First cook & pr0n from the SS-Two

R2Egg2Q · 02-13-2012, 09:18 AM

On Saturday I drove to Lemoore with a buddy towing an empty trailer for a visit with brother boggster and this. The trailer didn't come back empty:

Sunday morning I got the new-to-me SS-Two prepped for cooking:

Put some lit Royal Oak lump down the chute & topped with unlit lump (looking under the drip pan/deflector at where the heat & smoke comes into the cooking chamber):

On the top 2 cooking racks, I put in a couple of country style ribs, rib tips, beef ribs, and 15 lbs of pork butt (and a couple of Stoker pit probes):

The country style ribs (rubbed with Simply Marvelous Sweet & Spicy) didn't take long:

The rib tips (rubbed with SM Spicy Apple) and beef ribs (Rub Co Original & Santa Maria combo) came off next:

And a few hours later, a butt rubbed with SM Cherry & Plowboys Yardbird came off and was wrapped in foil for a rest:

It ended up being pulled:

The other butt was rubbed with SM Cherry, SM Sweet & Spicy, and SM Season All and foiled around 165 and pulled off around 185. This one ended up with some slices, chunks, and some chopped:

It was a pretty long day but I'm happy with the end result and I learned some things about cooking in the SS-Two on my first cook on a gravity fed smoker.

Now I just need some more reasons to cook a bunch so I can justify firing up this big (to me) cooker!

Thanks for looking and a big thanks to boggster for selling me the SS-Two!

Corky · 02-13-2012, 09:24 AM

Nifty cooking! That looks great!

Randbo · 02-13-2012, 09:36 AM

Congratulations on the new smoker. I hope it brings you much pleasure. Looks like a great smoker!

Phubar · 02-13-2012, 09:52 AM

Cool toy...congratsz!
Spread looks awesome...must had a party or something?

Big George's BBQ · 02-13-2012, 09:53 AM

Nice Pit Great looking Food

R2Egg2Q · 02-13-2012, 10:19 AM

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Originally Posted by Phubar

Cool toy...congratsz!
Spread looks awesome...must had a party or something?

Thanks Phu!

"Or something" I guess! I gave a bunch of food to my buddy who helped me pick up & off load the smoker (oh and a beef rib to MartyLeach who also helped with the offload). I'm also taking some leftovers to work today for some hungry co-workers.

I was just trying to fill it up with various meats and check temps in various places to better learn the temp variations.

Ron_L · 02-13-2012, 10:21 AM

Congrats on the new toy!

The food looks great!

boggster · 02-13-2012, 10:52 AM

Nice looking smoker! Looks like you've found an excellent home for the SS-2. I know you'll enjoy using it!

R2Egg2Q · 02-13-2012, 11:51 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by boggster

Nice looking smoker! Looks like you've found an excellent home for the SS-2. I know you'll enjoy using it!

I'll definitely enjoy using it! If I forget to put a can under the drip spout again my dog will be enjoying it as well.

Thanks for taking that old kettle off of my hands. The reclaimed patio space was really needed. I hope you can find someone on base that can put it to good use.

landarc · 02-13-2012, 11:55 AM

Don't you have enough toys already? I mean, really!

Nice and congrats John, that is a beauty. And nice cooking as well.

R2Egg2Q · 02-13-2012, 02:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by landarc

Don't you have enough toys already? I mean, really!

Nice and congrats John, that is a beauty. And nice cooking as well.

Yeah Bob, I have enough toys. Family & friends are threatening with a Q intervention! I've actually trying reduce the count a bit this year & I'm actually down 1 cooker.

cowgirl · 02-13-2012, 02:15 PM

Wow, Great looking new toy John! Food looks excellent too.

You can never have too many smokers. :)

boggster · 02-13-2012, 02:28 PM

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Originally Posted by R2Egg2Q

I'll definitely enjoy using it! If I forget to put a can under the drip spout again my dog will be enjoying it as well.

Thanks for taking that old kettle off of my hands. The reclaimed patio space was really needed. I hope you can find someone on base that can put it to good use.

Will have no problem finding a home for the old Weber! I know there will be a lot of people here that would love to have it. Thanks again!

Wampus · 02-13-2012, 03:41 PM

Congrats on both the cooker and the cook!
Looks fan-farkin-tastic!!!

bluetang · 02-13-2012, 03:59 PM

Congrats! Looks like ya put 'er through the steps quite nicely

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02-13-2012, 09:18 AM	#1
R2Egg2Q is Blowin Smoke! Join Date: 08-15-10 Location: Pleasanton, CA	First cook & pr0n from the SS-Two On Saturday I drove to Lemoore with a buddy towing an empty trailer for a visit with brother boggster and this. The trailer didn't come back empty: Sunday morning I got the new-to-me SS-Two prepped for cooking: Put some lit Royal Oak lump down the chute & topped with unlit lump (looking under the drip pan/deflector at where the heat & smoke comes into the cooking chamber): On the top 2 cooking racks, I put in a couple of country style ribs, rib tips, beef ribs, and 15 lbs of pork butt (and a couple of Stoker pit probes): The country style ribs (rubbed with Simply Marvelous Sweet & Spicy) didn't take long: The rib tips (rubbed with SM Spicy Apple) and beef ribs (Rub Co Original & Santa Maria combo) came off next: And a few hours later, a butt rubbed with SM Cherry & Plowboys Yardbird came off and was wrapped in foil for a rest: It ended up being pulled: The other butt was rubbed with SM Cherry, SM Sweet & Spicy, and SM Season All and foiled around 165 and pulled off around 185. This one ended up with some slices, chunks, and some chopped: It was a pretty long day but I'm happy with the end result and I learned some things about cooking in the SS-Two on my first cook on a gravity fed smoker. Now I just need some more reasons to cook a bunch so I can justify firing up this big (to me) cooker! Thanks for looking and a big thanks to boggster for selling me the SS-Two! __________________ -John BGEs: XL, Large, Small, Mini, Shirley Fabrication 24x36 Patio, Humphrey's Weekender, MAK 1-Star General, Karubecue C-60, Hasty Bake Gourmet, Santa Maria Grill, Webers: 14" WSM, 22.5" OTG, 22.5" Kettle Premium, WGA, Summit S-620 NG; custom BGE & Weber handles by brethren martyleach [U][URL="http://www.bbq-brethren.com/forum/forumdisplay.php?f=86"]CLICK HERE to join us in a BBQ Brethren Throwdown![/URL][/U] Last edited by R2Egg2Q; 02-13-2012 at 09:36 AM.. Reason: added rubs used on ribs & rib tips

02-13-2012, 09:24 AM	#2
Corky is one Smokin' Farker Join Date: 06-21-11 Location: Liberty Lake, WA	Nifty cooking! That looks great! __________________ 18.5 WSM Oklahoma Joe's Longhorn Smokey Joe Platinum [SIZE=2][COLOR=Blue][B]Blue[/B][/COLOR][/SIZE] Weber Performer [COLOR=Blue][B]Blue[/B][/COLOR] Thermapen (Fastest in the West!) [SIZE="2"][B][COLOR="Magenta"]拉猪肉[/COLOR][/B][/SIZE] [B][COLOR="Red"][SIZE="3"]509 BBQ Crew[/SIZE][/COLOR][/B]

02-13-2012, 09:36 AM	#3
Randbo is one Smokin' Farker Join Date: 06-06-11 Location: Brookings Oregon	Congratulations on the new smoker. I hope it brings you much pleasure. Looks like a great smoker! __________________ 3 UDS, One charcoal eating fire breathing home bulit trailer pit,

02-13-2012, 09:52 AM	#4
Phubar somebody shut me the fark up. Join Date: 04-24-09 Location: Utrecht,TheNetherPharkinglands	Cool toy...congratsz! Spread looks awesome...must had a party or something? __________________ -TG -WGA (3) -UDS (S,M,L) All fueled by [COLOR=lime]Ecobrasa[/COLOR] Coco Briquettes [URL="http://lowlandsmokers.blogspot.com/2011/06/lowland-smokers-workshop-hei-en-boeicop.html"]Lowland Smokers[/URL] Dutch BBQ Champion 2011 - 2012 [URL="http://lowlandsmokers.blogspot.com/2011/06/lowland-smokers-workshop-hei-en-boeicop.html"]Lowland Smokers[/URL] Dutch BBQ Champion 2013 Low 'n Slow WGA Ambassador

02-13-2012, 10:21 AM	#7
Ron_L Moderator Join Date: 12-09-04 Location: Wandering, but not lost Name/Nickname : Captain Ron	Congrats on the new toy! The food looks great! __________________ "Ron Rico, Boss. You can call me Captain Ron..." Naked Fatties Rock! PKGo X 2/PK360/Weber Q1000/Blackstone Camping Griddle/Pit Boss Pro Series 850

02-13-2012, 09:53 AM	#5
Big George's BBQ somebody shut me the fark up. Join Date: 02-07-08 Location: Framingham, MA Name/Nickname : George	Nice Pit Great looking Food

02-13-2012, 10:52 AM	#8
boggster Is lookin for wood to cook with. Join Date: 12-04-11 Location: Jacksonville, NC	Nice looking smoker! Looks like you've found an excellent home for the SS-2. I know you'll enjoy using it! __________________ 18.5 WSM, Large BGE, Red Thermapen

02-13-2012, 11:55 AM	#10
landarc somebody shut me the fark up. Join Date: 06-26-09 Location: sAn leAnDRo, CA	Don't you have enough toys already? I mean, really! Nice and congrats John, that is a beauty. And nice cooking as well. __________________ [COLOR=DarkGreen][COLOR=DarkRed][SIZE=1]me: I don't drink anymore Yelonutz: me either, but, then again, I don't drink any less [/SIZE][/COLOR][/COLOR][SIZE=1][COLOR=DarkRed] [COLOR=Pink]SSS[/COLOR] [/COLOR][/SIZE]

02-13-2012, 02:15 PM	#12
cowgirl somebody shut me the fark up. Join Date: 07-18-07 Location: Oklahoma Name/Nickname : jeanie	Wow, Great looking new toy John! Food looks excellent too. You can never have too many smokers. :) __________________ jeanie Lifetime member of the Society for the Preservation of Authentic Royal Magical Rare Kaskaskian Peppers (Thanks Ash :)) RIP Ash, you are missed http://cowgirlscountry.blogspot.com/

02-13-2012, 03:41 PM	#14
Wampus somebody shut me the fark up. Join Date: 06-05-09 Location: Mooresville, IN	Congrats on both the cooker and the cook! Looks fan-farkin-tastic!!! __________________ [COLOR="Blue"][B]"Oh, I don’t reject Christ. I love Christ. It’s just that so many of you Christians are so unlike Christ." -Mahatma Gandhi[/B][/COLOR]

02-13-2012, 03:59 PM	#15
bluetang somebody shut me the fark up. Join Date: 08-06-10 Location: Stuart, Fl Name/Nickname : Mike	Congrats! Looks like ya put 'er through the steps quite nicely. __________________ Homey, the Homegrown frier, 22" WSM, 18.5" Elderly(but not retired) WSM,Homegrown Electric, Weber gasserrrr,Weber Performer, Gravity feed smoker, Blackstone, Indisputably Fastest [COLOR=purple]Purple[/COLOR] Thermapen, SAI Satay Grill Avatar by landarc, thanky!