goEMAW.com bbq, smoking, grilling, etc. thread!

[pissclams]

texas = mesquite

[Tobias]

i kinda want to try the whole franklin/john mueller/etc "tailgate in line for bbq" experience.  sounds like it would be a pain in the ass to deal with all the time tho

[AST]

texas = mesquite

stud post

[Spracne]

texas = mesquite

I think you may be confused because of Mesquite, TX.

[Bqqkie Pimp]

Try grinding up some good whole bean dark coffee and mixing a little in to the rub on brisket.  Its super good.

Interestingly, the reason I bought the Stubbs BBQ rub was because it listed "Sea Salt, Molasses & Coffee" as the base flavors.   

Also, I'm planning to go with a mixture of Pecan/Mesquite for the first run on the wood... That's about as Texas as it gets, IYAM. 

[Spracne]

pecan, mesquite, hickory and oak are all prevalent.  I was raised on oak, and that's probably a regional preference that derived from what was around.

[Cire]

I like oak alot but don't find it a lot

[Bloodfart]

I'm kind of partial to Osage orange.

[WillieWatanabe]

I'm kind of partial to Osage orange.

[Bloodfart]

 

[jtksu]

if all you want to do is ribs/brisket/chicken/food for the family and your drunk neighbor friend, then just stick with the junior.  the bigger you go, the more fuel they use = the more cost to operate.  definitely get the digital thermostat, the upcharge isn't that much.

smoking is a fun hobby that i think you'll enjoy doing with your son.

Good call, brother, and thx for the tips!! I totally agree that the junior is plenty big enough for what I'm wanting to do.  That's the plan... I'm gonna pick up the junior on Saturday for $200 and just grab the digital thermostat off amazon for $69.  $450 grill for $269 total... seems fair to me.

Can't wait to give it a try with one of my briskets. (Still get free beef from the family farm  )

Super jelly about the family farm beef.   I used to date a chick that got free beef from her family.   It was pretty awesome.   

[kansas_troll_patrol]

texas = OVERRATED

FYP

KC = For The Win 

[Spracne]

texas = OVERRATED

FYP

KC = For The Win 

Pretty controversial stance, here. 

[Bqqkie Pimp]

texas = OVERRATED

FYP

KC = For The Win 

Pretty controversial stance, here.

Denied.

While there IS good BBQ down here, generally speaking the BBQ in KC (as well as Memphis) blows Tejas BBQ outta the water.

[Spracne]

Yeah, I was doing that thing where you say something but actually mean the exact opposite.

[Institutional Control]

I think Texas BBQ is better than KC's.

Pecan Lodge is the greatest thing ever.

[pissclams]

Yeah, I was doing that thing where you say something but actually mean the exact opposite.

which is perfectly fine since it is thursday (the original opposite day)

[AST]

I think Texas BBQ is better than KC's.

Pecan Lodge is the greatest thing ever.

wrap your head around this, Pecan Lodge uses mesquite

[Boom Roasted]

I want supertramps opinion. I feel like he would have great insights

[Bqqkie Pimp]

Reporting back...

First run was a decent success.  Had two 3 lb briskets from back home to smoke, rather than one 6 lb brisket as the instructions/recipe called for. So, I probably should've altered cook times just a bit but didn't. 

One was very fatty and came out great... very moist and flavorful.  The other, very lean, came out with a great flavor, however was a bit dry/tough although not so much that it still wasn't pretty good.

Installed a digital thermostat into my Traeger Junior before getting started and started them on "smoke" setting for 4 hours, then turned up to 250 for what was supposed to be another four hrs.  However, they were at an internal temp of 200 within 2.5 hrs.... I'm guessing this was because there were two small briskets rather than one big one.  Smoked them over a 50/50 pecan/mesquite pellet mixture.

Thinking about trying to do some ribs this weekend...

 

[pissclams]

ya two pieces of meat cook to the time of the individual pieces, not the aggregate of the two. 

[Bqqkie Pimp]

ya two pieces of meat cook to the time of the individual pieces, not the aggregate of the two.

I knew that, or at least that it would shorten the cook time... The challenge I had was that it was my first time, knew I couldn't really "burn it", and didn't really have a point of reference for how much to decrease times or temp.  Now that I've had a go at it, I've got a pretty good idea of how to adjust.

[AST]

I want supertramps opinion. I feel like he would have great insights

what would you like an opinion on good sir?

[Boom Roasted]

Texas BBQ vs KC.

[AST]

Texas BBQ vs KC.

it's a matter of preference with no universal answer.  i prefer texas bbq over kc but there are plenty of people that prefer kc over texas.  i've had extremely good and extremely bad of both styles.  i just really enjoy bbq done well.