1st successful smoke!


 
RJ Banks

RJ Banks

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Well after picking up my WSM earlier in the evening and putting it together, I did a trial burn in it to learn how to control the temp. After I felt comfortable I prepared two fatties to go on the smoker for breakfast.

I just put a rub on that I threw together for one and the other I left plain and did a bacon weave on it.


This is what they looked like when the came off after 4 hours.



I set the alarm on my Maverick to go off when they hit 165 degrees. Well the alarm woke me up at 02:34 am. Needless to say I fell back to sleep and woke up at 03:44 am. The receiver showed it was at a temp of 174 degrees. Fearing the worst I pulled them off and wrapped them up in foil for about half an hour. I took the smoker apart and cleaned out the ash and started a new fire and took the pork butt out of the fridge to let it rest before going on. Finally curiosity got the best of me and I opened and sliced into the fattie that just had the rub and this is what I saw.


Even with the extra hour and higher internal temp, it was still pretty moist and had an incredible flavor. I am beyond excited for my first smoke on a quality unit, unlike that POS I had before.

8.5 pound Pork butt went on at 04:50 am and will post after pics when it comes off.
 
If I ever find myself in the VA Beach area, don't be surprised if I show up at your doorstep some random morning begging for fatties for breakfast. You definitely hit the ground running with the WSM!
 
Fatties and pork butt are a great way to get some seasoning on the inside of that cooker. Looks like a great first step in the abyss.
 
I have already had a neighbor call me asking what I was doing. He and his wife both woke him up in the middle of the night smelling things cooking. Said he saw me out there this morning and I now have to feed them for keeping them up hungry. Lol

That was the first time I tried the bacon weave. Was a lot easier to pull off than I expected.
 
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