smoker

[miketheknife]

Jammer it
s not more prep than youb put into grilling to be honest. maybe a little bit more.

here is what i am drinking since i ran out of beer. yes it does actually taste like cherry

[RayRay]

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This is why you do it. I went the lazy route and bought these

Glad you're in board MTK. enjoy it

[YEM]

YEN ou fucker i am going to visit you spomeday. I promise I will do it and youw ill meet up with me. You sone of a bitch. An d not i dit not moment;arily get drunk. i am drunk and if you are online this evening i will play with you and you will knw o for sure. i am durunk dude. no have hdad k6 red rocket ales in about 3 hours maybe less. i am drunk. i do not drink so much these days but let me teel you

THIS IS MY LAT RED ROCKDT AFTER NOW I WILL BE DRINKING WHISHEKY

I look forward to that day!

[rabb]

God I have missed MTK drunk posts.

Jammer, the prep work sounds a lot worse than it is, I am a lazy bastard and I can do it.

[Jammer]

Well it sounds like in 2 days I am getting the same smoker that MTK has as a gift.

[Falling Man]

Kick ass! Better make sure it's secure this summer with all those hurricanes you have that destroy your backyard.

[Jammer]

So besides the threads in here, where is the best place to find out what the hell I am doing. I have no clue on what is needed, etc.

[rabb]

is it a gas smoker? If yes, well...I won't answer that one.

Otherwise, I would start by picking up a book or something with recipes, the one I recommend to everyone is this:

http://www.amazon.com/John-McLemores-22 ... 0578059541

Because it has a ton of awesome recipes and tells you exactly what to do. Everything depends on what you want to smoke, so say you pick ribs you would then choose a wood that compliments it best, etc. A nice to have (must have, IMO) is a remote thermometer because smoking is mostly about internal temperatures. At a minimum have a thermometer you can stick in the meat to check.

And seriously, don't make it out to be harder than it is, because it isn't. The hard part is waiting for the delicious meat that awaits you.

[Jammer]

I think I have the same Weber that MTK has. The Weber 18.5 inch smokey mountain cooker.

[Jammer]

http://www.amazon.com/Weber-721001-Smokey-Mountain-Cooker/dp/B001I8ZTJ0/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1340638485&sr=8-1&keywords=Smoker

[rabb]

I have a gas smoker so I will defer to the guys that don't here but a thermometer for you seems essential as keeping a proper temperature will be a key.

[RayRay]

I don't use charcoal so not much help either.

[fuzz_e_bizkitz]

I think a thermometer is essential with any kind of smoker. Those on the outside are not to be trusted. I just hang an old school oven thermometer on one of the racks in there. I am too cheap to buy one of the probe digital thermometers but want to eventually get one. With charcoal something like that might be more useful as you have to make more adjustments for air flow and what not.

[miketheknife]

jammer that is exactly my smoker and the chicken turned out great even though i passed out and I have no real idea when my wife took the chicken off the smoker.

[Jammer]

jammer that is exactly my smoker and the chicken turned out great even though i passed out and I have no real idea when my wife took the chicken off the smoker.

During your sober time with it, what have you found essential to have with it?