OBS to arrive tonight

pkcdirect · August 21, 2009, 05:27:04 AM

Welcome, Glad to have you with us. This is the place to learn, lots of good info and helpful friendly Members.

OU812 · August 21, 2009, 06:07:55 AM

Bacon Bacon Bacon Bacon Bacon Bacon

Aint nothing better than homemade Bacon

What are you going to smoke wile your waiting for the bacon to cure?

kitchendad · August 21, 2009, 03:22:20 PM

The smoker is set up and seasoned. We'll be off doing other things for dinner tonight but I wanted to smoke something today so I did a few chicken thighs for lunch. Just a simple rub, an hour in the smoke then glazed them with our bbq sauce and onto the grill for a few minutes to crisp up and give the sauce some time on the heat. Every other Sunday we do "Sunday Dinner" for a bunch of our friends, this week I am gonna smoke two small shoulders that I was going to turn into breakfast sausage. Sausage can wait! But not too long!

I do have one question. What do you do with the slightly charred puck that ends up next to the burner? Throw it out or use it next time?

mikecorn.1 · August 21, 2009, 03:26:58 PM

get you some bubba pucks. 3 of them to be exact. you can keep reusing that one to use it as what i call a pusher puck till you get some bubbas. i learned right away that i would be wasting pucks if i didnt get any. got mine from yardandpool.com

FLBentRider · August 21, 2009, 03:41:41 PM

So what did you think of the chicken you made.

bubba pucks. yardandpool.com

kitchendad · August 21, 2009, 06:22:56 PM

The chicken was good. I think the hybrid method did its job, an hour in the smoke gave it plenty of smoke flavor, the skin was somewhat crisp - though not as much as my daughter's would have liked - the sauce formed a nice glaze. I pulled the chicken at 170, so it was perfectly moist, your not gonna get that at any BBQ joints around here.

rdevous · August 23, 2009, 06:33:43 AM

YUMMMMM!!! Always remember that bacon grease is a food group and also an uncontrolled addictive substance.....hoard it for later uses!!!

Ray

jerry52 · August 23, 2009, 06:57:33 AM

just got mine a few days ago and have noticed that when i seasoned the smoker that i had smoke coming from the generator.
this is due to the vent being closed to much .
after reading I learned that this is a no no for the digital smoker.

welcome and good luck there is a lot of great advice on this website