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I did not. Took the packer out of the vacuum pack and dried it off. Then coated it haevily in rub. Next time I might actually go lighter on the rub though.
Right on, that's what it looked like. Next time I'd suggest some olive oil or worcestershire
Most everything I have read on the web has said that unlike a regular smoker the Egg keeps so much moister inside that you don't need to mop or spray anything while you cook it. They highly recommend not even opening the thing till it is finished.
The the first few slices from the very corner of the flat were not that moist. When I got 4in into towards the middle it was leaving juice all over my cutting board. It might be I just need to try and find a more even thickness brisket next time.
But after reading lots of reviews on it on multiple sites, the wood chip drawer appears to be really small and people indicating that they had to keep adding wood chips every 30-45 mins... not cool
Mixed reviews, but a lot of people said that they had to modify it to make it work well, not a fan of having to modify something to get it to maybe work right...
So that's the direction I'm leaning... I really wanted to upgrade to an electric with all the fancy gadgets, but I'm hesitant to buy something that I'm going to be babysitting all the time... decisions decisions
Hard to believe this was 2 years ago before I pulled the trigger
Got the new smoker unboxed last night, this thing is freaking huge!
I can literally fit the old smoker inside this one. I will definitely take some side by side comparison shots. Need to finish assembling today, it was dark and the mosquitos were out when we put the legs on it last night.
Had been saying I wanted to do this, my old smoker actually fits entirely inside the new smoker, just to show how much bigger this sucker is. I left the bottom charcoal grate in so I didn't scratch up the inner bowl and it still fit with the lid on lol
With the lid on, you can see it's still in there
And a view from the top before I took that dirty bitch out of my nice new smoker
Not to worry Jason, I'll be smoking soon enough. Went ahead and fired up a full box of briquets as Harry Soo recommends to season a WSM for competition smoking. Will be doing the bacon fat step as well.
Went ahead and filled up my Weber chimney lighter and got to work
And off she goes...
It's humid as fawk out there, but I got her cooking right away, the needle is literally buried but you're supposed to run it open the first run. I smoked out the whole street when I got the charcoal going
Had been saying I wanted to do this, my old smoker actually fits entirely inside the new smoker, just to show how much bigger this sucker is. I left the bottom charcoal grate in so I didn't scratch up the inner bowl and it still fit with the lid on lol
With the lid on, you can see it's still in there
And a view from the top before I took that dirty bitch out of my nice new smoker
Can you smoke with lump charcoal instead of brickets with that thing?
Yeah, it's "not recommended" but that's all I've ever used and what I plan to use going forward. Just didn't want to use my good hardwood charcoal for seasoning, but I plan to use it. I've read several forum posts and people said they used it with no problem
Yeah, it's "not recommended" but that's all I've ever used and what I plan to use going forward. Just didn't want to use my good hardwood charcoal for seasoning, but I plan to use it. I've read several forum posts and people said they used it with no problem
Gotcha. What do you consider good hardwood lump? I have been using Royal Oak so far and have not tried anything else yet. Cowboy lump seems to get terrible reviews and I don't see anything other than those around town really. Everything else it seems you need to order online.
This weekend we went paddleboarding...the place was on a property with a bunch of random shit...there was a large green egg in a built in table with a broken hinge...
he's like, everything is for sale...you could probably buy that cheap!
Shiet...thought of you guys
Gotcha. What do you consider good hardwood lump? I have been using Royal Oak so far and have not tried anything else yet. Cowboy lump seems to get terrible reviews and I don't see anything other than those around town really. Everything else it seems you need to order online.
I used to use Cowboy when Sam's carried it, it's crap. I've been using this stuff which is pretty good.
This weekend we went paddleboarding...the place was on a property with a bunch of random shit...there was a large green egg in a built in table with a broken hinge...
he's like, everything is for sale...you could probably buy that cheap!
Shiet...thought of you guys
