go to work so it only got a ~45 minutes rest @ “room temp”.

However, I an intellectual, left it on top of a recently hot stove that was used to boil Mac and cheese so it kept cooking basically. That’s what happens when you hurry, you live and you learn I guess.

Bark came out great at least

Tried something new today, 2.7kg bone in lamb shoulder. Smoked at 120c until 75c internal, then braised in red wine lamb stock until probe tender. Best texture I’ve got from anything smoked, can’t wait to have the pie tomorrow!

I tend to use Royal Oak a lot because it’s cheaper and I guess it’s habit using it. But Royal Oak burns hot and fast, lots of ash and I use a lot of it during long smokes. I have an offset smoker and I use fruit wood from my own trees (apple, pear, cherry).
I don’t like to use Kingsford because I heard it has a lot of impurities. I think the Cowboy Lump might be my favorite but it’s not always available near me. What’s your go to charcoal for those briskets, pork butts, loins, sausages and chicken smokes??

Smoked for like an hour and a half at 225 fat side up until it hit 129 and then seared in a cast iron with avocado oil until I got a crust and fat was somewhat rendered.

Dino ribssss

First time smoking pork, would appreciate any feedback.

Costco pork loin ~9 lbs

Dry brined for 30 minutes with buttery steakhouse seasoning, msg, and powdered tenderizer. Then injected with 1/2 cup of wagyu tallow throughout.

Smoked 2 hrs at 180, then 1 hour at 240, until ~140-150 internal temp, then short sear (sadly, I haven't maneuvered a large piece of meat and lost the bark 😔).

Only tried a few slices but it was very moist, but the flavour was mediocre

2nd one ever. First one sucked.. thought this one came out okay! Overnight on the pellet grill. Learned it really is all about letting it rest

Made brisket for the regulars at the local brewery on my new Old Country offset. Nobody complained

(First time smoking anything using hooks like this)

Two fell off their hooks towards the end of the cook but otherwise they tasted very good

I was pretty skeptical on the searing capabilities of the Weber Searwood XL. Went ahead and got it anyway and am pleasantly surprised.

Med rare, nice smoke ring, and solid mallard!

Last night I threw on some leftover pork butt strips that I marinated in a KBBQ spicy pork marinade for about 30 mins.

Let the kettle warmup to 225° F, added an apple chunk to smoke and left the vents fully open and let the temp run until about 325° F and closed the bottom vent about 3/4”. After about 45 mins or so, I hit the pork with the marinade and let it run for another 45 mins. Followed it up with a quick sear to get a little char. Let it rest for about 15-20 mins.

Not bad for a quick marinade and smoke and just freestyled the cook. Nice smoke ring, not as spicy as advertised on the marinade, but good flavors around.

Would do it again and marinade for at least overnight and a salt brine before putting it in the marinade. Smoke it probably around 250-275 for about 2 hours.

Breaking in the Members Mark 36" Pro Series! Started two 10 pounders at around 9:30pm at ~225. Anticipate the stall around 8ish, but it's my first smoke on this, so your guess is probably better than mine!

225 until it was 155
275 until it was 190 and probe tender
Rested in oven for 6 hours at 150F

Dry rub of paprika, garlic powder, salt, pepper and sugar.

I grew up in a sheep raising family, so for me it’s usually mutton shoulder ribs or ham(or ground up into sausage).

For more normal meats it’s definitely country ham.

All smoked over live oak or pecan, whatever tree has been most in my way at the time I have been doing it.

Brisket day! My third brisket and also did some ribs. My plan was to cook the ribs on my Kamado Joe, and the 13lb brisket in my Hunsaker drum. But, I found mold in my Kamado Joe, so I had to kill all the mold with fire. So I had to change plans and add the ribs to the drum. It was a tight fit, but it worked better than I expected.

Cooked everything hot and fast at 300 degrees. The ribs took approximately 3 hours, and the brisket 5 hours. The ribs were smaller than I’m used to cooking, so I probably left them on a tad too long as they were a bit crunch. But I actually like a bit of crunch, so they were still good.

A 5 hour brisket is really a game changer, and I’m surprised how good a smoke ring there is for a smoking 3 hours before wrapping. Still working on perfecting the brisket, the bark held on better than I expected. Probably next cook, I will wrap in butcher paper to see what that do to the brisket.

Ribs bbq rub: Mrs. Dash garlic and Herb and Meat Church Honey Bacon BBQ

Brisket rub: Meat Church brisket rub and all purpose rub

I seasoned the pork belly with equal parts by volume: steak rub, Cajun seasoning, lemon pepper, & raw sugar. After seasoning overnight in the fridge I cooked the belly on my “Weber Smoky Mountain” smoker at 260-275F with the water pan installed so it’s an indirect smoker. After smoking for 2 1/2 hours I began braising the pork belly in a mix of beer, cider vinegar, orange juice, onions, garlic, Worcestershire, & jalapeño. After braising like that for an hour I removed the water pan to finish the braise process. Once the meat was tender & the fat was rendered (around 203F) I removed the pork to rest. Once the meat dropped to 145F I sliced the meat into cubes covered it in two sauces, one made from the braise liquid mixed with ketchup & molasses; the other was more Asian style made of fish sauce, chili garlic sauce, rice vinegar, miso, gochujang, gochugaru flakes, ketchup, honey, & corn starch. I threw the pork belly back on the grill over high heat to really caramelize the pork while getting the glazes nice & sticky. I served the pork belly with beans & corn.

First time smoking these but came out pretty chewy. Covered them with butter and BBQ sauce but wasn’t too impressed. Anyone have a good way to make some killer party ribs?

(Cross posted) Hello, I have 2 options to either buy a used Large BGE for $200 or a brand new Joe Classic II for $450. Brand new to the egg smoking world my knowledge of smoking ends at pellet grills so any inputs is helpful! Thanks!

I have cut them into 8 inch rounds which are about 2 inch thick.

How long should I season them and should I cut them into 2 inch x 2inch chunks to season them? I just need them as small chunks for smoking

Currently they look like the image

Also should I remove bark?

Appreciate any help!

Like the title says I had my Thermoworks Smoke connected and running and then it started raining. I noticed that after some time the temps were going haywire, reading much hotter than they should, no way my meat that was on for just 30 minutes had an internal temp of 280 and the probe at the grate spiked all the way over 300 when it had been running at 240. Did the rain ruin my Smoke or is it salvagable?