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I made this today. Delicious! I used baby portobellos and mesquite for the wood. I will definitely be keeping this one. Thanks Doug!

I am still getting the hang of my cooker and have done about 10 cooks so far. This weekend I did two 10 pound picnic shoulders, one on each grate of my 18.5", and they cooked between 225-250 from 9 pm or so Friday night until almost 11:30 am Saturday. I started freaking out a bit thinking I was...

Thanks Bob! Everything turned out great and next time I will use foil :D

Hi all - what general rules do you follow for how long meat can stay out before it needs to be refrigerated? I smoked picnic shoulders overnight and they came off the smoker at noon, rested on the counter until they were at 170, then I wrapped them in butcher paper and put them in a cooler. I...

Amazon sells Weber's OEM version. Mine is new so I'm not sure how long they last. I wish Texas grill covers made one, as I love the one I have for my Genesis. https://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B007VG916A/tvwb-20

Depending on who is eating with us, sometimes I save seasoning for after the cook. One family member is super-sensitive to salt, so I usually go light or not at all on that when she is over.

Thanks all! We are finishing them for lunch today. Danny, I used a Weber recipe I found online for the twice baked potatoes: http://www.weber.com/weber-nation/blog/twice-baked-stuffed-potatoes-a-side-worth-talking-about I mixed them with Mexican cheese blend, sour cream, s&p, butter. They were...

Everything came out great, thanks for the advice! Next time I'll use a bit less salt and pepper. They were probe tender at about 205. Also made some grilled twice baked potatoes and grilled asparagus.

Thanks! They are looking good...I've been at about 255 but will increase a bit. I decided to just go with kosher salt and cracked pepper. I've got a maverick in and will check them for tenderness when they're in the upper 190's.

Here we go!

I did some more poking around, I think mine must be chuck not plate - look here: http://virtualweberbullet.com/shortribs2.html I guess the method will be pretty much the same though, 250ish until probe tender.

Hi all - I am going to smoke some beef ribs tomorrow for the first time. As usual, a couple beginner questions: 1.) I read to get short ribs from the plate not the chuck. I believe that's what these are...? 2.) Any recommendations on time and temp? This recipe calls for smoking them at 285 for...

Thanks Tim - that calculator will only let you select up to 30 people. Of course you could multiply that, just kind of weird.

Thanks everyone, this is really helpful stuff! Using these formulas, I think that in this case, six 7-8 pound butts will be more than plenty. Now I just have to hope for a good sale near the event date!

Thanks guys - one other sort of related question, and sorry if this is a dumb one, but how much more wood do you use for large amounts of food? I am finding 4-5 tennis ball sized chunks good for 1 or 2 butts. It doesn't seem like too much more would be needed for 6 butts.

Thanks Darren - Bob, the whole menu isn't done yet, but it will be mostly crabs and shrimp as the main things, then several small side dishes, probably mac and cheese and I'm not sure what else (I will not be making anything except the pork). There will probably be 100-150 people total.

Hi all - I thought I read a thread here a few weeks ago about how to calculate how much food to plan on for large events but cannot find it after some searching. Does anyone have it bookmarked or know what the rules of thumb are? I am thinking about smoking 6 pork butts in my 18.5" WSM and am...

That looks great! I did 2 picnics last weekend. They were on sale for 99 cents a pound so I had to get 'em. One was 8 lbs, the other was 7. I was in a hurry to start the smoker that night so I didn't look up any directions, I just cooked them like butts. I started about 9 pm and finished about...

I too enjoy the process and serving the food to others more than I enjoy eating it myself. That being said, I LOVE to eat and enjoy what I make, just not as much as I enjoy the other parts. It's pretty typical of me to make notes, plan out schedules in 15 minute sections, rate and write on my...

Enjoy! I can't stop using mine; I have done about 5 or 6 cooks in less than a month. I would do more if I could figure out a way to retire early :)