First smoke with the new toy

Really love this smoker!!
The BDS maintained great temp control & excellent burn time on one small load of Rancher briquettes. Did 2 dozen chicken wings and 2 slabs of baby backs on this first smoke. Total of a 4 1/2 hour smoke using 8lbs of briquettes which was too much. 5-6 pounds would have been enough for this short cook. I used one chunk of peach wood (the BDS sized chunks -- :wink: )
A temp of 225 was still going strong hours after I had pulled the ribs off the grill!!

Wings on the lower grill and ribs on the upper grill. BDS maintained 225-250, actually whatever I wanted the temp to be, throughout the duration. I only messed with the intake vent plugs to see how doing those things would affect the temp changes. I gotta learn the characteristics of this smoker. :wink:
The taste of both meats is fantastic!! The over the fire smoked taste is great. Yep, even after doing only one smoke, I know that I'm very satisfied with the purchase of my BDS. I think my Smokin' Pro is now my dedicated griller. I do love those cast iron grates!!

Here are a few pics ---

Chicken rub on


Rib rub on


In the BDS



Temp holding steady four hours into this cook -- Man this is a great smoker!!



Finished and ready to eat

Thanks much gents. Much appreciated!!

Yes, the wings were delish. Not as good as Mr. Emery's no doubt. :wink:
The ribs were tastey as well.

Thanks to all for the kind words!!

smokinvic said:

Very nice looking grub. Very nice avatar. Coletrane?

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No smokinvic, you're close though. That pic is of the one and only Charlie "Yardbird" Parker! :icon_cool