smoke day

This year for Smoke Day I had big plans... but laziness/business got the best of me and I ended up pulling 2 racks of spare ribs from the freezer for Memorial Day Dinner. Did a simple SPOG rub augmented with a little chili power, paprika, and a hot sauce binder. After a few hours on WSM...

Ok, so maybe the title is a little exaggerated, but it does accurately describe my smoke day... The day started off well enough. I trimmed and prepped my two slabs of spareribs and got them on the smoker (with the rib tips on the lower grate). A couple hours later, the ribs were...

PLAN A (Crash & Burn) - I always have a plan going into Smoke Day, I choose the recipe weeks before and think about it in the run up. I order my shirts and wait with anticipation for them to arrive. The week before, I start to provision. This is where the problems began. I was going to smoke...

It's been at least 3, if not 4, years since I participated in Smoke Day, but I've decided to join in again. I'm smoking a couple of lamb shanks because that's what I had in the freezer (and I'm on a "use what you have" kick). Where I am currently sitting (my home office) gives me a great view of...

Hello All, I am new to this forum and new to the Smoker world. I am a new WSM owner, I just purchased the 18.5in last Saturday. Much to my wife's reservations I proudly brought it home and set up that night. Sunday was my first attempt in the world of smoking and I have to say, I was very happy...

330 in the morning not a soul in sight ..... The thunder rolls and the 12lb brisket is on.