HELP GET ME STARTED

[Meat Fest]

Hello new smoking friends,
I just purchased a new smoker and looking for smoke help in getting started with my first smoke.  I was thinking ribs and was looking for a easy but great recipe.  Along with the smoker I also bought a box of apple and a box of Hickory chips. 

Any help would be great.  Things like how much time smoking how many pucks etc.
Thanks

[hillbillysmoker]

Olds' "Bacon Wrapped Chicken Breasts" were my starter for my first experience.  Simple, easy, delicious.  You can also stick in a few fatties (unwrapped tubes of sausage) and let them ride along.  I used maple smoke with this first experience and everything was awesome.  The xyl gave her permission to smoke any time I wanted after trying the food and it has been nonstop ever since.  Good luck with whatever you attempt, enjoy your Bradley smoker, and if you have a chance post a few pictures or least tell us how things went. Here is a link to the Chicken Rolls:

http://www.susanminor.org/forums/showthread.php?t=43

Bill

[Meat Fest]

Thanks Bill for the quick reply.

[NePaSmoKer]

Welcome to the forum Meat Fest.

Like hillbilly i would start with something easy, chicken breast, meat loaf things like that. Do a season of your BS 1st if you have not already done it.

Experiment and have fun. Lots of great advice here and friendly folks  ;D

nepas

[Meat Fest]

Thanks Bill for the quick reply,  the recipe looks easy just a little nervous on the wrapping part but I will give it a go and let you know how I made out.  Thanks again.

[LilSmoker]

Hi and welcome here Meat Fest! , congrats on your new BS,  you could do some chickens as a first smoke?, brine them and they'll be delicious. If you feel a bit more adventurous you could do ribs, BS ribs are awesome!, but takes a little practice to get great ribs. The options are endless, anyway please let us know how you get on  ;)

LilSmoker

[Tiny Tim]

Just jump right in and smoke whatever you like....unless you forget it and have the heat jacked way up, you aren't gonna ruin anything.  Unless you use smoke for the entire time, then your food may taste ashy...my only advice is to use a lesser amount of smoke the first time, and adjust according to your taste and what kind of food you're smoking.

Welcome to the board.

[boxertrio]

Any help would be great.  Things like how much time smoking how many pucks etc.

Each puck is worth 20 minutes of smoke....most smoke for the first 4 hrs and the just heat the rest of the cook..more than 4 hours is usually a waste of pucks.

Good luck, have fun

[Mr Walleye]

Meat Fest

Here is a link to a post by Iceman about ribs. It's got lots of good info for ya about ribs. Just scroll down to the last post on the page I believe.

http://forum.bradleysmoker.com/index.php?topic=5010.0

Keep us posted how you make out.

Mike

[IKnowWood]

and don't forget, have fun. 

...and don't over cook it...

[Wildcat]

Welcome Meat Fest!  If you do ribs first, I recommend you use the apple.  Another easy and wonderful smoke is Leg Of Lamb.  Be patient and let the BS do the work.

[PigOut]

Wecome Meat Fest !!

  Plug it in , stoke it up , have fun ;)

[Consiglieri]

Welcome Meat Festivus.

Like it's said above, check out Ice's post.   And click on the smoker for time tested recipes...

good luck with the magic Bradley experience.

[West Coast Kansan]

Welcome Meat Fest!  :) Much fun ahead  ;)

[coyote]

Welcome Meatfest, you're gonna love it here :)
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