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

[Emo EMAW]

Pretty monumental fail this weekend, feeling some shame, but willing to share if it might help others. 

[WillieWatanabe]

let's hear it.

[Emo EMAW]

Ok here goes.  Last July my wife got me one of these:  http://amazingribs.com/bbq_equipment_reviews_ratings/smoker/brinkmann-gourmet-electric-smoker

I asked for something like that because my buddy has one and he has done some pretty amazing stuff on it.  I'm no alexander_supertramp and I accept that and have no ambitions as such.  I just want to do something here and there and not completely eff it up.  Apparently that might even be too ambitious. 

Anyway, finally put it together and aspired to do some beef jerky.  Simple enough right?  Wrong.

Basically, the thing doesn't have a variable control, so like what you get for temp is what you get.  You could open the door I guess to vent but that's the only control.  I basically cooked my jerky in the first 30 minutes and it was done.  Proceeded to burn the eff out of it because who the eff cares.  I ordered a dehydrator off Amazon and that's that.  Maybe next summer I will try something else.

[Mikeyis4dcats]

Ok here goes.  Last July my wife got me one of these:  http://amazingribs.com/bbq_equipment_reviews_ratings/smoker/brinkmann-gourmet-electric-smoker

I asked for something like that because my buddy has one and he has done some pretty amazing stuff on it.  I'm no alexander_supertramp and I accept that and have no ambitions as such.  I just want to do something here and there and not completely eff it up.  Apparently that might even be too ambitious. 

Anyway, finally put it together and aspired to do some beef jerky.  Simple enough right?  Wrong.

Basically, the thing doesn't have a variable control, so like what you get for temp is what you get.  You could open the door I guess to vent but that's the only control.  I basically cooked my jerky in the first 30 minutes and it was done.  Proceeded to burn the eff out of it because who the eff cares.  I ordered a dehydrator off Amazon and that's that.  Maybe next summer I will try something else.

sorry bud, there's a reason they went tits up.

Get yourself a Masterbuilt or Bradley.   They are much better.

[ksu_funny33]

Ok here goes.  Last July my wife got me one of these:  http://amazingribs.com/bbq_equipment_reviews_ratings/smoker/brinkmann-gourmet-electric-smoker

I asked for something like that because my buddy has one and he has done some pretty amazing stuff on it.  I'm no alexander_supertramp and I accept that and have no ambitions as such.  I just want to do something here and there and not completely eff it up.  Apparently that might even be too ambitious. 

Anyway, finally put it together and aspired to do some beef jerky.  Simple enough right?  Wrong.

Basically, the thing doesn't have a variable control, so like what you get for temp is what you get.  You could open the door I guess to vent but that's the only control.  I basically cooked my jerky in the first 30 minutes and it was done.  Proceeded to burn the eff out of it because who the eff cares.  I ordered a dehydrator off Amazon and that's that.  Maybe next summer I will try something else.

I've owned that same smoker for about 6 years. It's not the best in the world but once you've had it awhile you'll get good results. It definitely isn't ideal having to use the door to control the temp, but I bought one of those Maverick remote thermometers that has a probe for the smoker temp which helped a ton. Once you get the temp close to where you want it, the smoker is actually really nice because you don't have to add fuel.

[CNS]

You can buy vents and cut one in.  Maybe try that and drill in a thermometer too?

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[Emo EMAW]

Ya I added a thermometer as it was warming up.  I'm also going to buy a variable heater element, my buddy gets good results with his. 

[Mikeyis4dcats]

Ya I added a thermometer as it was warming up.  I'm also going to buy a variable heater element, my buddy gets good results with his.

there are also rheostats you can get to adjust the temps with the stock element.   The plug in between the smoker and outlet.

[Emo EMAW]

Ya I added a thermometer as it was warming up.  I'm also going to buy a variable heater element, my buddy gets good results with his.

there are also rheostats you can get to adjust the temps with the stock element.   The plug in between the smoker and outlet.

Got a link?  It's like 1500 watts.  Seems like a pretty inefficient way to dump energy.  Maybe even dangerous?  It's outside at least.

[Mikeyis4dcats]

Ya I added a thermometer as it was warming up.  I'm also going to buy a variable heater element, my buddy gets good results with his.

there are also rheostats you can get to adjust the temps with the stock element.   The plug in between the smoker and outlet.

Got a link?  It's like 1500 watts.  Seems like a pretty inefficient way to dump energy.  Maybe even dangerous?  It's outside at least.

there are some commercial units, but for $200 or so you'd be better off just getting a new smoker.    Here's a DIY version for your exact smoker

http://www.instructables.com/id/The-Smoke-O-Tron/

[Mikeyis4dcats]

http://www.auberins.com/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=14_28

[Emo EMAW]

I'm just going to get this:  https://www.amazon.com/Universal-Replacement-Adjustable-Thermostat-Controller/dp/B00HDMDA2I

[cDubya]

West Virginia Day weekend. Butt for everyone...

[Gooch]

I want to make some grilled lamb chops with blackberry sauce Sunday. Not sure if Trim is a fan of lamb tho.

[Trim]

This is one of those threads I never bothered to catch up on since 2012.

I fux w/lamb.  That's what Jason's made the last 2 times I've been out there.  Guess you guys can have a competition if I can remember whether his was better or worse than yours.

[Emo EMAW]

Got my dehydrator.  Did strawberries and apples and bananas last night.  I think this is going to be the way to go for jerky. 

[CNS]

You can do jerky in the oven pretty easy.

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[Emo EMAW]

You can do jerky in the oven pretty easy.

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I don't think mine goes cool enough, gas. 

[KCFDcat]

Got 20 lbs of pork smoking this morning.

[Stupid Fitz]

Ok here goes.  Last July my wife got me one of these:  http://amazingribs.com/bbq_equipment_reviews_ratings/smoker/brinkmann-gourmet-electric-smoker

I asked for something like that because my buddy has one and he has done some pretty amazing stuff on it.  I'm no alexander_supertramp and I accept that and have no ambitions as such.  I just want to do something here and there and not completely eff it up.  Apparently that might even be too ambitious. 

Anyway, finally put it together and aspired to do some beef jerky.  Simple enough right?  Wrong.

Basically, the thing doesn't have a variable control, so like what you get for temp is what you get.  You could open the door I guess to vent but that's the only control.  I basically cooked my jerky in the first 30 minutes and it was done.  Proceeded to burn the eff out of it because who the eff cares.  I ordered a dehydrator off Amazon and that's that.  Maybe next summer I will try something else.

Jerky isn't the easiest thing to do.  I've done it twice on my BGE.  First time it was great, next time I made charcoal. 

[XocolateThundarr]

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[star seed 7]

is that fish?

[CNS]

Gravity defying bacon wrapped pork?

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[star seed 7]

i'm torn between ordering a pizza right now or saying eff it and throwing a pork loin on the grill.  have never done that

[Skipper44]

Pork loin has almost no fat so it dries out quickly.  Definitely want to wrap.it in foil if it's a gas grill and it only needs to be 140 degrees to be done, do you have meat thermometer?