Just fired up the Bumpkin

[Hillbilly BBQ]

Fired up the Bumpkin just now....finally. Both happy and sad..:tape:

An 8# bag of Royal Oak Lump fits perfect in the basket, and I put a few chunks of cherry in it too. Got the seal of approval from my little guy :mrgreen:

I am going to cook a couple of naked fatties, 2 racks of ribs, 2 pieces of salmon and some beans today. Lets see what this thing can do...ill post up pics along the way!

And since it has off-road suspension and tires, I figured I should light it up off-road!

 

[FloydZilla]

WOOOOOOHOOOOOOO!!!! The Bumpkin is alive!!! Awesome job Shane!!! Keep us updated on her performance. I hope that your sadness is short lived....once you finish cooking all of that food I'll bet you will be happy once again.

 

[Hillbilly BBQ]

At 250* it seems to be drawing smoke really nice. I took a pic as best as I could, but she looks like its working great!

 

[Hillbilly BBQ]

WOOOOOOHOOOOOOO!!!! The Bumpkin is alive!!! Awesome job Shane!!! Keep us updated on her performance. I hope that your sadness is short lived....once you finish cooking all of that food I'll bet you will be happy once again.

Thanks brother, appreciate it. Little guy is all over me today and wanting to help cook everything, that itself is reward enough:mrgreen:

Got food prepped now, brining some salmon, trying a couple new rubs on some ribs, and the naked fatties about to go on. One with Killer Hogs and the other the newest rub from Rubbin Right.

 

[FloydZilla]

FINALLY TBS!!!!!!!! The Lil Man is wanting to be just like his daddy and that is awesome!!! Enjoy your time with him, they grow up way to fast

 

[Hillbilly BBQ]

Fatties just rolled off...they look tasty and smell great! Love the grates on this instead of the expanded metal, very nice to cook on :mrgreen:

 

[Hillbilly BBQ]

Smoke getting on some ribs now

 

[KevinJ]

Those fatties :hungry:

 

[Hillbilly BBQ]

Just pulled salmon from the brine, seasoned it and threw it on...have high hopes for this one

 

[Hillbilly BBQ]

FINALLY TBS!!!!!!!! The Lil Man is wanting to be just like his daddy and that is awesome!!! Enjoy your time with him, they grow up way to fast

Kid tested, and approved:mrgreen:

 

[Hillbilly BBQ]

A friend of mine asked me how the insulation was working on this one. Just like Chain Smoker, it has a little something extra to it

So I ran outside with my infrared gun to check it...door at 275 and surprisingly the top is stupid cold! It has been windy and raining off and on...this hasnt skipped a beat! Oh and you can see I waxed this

 

[Hillbilly BBQ]

Food looking good!

 

[Stingerhook]

All looks great Shane.

 

[Hillbilly BBQ]

All looks great Shane.

Thanks Marty!

 

[Clay-b-que]

Shane you are the MAN!!! What a great looking smoker and food!

 

[PatAttack]

Shane, that's one hell of a cooker and your food ain't too shabby, either!

 

[Hillbilly BBQ]

Shane you are the MAN!!! What a great looking smoker and food!

Thanks Brother!!

Just pulled the salmon off...and it held up to my high hopes

 

[Hillbilly BBQ]

Shane, that's one hell of a cooker and your food ain't too shabby, either!

Thanks PatAttack :mrgreen:

 

[Hillbilly BBQ]

Ribs were nice

Didnt enjoy the seasoning a ton, but the ribs were good! 4hours, no wrap, great bite and tug, juicy and tender but not fall off the bone.

The sweet bourbon glaze was the best of the two, the other one was very meh. The ribs had a great smokey flavor without overpowering by any means. All in all, very excited considering this is my first cook and it was with Royal Lump...lol

 

[Ham14]

You got yourself a fine cooker Shane. That glaze sounds good. Which rub didn't taste to good?