My first dedicated Smoker

[PJBowmaster]

This is my first dedicated smoker. The Camp Chef 24" gasser. Today is break-in/seasoning and learning temp control. Saturday we try our first cook on this thing. I'm going with Butt due to its forgiving nature. I'll report back later...

[Mr. Bones]

Very Nice smoker!!! PJBowmaster
You'll enjoy makin' great food in that!
Keep us posted!!

[Jerod Broussard]

Lotta people love those!

[fuzzydaddy]

Congrats! It's always good to see someone get a new cooker!

[cgrover60]

Cook on dude and keep us posted.

[RonB]

Congrats - reports with photos please.

[EdF]

Go get 'em Boss! We'll love to see your results!

[boftx]

Ahhh, another budding case of MCS.

[TBoneJack]

Cool smoker.

[hogdog6]

Smoke on! Nice cooker.

[Nate]

Congrats. You'll always remember your first... And second and third and fourth and MCS takes over and you soon are involved in some sort of cooker/smoker polygamy...

[Danjohnston949]

PJBowmaster, Congratulations on Your New Smoker! Get All Practiced Up! Then You can invite "The Pit" over for a Taste! 🤗😇🤗
Eat Well and Prosper! From a Backyard Cremator in Fargo ND, Dan

[PJBowmaster]

It turned out to be a pretty good cook. After 12.5 hrs at about 255 f we couldn't wait anymore. Decided to serve dinner with the internal temp at 201 f. The meat was succulent and tender. There was a great smoke ring. The flesh pulled apart easily. Meathead's Memphis Dust really complimented the meat. There was great bark! Better than any commercial rub I'vd used. Very happy with the Camp Chef 24" smoker. Just need more practice to master this thing....

[PJBowmaster]

After pulling the muscle apart...

[Huskee]

Nice work! Did you go unwrapped? If you cook a butt unwrapped the entire time, you rarely if ever need to go to 200+ or the hailed "203". Doneness is a product of time & temp not just temp. Unwrapped takes a lot longer, and the time constant is there to make the magic happen. I find anywhere around 195 degrees+ is good enough when unwrapped cuz it took so long to get there.

[Tomcat]

Good advice I can use too Huskee! Just got my SMV after finally trading the. Electric (unopened) I got for Christmas. Haven't seasoned it yet but will this weekend.