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Masterbuilt just announced their new 40 inch Digital Charcoal Smoker...vertical cabinet with 1320 sq ft cooking space .....looks like WSM set up but with fan to control temps...price is $349 https://www.masterbuilt.com/products/40-inch-digital-charcoal-smoker Intrigued by concept, wonder how...

I am embarrassed to ask this question. I have done ribs in the past where I just pull the silver skin off the back with the butter knife and napkin (easy trick I learned from Chris' video). Today, my wife picked up some baby back ribs from Costco - pack of 3 (main place we get our ribs in the...

Started to mix my own rub at home. Trying out a few versions on pork chops to see which one I like. Very flavorful and juicy....family loved it. Steak was a NY strip that I rewarded myself with...cooked it to medium....salt...pepper...garlic powder and rosemary

I want to try to ground my own burger meat from beef chuck slab. I read that you can incorporate fat trimmings into your ground beef for more flavor and juiciness. I usually toss out the fat trimming when I prepare my pork ribs, beef ribs or fatty steak cut. I will start saving these...

Goal: To enjoy tender and smokey BBQ meats that are cooked perfectly with minimum complications and costs involved. Problem: I have a busy job and a young family (3 y.o. and baby) at home. Needless to say, I don't often get a big chunk of free time between chasing an active toddler around...

I was hoping to do some pulled pork this weekend but Costco did not have any butts left on the shelf. My wife picked up one slap Chuck Beef steak cut that is on the smaller side (~3lb). I am thinking about my options below: 1) Pulled Beef - I can smoke it low and slow then make sandwiches...

I have been reading about dry brine for your meats to enhance tenderness and flavor. A lot of folks swear by it.....they recommend putting kosher salt on your meat and leave in fridge for 24 hrs or more. This is supposed to allow the salt to penetrate the meat and break down muscle fibers...

My wife likes to tease me that BBQing is an expensive hobby for me (equipment, fuel, meats, spices). I tell her it has saved us a lot of money -- I used to often get BBQ from a local place....so much that they knew my name and order! After I got my WSM, I rarely go back to the BBQ...

I was thinking of making my own rub instead of using store brought. 1) A lot of rub recipes had onion and garlic in them. I seen some recipes listed them as powder and some listed as granulated. What type do you use for your rub? Does it make a difference whether it's powder vs...

I have enjoyed making homemade salsa and my wife loves the smokey taste. I char the veggies (tomatoes, onions, jalapenos and garlic) on the grate over hot charcoals. The skin is burnt to a blacken color. I keep the burnt skin on when I blend the veggies. I like to make this after grilling...

Decided to set up my WSM as a grill by putting the charcoal grate on second hinge. I then put on wsm charcoal ring and a replacement charcoal grate on top of the ring so charcoals will be close to top ring. I also use weber charcoal baskets to manage heat location for indirect cooking. Tossed...

My wife requested beef ribs for her birthday....didn't want to disappoint her. It was my first time cooking beef ribs at home. Hardest part was finding a place that sells plate ribs. After much looking, I was able to order them from Restaurant Depot. The only issue was they come in packs...

My WSM is on my wood deck. I am not a morning person so I do overnight cook when I smoke my pork butts (10pm to 10am). I feel like I am playing with fire (pun intended) every time I do an overnight cook. Sometimes, I am also clumsy with my chimney starter and a few coals get loose when I...

Hello all, I have been a gas grill guy all of my life until recent usage of WSM. Using charcoal (kingsford briquettes) and cleaning up ash is still new to me. My WSM is on my deck which is on the second level of my house so I am not next to my trash bin which is downstairs in my garage...

Hello all, I have an older WSM that did not come with the built-in temp probe grommets. I use the Maverick temp monitor with 1 probe for meat temp and 1 probe for grate temp. I had been creative in getting them inside the WSM. I use the vent door for one (wires are smashed up when...

Hello all, My wife made special request for beef ribs for her birthday celebration this weekend. We ate once before at a BBQ joint on our vacation in Texas and loved them - they are not common in the area where we live. This will be my first time making beef ribs on my WSM so I want to...

I did a pork butt for 12 hours this past weekend.....it was an overnight from 11pm to 11am. I woke up at 8am to check the meat and noticed temp dropped down to 150lb and I only had a few (4-5) charcoal left. I had to toss in a batch of lit charcoal to get it back up to 250. I was really...

I had a cookout for friends in the past weekend.....over brought some meat that never made to the smoker.....tossed them in freezer....two extra rack of spare ribs and 1 pork butt The rib racks were taken out of original packaging...I trimmed membrane off and placed in plastic bag in freezer...

Hi all, I was very excited to use my Maverick ET-732 to do my low and slow BBQ on WSM but I been disppointed with the device. Please let me if I am doing something wrong or if you have similar issues: 1) Food probe is not working. It keeps reading HHH or error. I called rep and they...

Did my first pork butt this wkend. Had to do an overnight in order to have it ready for a lunch with friends next day. Started at 10pm and was done by 11am. A couple things were difficult -- it was harder to see things at night even with my deck lights on. It was also my first overnight...