gtsum
Babbling Farker
- Joined
- Aug 30, 2003
- Location
- Richmond, VA
Beef ribs yesterday on the Pitts & Spitts 850. These did not suck.
Looks perfect!
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Beef ribs yesterday on the Pitts & Spitts 850. These did not suck.
Cooked several grocery store steaks the last few months on the DB at 225, then searing on the gasser, with good results, but good steaks I cook on the Performer - didnt' want to risk it. Last night, we had company over and I cooked 4 2-inch prime strips on the DB the same way. Best steaks I've cooked in a long time! I'm sold on this method.
Yes, pellet/gasser reverse sear.When you say the “same way” last night... was that a pellet/gasser reverse sear?
Smoked some kielbasa with apple wood pellets and seared on the grill grates afterwards. Put them in a recipe I made up today. I call it Cajun gravy lol
Man, that looks really good!
It was! Think jambalaya without the rice. To compensate for the lack of rice I thickened the sauce to a gravy consistency. I always stand a spoon straight up in the bowl to let me know I got the right consistency.
Recipe?
A blend of Maple, Hickory and Apple hardwoods.
I picked it up at Walmart, the 40lb bag was cheaper than the unblended 20lb bags.
I have to say my experience was disappointing. Feeds well, burns well, plenty of BTUs. It just doesn't produce smoke. Someone gifted me some of the much maligned Traeger Hickory and it was far better.
My pit will run at 180 and I ran it at that temp for several hours, no smoke. Cooked the thighs thoroughly, but no smoke. With most pellets brands I can't stand too long near the exhaust ports without getting choked up and eyes watering. This was just like standing near a space heater.
Might just be my bag but I am not impressed. I'll use it as backup post-smoke just for the BTUs. It seemed to empty the hopper faster but that is an impression, I didn't test it.
Smoke flavor is really hard to measure. What is perfect to one is creosote to another.
I still can’t figure out why some pellets smoke well and others don’t. Is it moisture content?
Smoke flavor is really hard to measure. What is perfect to one is creosote to another.
A blend of Maple, Hickory and Apple hardwoods.
I picked it up at Walmart, the 40lb bag was cheaper than the unblended 20lb bags.
I have to say my experience was disappointing. Feeds well, burns well, plenty of BTUs. It just doesn't produce smoke. Someone gifted me some of the much maligned Traeger Hickory and it was far better.
My pit will run at 180 and I ran it at that temp for several hours, no smoke. Cooked the thighs thoroughly, but no smoke. With most pellets brands I can't stand too long near the exhaust ports without getting choked up and eyes watering. This was just like standing near a space heater.
Might just be my bag but I am not impressed. I'll use it as backup post-smoke just for the BTUs. It seemed to empty the hopper faster but that is an impression, I didn't test it.