New Owner Of WSM 22.5 & My 1st Cook (Lots Of Pics)


 
Carlos Lopez

Carlos Lopez

TVWBB Fan
Picked up my smoker from Lowes
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Couldnt believe how easy it was to assemble
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Proud owner of my new toy!
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Seasoned the smoker with some bacon strips/rubbed the inside down with bacon fat before my 1st cook
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She's up and running
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More pics to come...
 
Smoking a 6lb brisket to break the smoker in. (1st time EVER doing a brisket)
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Injected with root beer & apple juice
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Rubbed down with SM Cherry & one of my own made rubs. Left overnight in the fridge
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Next day a lil more rub added, letting the brisket come up to room temp before hitting the WSM
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Doing the minion method with hickory and apple wood
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Popped on the smoker for 4 hrs before foiling. Ran at a temp of 250-275
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After 4hrs and ready to hit the foil with apple juice and dos equis amber for another 2hrs
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After 2hrs foiled I took it out and popped it back on the grill for 30min and added some more smoke
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Foiled again to rest for an hour
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After resting and ready to get sliced
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So my 1st cook and brisket ever was a success! The brisket was juicy, tender and the only thing I would do different is maybe cut back on the rub a bit. I love my new WSM! Thanks for looking;)
 
Bob Bass said:
Congratulations Carlos ! Looking Good.
I take it we'll see it on the circuit ?

:wsm:
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Thank you Bob and yes definately. Looking into picking up another 22 next month so I can really get things going. This is what I was cooking on before, its called an Orion Covection Cooker/Smoker...I'm never going back! lol
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Carlos... I'm willing to bet your end product with far surpass whatever is in big ed's trailer...
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That Orion looks interesting. How does one fit all 4 turn-in inside that thing...
 
Welcome to the "Club" Awesome pics! and Congrats on your new smoker, and your Brisky, looks great!!!!!! nice job!!!!!
 
Wow Carlos...way to burst on the scene...amazing photos and cooking! Looks like you have quite the arsenal of cookers too!!

Keep the photos coming!!
 
Bob Bass said:
Carlos... I'm willing to bet your end product with far surpass whatever is in big ed's trailer...
:wsm:

That Orion looks interesting. How does one fit all 4 turn-in inside that thing...
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Bob, the orion can hold up to 6 racks of ribs, hanging and also has 2 grates that can hold 1 8-9lb butt or meat similiar in size. It has a water pan that I would fill with juices & fruit slices. Its a very tight squeeze so for my 1st comp I used 2 orions.
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The orion to me is more of a fast cooker with no way to regulate the temp like WSM. I do get the smokey smell but not as much as I did with the WSM. Charcoal goes on the outside and the wood chips inside between the water pan/orion.
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I think it would be hard to try to do all 4 meats using the orion, although not impossible just alot more work imo. Pics of my ribs after taken out of the orion and then back on the grill to tighten them up
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Im doing my first racks of ribs on the WSM this weekend and cant wait to see the results.
 
Great looking Ribs and turn-in box ! Looks like those Orions, in the right hands, do very well. Congratulations.
I understand those same hands do well with Tri-tip. Mariposa ?
 
Carlos;
It is obvious that you know your way around a smoker. Glad to have you aboard and am looking forward to your posts in the future.

Dale53
 
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