Recent content by DChu

Costco has pork butt (comes in a 2pack) but it's boneless. anyone had success with smoking one? trying to debate getting the costco one vs. whole foods.

I'd like to know your strategy on burning "clean smoke", or sometimes known as "blue smoke" on the WSM. I usually fire up my 18.5" with Soo's Donut or Minion method and wait for the smoker to get to 250 before putting in any meat. That being said, a lot of the time, when the smoker hits 250, i...

fat side up or down? looks great! it only took ~9 hours of cooking? i'm planning on cooking one this weekend for the first time and I was under the impression that this is a 12-16 hour endeavor. also did you cook this on the top rack or the middle rack right above the water pan? Thanks!

for Christmas this year, i'm going to be cooking for my family on the 18" WSM. I have a pork shoulder and 4 racks of ribs. I was thinking of getting up early (4am) to put the shoulder on the lower vent and then late morning (10 am), putting the ribs on the top vent. Dinner will be around 6pm...

first ever smoke! Smoked on hickory for 6 hours on WSM. Temperature fluctuated a bit, starting at 260 but getting it to stabilize around 230. had to run an errand for 2 hours and when I got back, it was at 200. Sort of a smoke ring but hopefully my newly installed gasket kit will help. Think I...

when storing the WSM under the cover that comes with it, should the vents be open to closed? I've seen it both ways (closed to prevent rain water from getting in, open to keep it from mold). What is the proper way to store it? thanks.

for those who haven't gotten one yet. Brand new http://www.cabelas.com/product/Weber-Smokey-Mountain-Cooker-Smokers/1394734.uts?searchPath=%2Fbrowse.cmd%3FcategoryId%3D734095080%26CQ_search%3Dweber%2Bsmokey%2Bmountain%26CQ_st%3Db

Hey folks, I found a WSM 18" with the BBQIQ110 system for 225. Anyone have experience with the BBQIQ system? Is this a good deal? Thanks!!

Great advice!! I'm going to hold off on the accessories and just practice the temp control on a few small cooks. I already own the maverick so probably thermosorks will have to wait as well. Any good recommendations on gloves? Amazon had a ton of various BBQ gloves but would love to hear some...

Hey folks, I'm finally going to get my hands on a brand spanking new 18" WSM to complement my Genesis E310 (wife not so thrilled). Aside from the chimney starter, Mavrick thermometer probes, charcoal, wood chunks, what other accessories should I get? Should I be looking at getting the gasket...

has anyone used the billy bar on the weber cast iron cooking grates? They're not a skinny cylinder like your typical stainless steel grates. Anyone recommend a good grate cleaner tool for the Weber Genesis E310?

Hi everyone! I finally live somewhere with a backyard so the first thing I bought was a Weber Genesis S310. I'm also looking into buying a smoker but I'm still waiting for a good deal on Craigslist. I'm really really want to learn how to smoke meats, especially since I saw at Costco yesterday...