Been on the fence on getting the G2 or G3 version of the chubby. I know that the G3 is the "imported" version of the American made G2. Landed on these two because of capacity, dimensions, and ease of access. Trust me, its a pain in the butt assembling a WSM in a wheelchair lol (hopefully the...
I have been getting use to this smoker. Some rib and butt cooks seem to get a good smoke ring and others do not. What temp do users of Backwoods use for ribs, pork butt and brisket? What woods? I have been doing 250 degrees with a mix of cherry and pecan and Kingsford's lump briquettes. Any...
I am a backyard guy and I've been using a 22.5" WSM for the last 3 years. I'm wanting to upgrade and I've been looking at the Backwoods Chubby and the Stumps Baby. I realize the Backwoods is closer to what I currently use as far as being a water smoker and the Stumps is a gravity fed, but just...
We are toying between 3 Backwoods smokers. The idea is to get one primarily for ribs and eventually buy a larger one to use as our primary as we save up the $$$ for it :shock::shock:
The hope is to have a unit that could start 1 18 pound brisket as well as a prok butt or two. We would then like...
Talk about pimping your Chubby... LOL... I made this new charchoal basket (on right) for my chubby to accomplish a couple things:
1. Extend burn time - with the added wall height (5 1/4" vs. 3")- should get closer to 10-12 hours out of a load
2. Better air flow - expanded metal sides allow...
Okay,
Last night, I got the Chubby outta my office (basement) and on the deck, and the seasoning process began:
1-Cleaning
2-Initial burn
3-Canola oil (I'd already bought it Andy) application
4-Another short burn
Nice & clean, & ready to go. After the burn/oil...