Tomorrow is the day!!!

[Guitar-B-Que]

Tomorrow is my first smoke ever. I'm pretty excited. I thought I would share this with the board cause I'm going off a lot of the stuff I've read on here. Can't wait.

I'm gonna smoke 3 whole chickens...beer can style....gonna experiment with something different on each one. Gonna use store bought rubs for this go round and different things in each can. If there are any last minute tips, please share, I'll check the board after I fire up. Also gonna do 2 racks of baby backs. A fatty. A keilbasa just for the hell of it. And some Turds, I think I'm most excited about those. Got about 20 peppers. Then I'm gonna experiment with some veggies if I have any room on the grill, not looking like I will though.

I've got 2 15lbs bags of Kingsford and a bag of hickory chunks. I'm nervous, but very stoked at the same time.

I'll be posting some pics for sure. If you have anything to share, please do. Wish me luck!:-D:-D:-D:-D I'm going in on this with zero experience.

 

[fil]

Good luck to you!!! It is a very addictive hobby. Go slow with the wood you can get "too much" smoke if you are not careful. I know I did the first time LOL


fil

 

[Guitar-B-Que]

Thanks man. I've had nothing but good advice so far. I haven't been this excited in a long time!!!

 

[Norcoredneck]

Best of luck. Remember if your lookin you ain't cookin!

 

[ultramag]

Good luck on your 1st smoke!

 

[keale]

Good luck! I know the feeling...Just yell- TYPE for help, if you need! I did it, and a lot of people chymed in ready to help.
I want to try a pepsi can chicken, saw it done on S. Raichlen (sp?) show.
Don't forget the pics!

 

[swamprb]

That seems like an awful lot of meat for the first cook in a Silver Smoker, but go for it!! I know the cooks on mine were a challenge to say the least, but I got good advice when I asked for it, so keep us posted!

Brian

 

[DaChief]

Hope it turns out great....but if not there is always the next time....and the one after that and so on and so on!!! BTW, did anyone tell you we like pics?????

 

[Smokin Gator]

I agree with Brian... it will make your cook much more controllable to do a little less meat. If you already have it all or need to cook it then go for it. If not then consider doing to chickens today and the BBs tomorrow or something like that.

I could give lots of advice... but maybe the best for a first cook would be:

-Start your fire slowly and let it build up to the temp you want. Make sure to get your fire started about an hour early and let the temp stabalize.

-This kind of goes along with it... go for very little smoke and the smoke you do get you want to be bluish or very light white. Many of us here have ruined lots of meat by having heavy white or even dark smoke. A small clean burning fire equals good smoke... a large choking fire equals nasty smoke!!!

Best of luck bro... I will be out of the house this morning but will check in when I get home. If you need help give a shout.

 

[Azinine]

I agree with Brian... it will make your cook much more controllable to do a little less meat.

Double ditto to this. I'm not even sure it's possible to fit all of that food on a Silver Smoker. You may want to consider doing the chickens first and then everything else. Beware of the hotspot near the firebox.

 

[WannaBeBBQueen]

Good Luck!!:biggrin:

 

[Oldbob]

Good Luck Brother!! Keep us posted on the cook!!

 

[vr6Cop]

I'll echo the well wishes and the statements to start with just the chickens. At some point you may want to crank the heat up to crisp the skin.

Then you can put the other stuff on. Or maybe you do the other stuff, such as your ABT's, snausages and fatty first and then the birds. That way you have appetizers while the birds are going. :razz:

Good luck, and have fun!

 

[CajunSmoker]

Have you checked to see if you can stand chickens up beer can style in the silver smoker? The lid on my pitmaster hits the chicken's when they are standing up. I either have to lay mine down or do them in the BSKD.

 

[bowhnter]

Good, luck and give reports of how it is going...with pics!

 

[Guitar-B-Que]

I thought about the amount of food being a little much. But the chickens really aren't that big. I honestly think I could put two front to back. Actually wondering if I can stick a can of beer in there. If not it's ok, I'll just shove something else up there. I'm pretty good at filling holes...lol. The ribs I bought from my work. (I bartend at a steakhouse) And they are basically already cooked. They put them in a pan with water (about 20 or so at a time) and bake at 325 for almost 4 hours. So really I could just throw them on for probably an hour or two. Gonna take the kids to the local water park for a couple hours then I'm smoking! I'm ready for my first turd.

 

[Markbb]

Cook

Boiled ribs!!!ehm next time get some raw and rub them down and pull membrane (I think it makes a difference), as far as the chicken herbs and lemon,lime,oranges, apples, I think you get the idea, great to hear your getting started tell us how it all turned out.

 

[BBQ_MAFIA]

Good Luck with your first cook.

 

[Bigmista]

Go slow with the wood you can get "too much" smoke if you are not careful. I know I did the first time LOL


fil

Did you mean this?

-This kind of goes along with it... go for very little smoke and the smoke you do get you want to be bluish or very light white. Many of us here have ruined lots of meat by having heavy white or even dark smoke. A small clean burning fire equals good smoke... a large choking fire equals nasty smoke!!!

I ask because occaisionally, I have heard some people say that the meat had too much smoke. I can understand too much bad smoke. But I have never had an "oversmoked" piece of meat.

GBQ...I agree with Mark next time, get the ribs unboiled (is that a word?) and do all of the cooking your self. If you boil meat, you leave all of the flavor in the pot.

 

[keale]

Ditto on the BIG cook, I went overboard the first 2 times, and my temps were low...to much moisture...I enlisted the help of about 4-5 breathen and they were all willing to work on the problem for me! PROBLEM Solved!