Made my first run using the Summit as a smoker today.
Found beef ribs in two places; ordering online from https://www.snakeriverfarms.com/ and in person from http://www.wagnersmeats.com/. Seasoned them with salt, pepper, garlic and cayenne pepper (light on the last two).
Set up the grill with about 1.5 chimneys of Kingsford. Water in the trays (Costco specials, instead of the Weber provided ones). Tried to keep the temperature at 275F; as it was my first run at it I did have to adjust a lot. After the first hour I kept it between 260F and 280F.
After five hours (I did check at 4, the ribs had a 165F internal temperature then) the ribs hit 195F internal; they came off to rest.
As of this writing, I've only tasted a rub from Snake River; damn it is tender (probing the Wagner ribs I imagine they are equally as tender). I have a big cookout every year on August, beef ribs (especially now that I've found a butcher to buy them from only 30 minutes away) have made the menu.
As for comparing the Summit to the WSM for smoking, it is easier to use and easier to clean. For smaller smoking jobs, it will be my cooker of choice.
Found beef ribs in two places; ordering online from https://www.snakeriverfarms.com/ and in person from http://www.wagnersmeats.com/. Seasoned them with salt, pepper, garlic and cayenne pepper (light on the last two).
Set up the grill with about 1.5 chimneys of Kingsford. Water in the trays (Costco specials, instead of the Weber provided ones). Tried to keep the temperature at 275F; as it was my first run at it I did have to adjust a lot. After the first hour I kept it between 260F and 280F.
After five hours (I did check at 4, the ribs had a 165F internal temperature then) the ribs hit 195F internal; they came off to rest.
As of this writing, I've only tasted a rub from Snake River; damn it is tender (probing the Wagner ribs I imagine they are equally as tender). I have a big cookout every year on August, beef ribs (especially now that I've found a butcher to buy them from only 30 minutes away) have made the menu.
As for comparing the Summit to the WSM for smoking, it is easier to use and easier to clean. For smaller smoking jobs, it will be my cooker of choice.