Hi all, I recently watched Barbecue Showdown on Netflix which piqued my interested in learning how to cook low-and-slow southern style barbecue. Two weeks ago, I got myself an 18" Weber Smokey Mountain and Meathead's book and dove right in. I was shocked by what I did not know as I grill fairly regularly on my Weber gas grill. This type of food is just not prevalent in New England from what I can tell and when I told my father-in-law in Rhode Island that I got a smoker, he thought I was dehydrating meats like making beef jerky.
So far I've made pork tenderloin and chicken and am contemplating what to get next. I look forward to learning tons more from you all!
Welcome to the Pit from Dallas, Texas! For one of those long Southern low and slow cooks a Boston Butt is the most forgiving piece of meat you can cook. Expect it to take around 12 hours, but cooking anywhere between 225 and 300 degrees will get you some fine results. Do it while the weather is still warm in your neck of the woods.
Howdy from Texas and welcome to The Pit! As far as your next cooker purchase, I highly recommend getting a kettle grill, either from Weber or SNS Grills. They are probably the most versatile cooker out there. Most of us here have a kettle grill and find they are almost indispensable.
Cookers:
Large Big Green Egg with a Ceramic Grill Store rack system, and the SnS setup.
Weber Genesis SA-E-330 LP INDIGO with SS Grates, Weber Crafted frame kit, baking stone, griddle (2/3), all from Ace Hardware.
For the first time in a long time I have no kettles as I gave them all away.
Everything Else:
SnS #3 with certificate. I was their first customer.
Sous Vide equipment.
SnS and Thermoworks instant read and leave-in thermometers.
Grill Grates for BGE.
Kingsford Blue Bag, Weber lighter cubes, Weber charcoal chimneys.
Rubs with salt: Meat Church Holy Cow.
Rubs without salt: Home-mixed versions of previously sold SnS Grills Rocky's Rub and Not Just for Beef using their recipe. SPOG.
Spices: Lots of 'em.
Gear includes: Char-Griller's Grand Champ off set stick burner/smoker, SnS Kamado Deluxe, Weber 22, PBC, Victory gasser, Victory 36 griddle, Smoke Hollow electric smoker. ThermoWorks Thermapen Mk4, Smoke, Signals, and RFX4, Meater+, SNS-500, roti fits 22 n gasser, Emeril countertop TO, InkBird Sous Vide, Potane Vac/Sealer. Fire&Ice griddle/cooler ensemble.
3-pkg of Collapsible Prep Tubs
Junior, Original, Xtra Lg. SS D. Norcross
Complete set (Tx PJ!) Wusthof Knives n block.
Dalstrong:
Phantom Series Paring knife
Shogun SeriesX 6" Chef knife
Gladiator Series 12"Cleaver knife
Just got into charcoal Dec ‘21 (PBC)
fav is brisky. Love Turkey on PBC. also Turkey in the glass,(any nice bourbon)
Bud has always been my barley pop.
Been smoking a handful of years, just got serious in the last two or three years. Thanks to AR n @glemn picked up an SnS Kamado for appx 1/3 price of new. I dont think he used it twice. Love AR! keep calm n smoke on! Miss you Bonesy.
LSG Adjustable Grill/Smoker, MAK Pellet Grill, Large BGE with Several Attachments from the Ceramic Grill Store, Weber Genesis E335 Gasser, Cast Iron Pans & Griddle, Grill Grates, Mostly Thermoworks Thermometers, Anova SV Stick, BBQ Guru Controller and Fan
Large Big Green Egg, Weber Performer Deluxe, Weber Smokey Joe Silver, Fireboard Drive, 3 DigiQs, lots of Thermapens, and too much other stuff to mention.
Welcome from NEPA! The Smokey Mountain 18” is a wonderful tool. Echoing everyone else, do a pork butt (or a shoulder, they aren’t exactly the same but they sorta are). Everything can go sideways and it will still probably come out great.
Welcome to the Pit from the Florida Suncoast. When we suggest a Boston Butt, that is actually a pork shoulder. It’s definitely the easiest thing to cook. If you want to try beef, I’d suggest a chuck roast.
Welcome to The Pit.
I also recommend a butt. And go over to the free side and look up Meathead's Memphis Dust. That's a great rub for butts. And we do like photos of your cooks.
Smokin-It 3D
Weber Kettle with an SNS
Masterbuilt kettle that I call the $30 wonder grill
Bullet by Bull Grills gasser
Anova WiFi sous vide machine
Thermoworks Thermapen and Chef Alarm
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