Recent content by T. MERK

My second cook is a rack of St. Louis ribs, 2-2-1 method. Amazing! [/URL][/IMG] [/URL][/IMG] [/URL][/IMG]

Thanks everyone, thanks CaseT for the expanded metal tip. I will try it next week when I go camping. My first cook is some homemade sausage I had. [/URL][/IMG] [/URL][/IMG]

Used a 1 1/4 cup saw to cut a hole in the side for my thermometer grommet. (I had an extra from my 18.5 WSM) For my charcoal grate, I used a 34" x 3" piece of sheet metal. I drilled 1" holes in it. Rolled it into a circle with a 1" overlap and tack welded it. Finished product...

Hello everyone, finally got my mini built! I went ahead and bought the IMUSA 32qt steamer pot from walmart along with a 12" cake pan for the diffuser. I bought a weber 7431 cooking grate from amazon and I already owned a SJG. After seeing how the close the lid was to fitting the steamer, I...

Brine the fish over night(many brine recipes online). I use water,kosher salt, old bay, garlic powder, and black pepper. Make sure you rinse the fish good and let air dry until the shiny "pellicle" forms. I use a small fan to speed the process. Pecan wood works well, I used alder on my last...

Thanks everyone! The WSM is truly wonderful, best purchase I made in years! I would like to try a brisket, any tips?

I went to my local butcher shop and picked a good looking 9 lb butt, bone in. Injected the butt with an apple juice brine and let in fridge overnight. Applied a rub as the WSM was firing and away we went.....[/URL][/IMG] After about 5hrs.......[/URL][/IMG] finished product, 10 1/2...

For my second cook, I put 4 chicken legs and a turkey breast on the bottom grate. 3 racks of ribs on the top grate. I brined the turkey overnight in saltwater with peppercorns, and the chicken was brined two hours in kosher salt and brown sugar. I then used Zehnders chicken seasoning on the...

I love the Allentown farmers market

Oh man you don't know what you're missing! It's hard to find but if you do, try to smoke a piece. You will be impressed.

You got it Rob, I actually helped make this scrapple and liver pudding with a buddy of mine and his uncle. Gotta love PA Dutch cooking! While the scrapple was great smoked the liver pudding was absolutely fabulous!

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I thought I'd try something precooked for my first smoke to learn how things work so I decided on scrapple and liver pudding. Let me tell you, it is amazing! I put about 1/2 chimney unlit kingsford on the grate and added another 1/2 chimney lit. I then put 3 small pieces of apple on the coals...

Hi all! Got my new 18.5 WSM all together and ready for the 4th. Had a slight problem, there was a defect in the porcelain finish in the lid but weber is sending me a new one. Going to do a test run tomorrow with scrapple and liver pudding(it's amazing smoked). For the 4th I plan on doing a few...