Seasoning complete sir, awaiting new orders!

[DonOtt]

If you're looking for something simple to get started, I think I would smoke a couple of chickens.  Easy to do, doesn't take a long time and delicious.  Simply put your favorite Rub on the chicken and into the smoker at 250F.  Be sure the vent is completely open as poultry gives off a lot of moisture that you need to escape.  The skin of the chicken will be rubbery but if you are looking for something light you would probably discard the skin anyhow.  Chicken will only require a couple of hours of smoke as they are like a smoke sponge.

Well...I do like chicken :)

[Mark in Ottawa]

Something is getting lost in translation Mark. I don't speak very much Smokese yet :)

Sorry Don, the ribs 3-2-1 method is 3 hours of smoke, then 2 hours in a foil wrap with some liquid like apple juice, and then 1 hour out of the foil to firm up a bit. The tutorial can be found here: http://forum.bradleysmoker.com/index.php?topic=10182.0

Jan's rub (which I use on ribs and chicken - which KyNola rightly suggested would also be a great first meal) can be found here : http://www.susanminor.org/forums/showthread.php?467-Jan-s-Dry-Rub

Hope that helps,

Mark (in Ottawa)

[DonOtt]

Thanks Mark...I have Jan's Rub already printed and ready to go :)

Where do you usually purchase your meat? I'm in Orleans so I'll be starting to hunt for a good place to go...

[Mark in Ottawa]

I live in the west end, but for most meat, I just go to Costco. For pork, I make a special trip to the T&T on Hunt Club since they carry things like pork butt and pork belly which are generally pretty hard to find here. That said, there's a great butcher in your area called Lavergne Western Beef which has absolutely any cut of meat you could think of...brand new website here: http://lavergnewesternbeef.com/

Hope that helps!

Mark (in Ottawa)

[DonOtt]

I live in the west end, but for most meat, I just go to Costco. For pork, I make a special trip to the T&T on Hunt Club since they carry things like pork butt and pork belly which are generally pretty hard to find here. That said, there's a great butcher in your area called Lavergne Western Beef which has absolutely any cut of meat you could think of...brand new website here: http://lavergnewesternbeef.com/

Hope that helps!

Mark (in Ottawa)

Funny....I drove past them on Friday with my son and said I have to go in there to see what they have. Haven't been in there for a few years.