Smoking Meat?
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I DK models. But I know the brand has a good reputation.
Pellets might be a bit more expensive than charcoal. And ceramic bodies hold heat better and use less fuel. But upfront $$$.
Pellets might be a bit more expensive than charcoal. And ceramic bodies hold heat better and use less fuel. But upfront $$$.
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These things don’t get hot enough to do pizza. Pizza really needs 550-600, at least. I have found I am making a lot of pizzas in my smoker. The charcoal and heat, and day (or 2) ahead homemade dough make for great eating.
But if you only need low and slow, no problem.
These things don’t get hot enough to do pizza. Pizza really needs 550-600, at least. I have found I am making a lot of pizzas in my smoker. The charcoal and heat, and day (or 2) ahead homemade dough make for great eating.
But if you only need low and slow, no problem.
Don't buy Traeger pellets - they are flavored.
Get real hardwood pellets like from Lumberjack.
Absolutely- no soft woods. Fruitwood is good. I use apple chunks a lot with my charcoal.
REAL fruitwood. Not DuPont flavored.
REAL fruitwood. Not DuPont flavored.
I'm still kicking tires on the pellet smoker decision. So I'm going primal again today. St Louis cut ribs on lump charcoal and fist size chunks of cherry wood. Normally I'd use hickory or pecan for pork but I don't have any. Cherry will work fine. The thermometer reads 98 degrees so it's good and hot on my patio. But its shaded and I'm drinking plenty of fluids. Not just beer either. 
Do you make your own rub or is it store bought? I make my own and scale back on the salt on account of my blood pressure.
What I did, I seasoned then decided to cube and added more instead of leaving well enough alone...
Ah... we have all fallen into the the more is better mindset and later discovered otherwise.What I did, I seasoned then decided to cube and added more instead of leaving well enough alone...
I have a charcoal smoker, and absolutely HATE it. What's the next step up, that's relatively CHEAP, but you don't have to babysit constantly for 12 hours?
What about electric? I've seen some neighbors with these smokers that kind of look like little refrigerators. I remember when I was a kid, my dad using an ancient refrigerator as a smoker, he had an electric hotplate in the bottom of it. But, I was too young to care about the rest. New fridges can't do the same, as there's too much plastic in them now.
