Brand New Meat Smoker.

[Hobbs]

What are three or four important tips for a newb meat smoker?

I have been boning up (har, har) on smoker sites and am learning, but would like to have a few pointers my first time up so I don't have an 'epic' my first time.

Any thoughts???

 

[e9999]

it helps if it's really dry, otherwise it's pretty difficult to light...
And for ground meat, a pipe is less messy...

 

[TX Cruiser]

You have to sweat it before you'll get edible meat out of it.

 

[sirenmoses]

electric or charcol? what kind of meat do you want to smoke?

I've used an electric smoker to make jerkey: didn't notice a difference in flavor between soaking the wood chips or just popping 'em in. My method was to marinate the meat, or apply rub seasoning & let sit in a small amount of water for an hour or two, then place in the smoker. Add more wood chips after an hour, leave meat in the smoker for about 4 hr, and if still 'greasy' I'd finish the jerkey in the stove for an hour or 2 at 250.

hth.

you also might try crossposting in the hunting & fishing section, if you want tips insteada quips.

 

[Polak]

My meat smoker has to have big pouty lips, if she has big bewbs that helps too!!!

 

[sirenmoses]

so predictable. suprized you didn't call make a hummer joke, or rainbow flag, or....

 

[Polak]

so predictable. suprized you didn't call make a hummer joke, or rainbow flag, or....

Figured I'd leave that for Liam. I tend to keep my jokes hetero.

 

[tommckenna6]

What about this meat smoker?

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[Gumby]

Brand new meat smoker?

Did Noah have a son?