First smoke a success!

DOUG3D · January 01, 2010, 05:37:09 AM

Finally seasoned and fired up the new 4 rack DBS! Very impressed with the performance! I live near Buffalo, New York and the temps are in the 20's. I decided to try the abt's for the first smoke. I preheated the temp to 260, figuring that the temp would drop to 240's which is where it looks like alot of the posts recommend. The smoker was up to temp in about a 1/2 hour, which I thought was fast. I applied hickory for 1 hr and 20 min and cooked for a total of 3 hrs. I also snuck in a couple of stuffed banana peppers which came out awesome. I'm hooked, Sunday I'm going to try wings!! You know people from Buffalo like their wings! Thanks to this forum for offering so much support!!!

Quarlow · January 01, 2010, 05:41:57 AM

Right on Doug, glad you are feeling the smoke bug work for you. Smoke on buddy.

MPTubbs · January 01, 2010, 06:33:34 AM

I still need to try the ABT's.

Glad you like your new toy! ;)

pensrock · January 01, 2010, 07:29:09 AM

Next time you do bananna peppers fry up some hot sausage, like you would ground beef. Then mix in with a little cream cheese, you want more sausage than cheese in this case, cover with bacon and smoke away.

DOUG3D · January 01, 2010, 07:47:24 AM

That sounds good pensrock, thanks for the advice!

ArnieM · January 01, 2010, 10:36:44 AM

Hi Doug and welcome to the forum. Looks like we hooked another one. ;D

ABTs are great and there's a lot of ways of making them. I usually take off the top and core them. Then fill them with whatever. If you do pulled pork, save some. You can chop it up and add it to the filling. If J's are too hot, use banana peppers as pens suggested; basically any long pepper big enough to stuff works.

The wings likely won't get a crispy skin. You can smoke 'em up but I'd finish either in a deep fryer or the oven.

Have fun and post up some pics. Happy New Year!

KyNola · January 01, 2010, 12:04:56 PM

Way to go Doug!

Yep, reel 'em in boys, we've hooked another one.

KyNola

KevinG · January 01, 2010, 12:12:02 PM

Glad to hear your first smoke went well. It only gets better from here! Welcome aboard.

Paddlinpaul · January 01, 2010, 01:36:30 PM

I'm still a newbie and a Canadian one at that. What is an ABT?

KevinG · January 01, 2010, 01:46:52 PM

Atomic Buffalo Turds or stuffed peppers wrapped in bacon (usually jalapenos).

Paddlinpaul · January 01, 2010, 01:53:38 PM

Sounds similar to Armadillo Eggs (cheddar cheese stuffed jalapeño wrapped in our homemade sausage) served at our local smoke house restaurant just outside of Ottawa, Canada. They have some real good food but nothing taste better than doing it yourself.

pensrock · January 01, 2010, 04:05:34 PM

QuoteSounds similar to Armadillo Eggs

Yep, I have made Armadillo Eggs before they are very good, another thing to try is to stuff a jalapeno then wrap with a bisquit then bake according to the bisquit mix.

ArnieM · January 01, 2010, 04:13:05 PM

It's hard to go wrong when you get some peppers, pork and cheese together. ;D

The first batch I ever did (jalapenos) were stuffed with a mix of cream cheese, shredded (bagged) sharp cheddar, pepper jack and mozzarella. Mix the cheese up with some chipotle powder at room temp. Make a piping bag from a cheap plastic bag. Stuff the peppers. Plug 'em (whole and cored) up with some small hunks of ham. Wrap in a slice of bacon. Heaven!