This is my first post, so please excuse any mistakes. Received my OSB yesterday after ordering from Amazon 2 days before. My briquettes came today. I just did my seasoning. Everything worked perfect. I look forward to making first Smoking of some Baby backs
Sunday. I'm going to use my son's recipe to start with. If I can duplicate his, I will be a "happy camper". I have read this forum quite a bit lately and it has been most informative, actually influencing my choice of the OBS. Thank folks! Will let you know how they come out.
Please do let us know and welcome to the forum.
Lots of good people here with tonnes of smoking experience and willingness to help.
HR
Congrats on your OBS Nibby and welcome to the forum. Sounds like you're well on your way to some "Good Eats".
Welcome Aboard Nibby. Give a holler if you need some help with the ribs.
Welcome to the forum Nibby. Check out the recipe site http://www.susanminor.org/forums/ and keep that vent open. ;D
Welcome to the forum and if you have any questions just ask.
Thanks guys for the warm welcome. I'm sure I will need some help down the road. To get my preheat time figured out, I am going to do a run up to 225 deg. this morning. That way I will know when to start things tomorrow to have my ribs done at 5 PM. :)
Nibby,
Welcome aboard. Just a thought about your preheat. Consider running it up to 260 or so. When you open the door to put your ribs in the temp is going to drop like a rock. The hotter inside, the better when you open the door for the first time. You also might consider placing a foil lined brick in the bottom next to the water bowl to aid in heat retention.
Have fun and let us know about your first results.
KyNola
KyNola,
Preheating to 260 or so is a great idea and I already have a brick wrapped and in place. Thanks for
the suggestion.
I use two bricks on the lowest rack, space permitting. They're tilted to help funnel any grease into the V tray.
(http://i738.photobucket.com/albums/xx21/ArnieMauer/ABTs-2/IntoTheOBS.jpg)
Quote from: ArnieM on October 17, 2009, 12:51:57 PM
I use two bricks on the lowest rack, space permitting. They're tilted to help funnel any grease into the V tray.
(http://i738.photobucket.com/albums/xx21/ArnieMauer/ABTs-2/IntoTheOBS.jpg)
I like that.
Welcome Aboard Nibby.
SIA
Welcome, much fun ahead ;D
Well my Baby Backs came out good. I think that I will do 3 hours of smoke next time instead of 2. Otherwise I was very pleased
and so was the family. I Smoked at 225 after a preheat to 265 degrees and had 2 wrapped bricks inside to help with heat recovery as had been suggested. Now I must decide what to smoke next. Will it be Boston Butts or more ribs? Decisions, Decisions! Nibby :)
Congrats Nibby. For your next smoke, just check out what's on sale locally. Pork butts, picnic shoulders, briskets, roast beef ( top or bottom round, rib roast), chickens, turkeys, (whole or parts) etc. Basically, there's no end to it. Also, you should try some ABTs.
Nibby, there is a 3-2-1 method that is used by alot of people on forum and that calles for 3 hrs of smoke, 2 hrs wrap in foil with small amount of juice (no smoke) and then an hr outside the foil with no smoke, and that makes very juicy and tender ribs, Babby backs or spare ribs.
So many choices, so little time! :D Glad to hear it went well Nibby.
I'm with Hawkeye - so many choices. So I usually cop out unless I really want brisket or something specific. I will graze the meat counters looking for used meat. Voila' Decision made! Now the family looks at what I buy funny sometimes, because the buy has included oxtails, neck bones, lamb shanks, etc... in the past! ;D ;D ;D Ya gotta be adventerous!
Welcome to the fun, be warned, this kind of smoking is very addictive.
Good to here that your ribs turned out good, a couple more times and they will be perfect.
I'm with Caney on the whats next list, I just go for whats on sale then smoke it.
Nibby4239,
Welcome and congrats on your first smoke.The 3-2-1 method never fails.We also like to see pictures,because we are always hungry.
Joe.
Quote from: joerom on October 21, 2009, 06:59:03 PM
We also like to see pictures,because we are always hungry.
Joe.
This is as bad as watching the food channel at 10 or 11 at night. Getting hungry ...
Quote from: ArnieM on October 21, 2009, 07:03:08 PM
Quote from: joerom on October 21, 2009, 06:59:03 PM
We also like to see pictures,because we are always hungry.
Joe.
This is as bad as watching the food channel at 10 or 11 at night. Getting hungry ...
......and hungrier................and hungrier.
Here is a photo of my first ribs. :)
(http://i836.photobucket.com/albums/zz290/Nibby4239/Smoker001.jpg)
now, I am real hungry. Looks great, nice job.
Send a piece my way Nibby. Those look awesome! ;D
Nice going Nibby. Reel him in boys! We've hooked another one! ;) :D
KyNola
Looks good Nibby. I'd also be willing to evaluate them if you could send some here. ;D
Nice looking ribs.
Were they FOTB (Fall Off The Bone) ?
Not FOTB , but real tender.
Nibby
Nice work there Nibby. Congratulations.
HR
Not a good post for me to see right now - not time to go to lunch today. Those look great, especially to a starving man!
Welcome to the forum.
Quote from: Nibby4239 on October 27, 2009, 07:53:25 AM
Not FOTB , but real tender.
Nibby
That's what you want. again great job!