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Smoking Techniques => Hot Smoking and Barbecuing => Topic started by: thirtydaZe on January 07, 2012, 01:06:59 PM

Title: Saturday Brisket and Ribs
Post by: thirtydaZe on January 07, 2012, 01:06:59 PM
wife is having a friend and her "serious" boyfriend over for drinks and dinner tonight.

we are cooking the fun stuff!

this was seasoned and vac sealed about 2 weeks ago maybe
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out of the seal
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ribs just done about 1 hour prior to cook time
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still running a bit HOT
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but my smoke is sooo thin and blue......
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ribs ready to go boating
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remind me to not forget the finished product!
Title: Re: Saturday Brisket and Ribs
Post by: OldHickory on January 09, 2012, 11:15:29 AM
Okay, you have a great start, looks good.  Just your reminder, where are the finished pics?  I like your stick burner.  I have a old New Braunfels that I really like and get some good cooks with, especially when there are more than two to cook for.
Title: Saturday Brisket and Ribs
Post by: mikecorn.1 on January 09, 2012, 11:50:15 AM
The ole maverick still going strong. I still have mine also. Nice looking eats.


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Title: Re: Saturday Brisket and Ribs
Post by: SouthernSmoked on January 09, 2012, 03:44:44 PM
Them some nice looking ribs!! Well done
Title: Re: Saturday Brisket and Ribs
Post by: thirtydaZe on January 10, 2012, 11:24:49 AM
about this time into the cook things were getting a bit fuzzy, as you may gather from the quality of the pic.

totally forgot the brisket, but lets just say this wasn't the best cook i've ever done. 

i ultimately tried to go hot and fast to long, the brisket never hit a stall, and the ribs were a bit dry.  rib flavor was decent, but not my best.

to this day i don't know what i was thinking with trying to go hot and fast.


here are the ribs.
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Title: Re: Saturday Brisket and Ribs
Post by: OldHickory on January 10, 2012, 03:30:08 PM
The advantage of the Bradley is low and slow. Yes I will say it.  WHAT WERE YOU THINKING
Title: Re: Saturday Brisket and Ribs
Post by: OU812 on January 11, 2012, 09:22:30 AM
Been there, done that!

Now I set allarms to when things should be done, if not done then reset the allarms and go back to enjoyin myself.  ;D

Everyone around here knows that when an allarm goes off its time to get back to the smoker.  ;)
Title: Re: Saturday Brisket and Ribs
Post by: thirtydaZe on January 11, 2012, 10:25:31 AM
Quote from: OldHickory on January 10, 2012, 03:30:08 PM
The advantage of the Bradley is low and slow. Yes I will say it.  WHAT WERE YOU THINKING

not to certain, but i had fun doing it!
Title: Re: Saturday Brisket and Ribs
Post by: squirtthecat on January 11, 2012, 10:27:15 AM

You might look at getting a Pitmaster IQ for that thing.  It would help control the temps.
Title: Re: Saturday Brisket and Ribs
Post by: thirtydaZe on January 11, 2012, 11:56:28 AM
Quote from: squirtthecat on January 11, 2012, 10:27:15 AM

You might look at getting a Pitmaster IQ for that thing.  It would help control the temps.

i've actually considered looking into one of those.

truth is i kind of purposely kept rolling the high temp.  i knew i needed to cool it off, but as usual got a later start on building the fire than intended....
Title: Re: Saturday Brisket and Ribs
Post by: OldHickory on January 11, 2012, 12:09:38 PM
Squirt is right, a tempcontroler would be a big help.  I have one on my old "New Braunfels" it works great. I have the Auber Instr. controler.

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I made a plate to adapt the fan to fit the air vent, was real simple.

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Here is the controler, I had the temp set for 240*, and then here is the finished product.