Yesterday I a bought 18.5" WSM. I will not have the time to build a UDS so I went this way. I live in Iceland so I don't have access to all the supplies you have in the US.
I plan on preparing the smoker today and on Saturday I am going to smoke brisket (probably a flat, I will find out when I pick it up tomorrow). Nobody in Iceland knows what brisket is so I had to make a special order at a meat processing company.
I just found out that my options for wood is very limited. I have hickory chips and green unprocessed birch. I thought the foresters had some old birch but unfortunately, it is all new.
So I would like to ask you guys, what would you do? Can I process a green birch in a day or so to make it usable for smoking or is there a way to use hickory chips in the WSM? I planned on using the minion method.
Then feel free to give my an advice on the cooking method. I am also thinking of smoking a pork but as a backup in case I dry out the brisket.
I plan on preparing the smoker today and on Saturday I am going to smoke brisket (probably a flat, I will find out when I pick it up tomorrow). Nobody in Iceland knows what brisket is so I had to make a special order at a meat processing company.
I just found out that my options for wood is very limited. I have hickory chips and green unprocessed birch. I thought the foresters had some old birch but unfortunately, it is all new.
So I would like to ask you guys, what would you do? Can I process a green birch in a day or so to make it usable for smoking or is there a way to use hickory chips in the WSM? I planned on using the minion method.
Then feel free to give my an advice on the cooking method. I am also thinking of smoking a pork but as a backup in case I dry out the brisket.