Same here fellas, meat is high, gas is low, but nothing dropped with it. On top of that I watched the news a few days ago and eggs are going up %30-%40. It's time to buy chickens & feed, rather than eggs.
Same here fellas, meat is high, gas is low, but nothing dropped with it. On top of that I watched the news a few days ago and eggs are going up %30-%40. It's time to buy chickens & feed, rather than eggs.
Temperature is the trick with a brisket .I like a smoker than can easily maintain a consistent temp without spikes in temps! It all comes down to what your smoker is capable of imo.I don't have anything fancy just a home made smoker but it does pretty good ! And man sometimes you just may get a bad brisket.No such thing as a bad brisket or ribeye right ? Lol it does happen .I have only a couple places I buy select cuts from and one place is 30 miles one way .More expensive but it's worth the drive! I will go ahead and pay extra for a quality cut such as a brisket or steak .
Mine is a homemade smoker as well. It does a pretty good job and actually holds temperature better than I expected.
Agreed. We use to have the best butcher shop for miles. When the guy retired another took over but soon drove it in the ground. I work about 45 miles from home but there are some quality shops there. Like you said, more expensive but better cuts and better selection. Although it is miles from home I am already there with work.
Like most things the quality is worth the extra money. EWO
What do you folks think about electric smokers?
I've been half ass talked into trying one. Everyone I've talked to lately has retired the iron smoker and bought one of those electric fridge looking smokers. They claim you get the same product and it's a lot less hassle. I'm not totally convinced, seems that wood burning red hot in that hot iron box adds that special flavor.
I would highly recommend the Weber Charcoal Smoker if your just looking for a good quality smoker to feed the family from time to time.I have one myself and they are worth the price tag.Originally Posted by S_B
I have a Masterbuilt electric smoker. I just got it as a gift for Christmas. Only cooled four or five times. Fence riding on it right now. The food was good and it was easy. With only a couple of handfuls of woodchips over 5 hours the chicken tasted way too smoky. The beef ribs turned out nice as I did not use as many chips, only a few about an hour out. There are four racks of baby backs going right now. We will see later tonight.
I think I like it thus far. I'm still a wood guy when it comes to cooking so I am not completely sold. My brother in law has one and he did the turkey at Thanksgiving and it was as good as any smoked bird I have ever had.
EWO
That's interesting about the wood chips, less is more. From what I've been told by guys with custom built smokers, they've retired them and have gone electric. No more adding wood and checking constantly. The ease of the electric smoker has won them over with pretty much the same results.
S_B
I like my lil weber u can use wood or charcoal , both if you like and it doesn't take a lot .It has been a nice little addition.My next cooker is a green egg I have just about all the cash saved up for it.I can't wait to get this beast.But when I feed the whole crew always go back to my home made smoker its plenty big ,but just too big for a few people.
Sounds good when is the next BBQ?
Lol man I try to have one every weekend .Sounds good when is the next BBQ?
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