JayQ
Knows what a fatty is.
I fired it up for the first time last night to burn it off and then cooked a few burgers so technically this is the second cook but my first low and slow smoke. I was impressed by the burgers. I did start them out around 250 for a few minutes (maybe 5) to see if the would pick up any smoke flavor then I cracked it up to max heat to see if it would really get to 650. It did... and boy did those burgers put off some smoke then... lol. Burgers came off with a very nice broiled crusty look to them. Wish I would have taken a pic because I looked way better than it sounds. I imagine I would have had char marks if I would have preheated the grill and let the grate get hot too. Believe it or not they did pick up a very small amount of noticeable smoke flavor which was very nice. But I could not wait until today to really see how this thing smokes..
Today I opened up a couple packs of spare ribs and a roll of jimmy dean sausage and bacon. Yep. Ribs and a bacon weave fatty for dinner.
I’m doing a generic rub and no extras to the ribs because I really want to know what kind of flavor to expect from my new toy. The fatty is rub seasoned cream cheese on a hickory bacon weave. I’m using the Memphis brand barbecue pellet and they are marked as apple. They really don’t seem to put off much smoke but they smell great. I’ve also read to expect to see this because the Memphis exhaust vent the entire length of lid in the rear. We shall see.
I got the Memphis pro set at 225 and I’m actually in the house relaxing. Holy cow, this is new to me. I’ve always sat outside and drank coffee or soda while tending a fire. What am I supposed to do now... definitely not my honeydoos... well actually it wouldn’t hurt to make the wifey dinner and get some things accomplished. It’s just always been my excuse not to...
I’ll try to post a few more pics later before we eat tonight.
Today I opened up a couple packs of spare ribs and a roll of jimmy dean sausage and bacon. Yep. Ribs and a bacon weave fatty for dinner.
I’m doing a generic rub and no extras to the ribs because I really want to know what kind of flavor to expect from my new toy. The fatty is rub seasoned cream cheese on a hickory bacon weave. I’m using the Memphis brand barbecue pellet and they are marked as apple. They really don’t seem to put off much smoke but they smell great. I’ve also read to expect to see this because the Memphis exhaust vent the entire length of lid in the rear. We shall see.
I got the Memphis pro set at 225 and I’m actually in the house relaxing. Holy cow, this is new to me. I’ve always sat outside and drank coffee or soda while tending a fire. What am I supposed to do now... definitely not my honeydoos... well actually it wouldn’t hurt to make the wifey dinner and get some things accomplished. It’s just always been my excuse not to...
I’ll try to post a few more pics later before we eat tonight.