2023 Smoking/Grilling/Cooking thread

[Rookie]

If you're looking, you ain't cooking.

 

[Caleb]

The next thing that will impress you is how well your cook goes when you STOP OPENING THE LID! Seriously, dont open it. No matter how bad you want to look. Read your probes, adjust vents as necessary. When it hits the stall, only open it as much as necessary to wrap it. Then don't open it again until it is done.

I'm at the 151⁰ stall...I need an outside table badly

 

[Hoosierdood]

I'm at the 151⁰ stall...I need an outside table badly

If you really want to dive down a rabbit hole, try Googling plans for for built-in tables for Webber grills. Lots of people have made tables for their grill - some pretty elaborate. But be forewarned, if you start down this rabbit hole I will not be held liable for what it ends up costing you.

 

[Caleb]

If you really want to dive down a rabbit hole, try Googling plans for for built-in tables for Webber grills. Lots of people have made tables for their grill - some pretty elaborate. But be forewarned, if you start down this rabbit hole I will not be held liable for what it ends up costing you.

I've looked at some idea...not keen on drilling unnecessary holes in my kettle. I have an idea on a mount that doesn't involve drilling holes

 

[Hoosierdood]

I've looked at some idea...not keen on drilling unnecessary holes in my kettle. I have an idea on a mount that doesn't involve drilling holes

I was thinking something like this.

 

[Caleb]

I was thinking something like this.

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That's very nice! Does it just sit in there or holes drilled and brackets installed?

 

[Hoosierdood]

That's very nice! Does it just sit in there or holes drilled and brackets installed?

I just found that pic online. Spend a little time on Google and you can find a lot of designs.

 

[BigRed]

Hell, card table works just fine and is easy to put away when not using.

 

[Caleb]

Hell, card table works just fine and is easy to put away when not using.

That is true...just don't own one yet

 

[Hardscrable]

OK guys been lurking in this thread for a while. 50 plus years of just plain grilling ( charcoal and gas ) but nothing more.
Our old Weber kettle gave up the ghost years ago. Have a 15 year old gas Weber Genesis that is still working but got a hankering for something else. So today will finish seasoning my new charcoal smoker/grill. Will still use the gas for fast burgers, etc. I am looking for some recipes to get started with the new unit. Any that you could pass on as a starting point, not extremely complicated or needing a lot of spices, ingredients that we don’t have to sourc, or suggestions of good websites to check out. We used to do BBQ chicken with Lions Club recipe we had for fundraisers but have lost the recipe. Any help appreciated. Only the 2 of us so not doing big, fancy parties, etc. & wife doesn’t seem to care. Me…I like to eat so…

 

[melensdad]

Made a new grill

 

[Hardscrable]

You like wings?

Yeah but only had them in wing joints. I tried ribs once years ago…without any info or recipe…didn’t turn out great.

Also have never used anything but Kingsford charcoal. Probably start with that but realize many options of charcoal and adding various wood or pellets. Am totally ignorant as to what to try.

 

[Doug28450]

My wife bought me a table very similar to this a few years ago.

 

[Jaybird1980]

Yeah but only had them in wing joints. I tried ribs once years ago…without any info or recipe…didn’t turn out great.

Also have never used anything but Kingsford charcoal. Probably start with that but realize many options of charcoal and adding various wood or pellets. Am totally ignorant as to what to try.

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The Kingsford will work fine, the grill/smoker is the biggest part of the equation, Pickup a bag of wood chunks at Menards or Walmart. It has to be able to maintain a somewhat steady temp, within 20° or so. Don't use a built in thermometer, they never work. You can get a set of probes for pretty cheap, use one for grate temp and the other for food temp.

Chicken, ribs, pork butt/shoulder are the pretty easy to get started with.

Using it is the only way to learn it as every grill runs different and every piece of meat cooks different.

 

[Mark-DuCo]

I prefer m my 6 ft folding lifetime table for grilling. It is big enough that I can toss on 20 butts and season them at once, but small enough and easy enough to setup that I don't mind getting it out for just a rack or 2 of ribs to keep the mess outside.

Just wiipe down with soapy water, hose it off then wipe down with clorox wipes when you are done.

 

[91FXRS]

So I'm doing some pork butts for an open house and am worrying about timing. My question is how long can I let them rest wrapped in foil using a cambro? Can you rest them too long? Normally I rest for an hour to two in dry cooler but I really would like more cushion time.

 

[Mark-DuCo]

So I'm doing some pork butts for an open house and am worrying about timing. My question is how long can I let them rest wrapped in foil using a cambro? Can you rest them too long? Normally I rest for an hour to two in dry cooler but I really would like more cushion time.

I've rested butts 8 hours in my cambro before and they were still almost too hot to shred by hand.

 

[Hardscrable]

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Get the best barbecue recipes and grilling recipes from Steven Raichlen. Recipes for everything from beef brisket to grilled desserts.

barbecuebible.com

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Our philosophy of food is simple. First of all, it must taste great. We try to create recipes that are easy to make and that use plenty of fresh seasonal ingredients with a minimum of processed stuff. But most important, we test all our recipes. We know these recipes work if you follow the...

amazingribs.com

The Kingsford will work fine, the grill/smoker is the biggest part of the equation, Pickup a bag of wood chunks at Menards or Walmart. It has to be able to maintain a somewhat steady temp, within 20° or so. Don't use a built in thermometer, they never work. You can get a set of probes for pretty cheap, use one for grate temp and the other for food temp.

Chicken, ribs, pork butt/shoulder are the pretty easy to get started with.

Using it is the only way to learn it as every grill runs different and every piece of meat cooks different.

Thanks. Gives me some good starting info, recipes.

 

[Jaybird1980]

Thanks. Gives me some good starting info, recipes.

Here's another I like and couldn't get to load earlier for some reason. There are a ridiculous amount of recipes out there now. I don't know what kind of grill you got but some even have their own website/forum type of thing for people who use them.

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Jeff's new eBook includes two dozen favorite recipes from the website. All instructions have been re-written and double-checked for accuracy.

www.smoking-meat.com

 

[91FXRS]

I've rested butts 8 hours in my cambro before and they were still almost too hot to shred by hand.

This is what I was wanting to hear. Do you take them straight from smoker to the cambro or do you do anything different if you know they will rest that long?