First Smoke in the BDS

[Mbarb]

HI,

I've been hanging out here for a few weeks and now have some good content for my first post. I've been involved in smoking various meats for a number of years. I limited my smoking in the past because I hated "babysitting" the smoker all day; it cut into my naptime.  :) I found the BDS and though it would eliminate much of the "babysitting".

So for my first smoke I decided to do some pulled pork. I picked up a pack of two shoulders at Sam's with a total weight of 17 pounds. Rubbed the pork with the "The Renowned Mr. Brown" rub found here on the forum. Wrapped them up in Saran and popped them in the fridge for the night. Early the next day I fired up the smoker for the first time and ran through the seasoning process. After the seasoning was complete I popped the shoulders in with 4 hours of Hickory. The outside temp was about 35 F and the smoker struggled to hold 210, but it was close all day. I also learned about using the vent on top of the smoker to let moisture out. After 4 hours I cleaned out the water dish and let the shoulders continue to a IT of 185 for a total of about 14 hours in the smoker. I cleaned up the smoker by giving the inside parts a washing off and then a trip through the dishwasher, very easy and quick.

This weekend it's a 6 pound brisket flat from Sam's....MMMMMMM

Photos below are from the pork shoulder. View at your own risk :)

[Arcs_n_Sparks]

Mbarb,

Welcome to the forum.

Gotta love those butts in stereo.   :D  Very nice.

Arcs_n_Sparks

[Wildcat]

Looking good!  I can almost smell and taste it.  ;)  Let us know how the brisket turns out.  Welcome to the forum. 

[FLBentRider]

W E L C O M E !!

Love the "twins"! I had pulled pork for Lunch.

So that's what the inside of my Bradley _used_ to look like.

[iceman]

Great looking meal there Mbarb. Welcome and thanks for posting the pics.

[Mr Walleye]

Looks great Mbarb!

Ya did yourself proud!  8)

Mike

[KyNola]

Welcome aboard!  The twins came out looking great but WOW!, you gotta let a fellow know when you have pics of the inside of a shiny BDS.  I nearly went blind it was so bright.  :D

KyNola

[La Quinta]

Welcome Mbarb...those butts look awesome...wish mine looked like that!!! :) :) :)

[NePaSmoKer]

Those buts are very nice. Bravo

LQ wants but like that.......................Baby Got Back  ;D
Just funnin LQ

NEPAS

[FLBentRider]

"I like PORK BUTTS! and I cannot lie, some other brother may deny, a dip in the brine and smoke a long time, makes you hungry for it all the time!"

[Consiglieri]

very nice work.  Looking forward to the brisket post

Also, nice lyric work. ;D

[projump]

That looks like some big time good eatin.  ;D

[mcanik]

Hafta change my shirt now. Fulla drewl  :P

[La Quinta]

Hey NePa...:) that was funny!!

[West Coast Kansan]

mbarb, very nice. Love it when a plan comes together  ;D Thanks for the post and great pictures.  :)