Home made smoker questions

[bigredchev]

apple juice with pork is your friend

[hoochie]

OH MAN tasty stuff had to finish roast off in oven at 250deg for 1 hr but man was that tasty. Ill have to upgrade burner to get temp up in smoker

A smoker isn't used to "cook", its a slow process. Sounds like the steps you took were correct. In the smoker for flavor, then finish "cooking" in the oven or BBQ

[mattmcgiver]

Anyone use the BBQ to smoke something?

[bigbuckbuster]

My friends and I compete in BBQ competitions locally, not propane but old fashion charcoal burners. We cook Brisket, ribs, chicken and pork shoulder for these comps. You don't need an oven, you just need patience. I did a brisket last weekend and it took 13 hours plus 4 hours in the marinade. I would suggest you grab a pork shoulder(bone in) at the local butcher shop, this will run you about 25-30 bucks and will give you about 6-7 pounds of finished meat. Put a rub on it and put it in the smoker with the fatty side up. Let it cook at 250-275 for around 10-12 hours. Give it a poke around the 9 hour mark and see if you can pull off a strip with your fingers. if its done but you aren't ready to eat yet, wrap it in tinfoil and then in an old towel. Put the whole works in a cooler and it will stay hot for several hours.

when you pull that sucker out, your friends will think you have been doing this for years and have it dialed in. It will look crispy on the outside and will pull apart with a fork on the inside. Nice even temp is key...slow and low.

[leadpillproductions]

How about making peperroni sticks in the smoker any one have a info