New toy

[celticman]

Just purchased a vertical smoker and I'm planning on smoking some beef short ribs this weekend. Any suggestions on smoking time, and should I be using a water pan? I'm an novice at best, and could use some advice on my new toy.

[HouseHomey]

What is your toy? Bring your patients and a lunch. That take a good long while.

[celticman]

New toy is a Dyna Glo 36" vertical charcoal smoker.

[RonB]

Congrats. I cooked some beef ribs last week at 275* on my kettle. It took about 5 hours and I used the water reservoir in the SnS.

[celticman]

Thanks for the info.

[FireMan]

Don’t forget if you burn everything up you can order pizza.

[Ahumadora]

Don't take advice from a random guy on BBQ forum with username FireMan who also has a stack of pizza boxes outside his house

[gdsim1]

Actually gotta go with FireMan on this one - always, Always, ALWAYS have a backup plan, especially on a first cook or new recipe! 👍

[Donw]

Beef ribs do well cooking at 275 or even a little higher. Use the water pan and decide how you are going to refill it in case it goes dry without burning yourself. I use a metal garden watering can. Give yourself a little buffer on any planned time to make sure your fat has rendered enough. Good luck

[Troutman]

Salt brine then pepper. Boom.

[texastweeter]

dry brine for 24 hours, slather with your favorite hot sauce, then hit with you favorite salt free rub such as big bad beef rub. Smoke over mesquite/oak at 225°. Dine when it's done. Probe tender through both membranes (there is one in the middle, and one on the back). Usually around the 6 hour mark.

[ofelles]

Enjoy and share some pics and cooks.