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Join Date: Feb 2021
Location: Kansas City
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Maple !
I found some excellent maple for smoking. I made splits but I don't think they are dry enough yet.
CleanSplits.jpg Hoping for a July 4th smoking session... Some splits had bark so I stripped that off with a hatchet. I'll leave these in the sun. Should be dry enough in a couple of weeks. ![]()
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That maple smells SWEET!!!
Can't wait to get the baby back ribs on !!
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Join Date: Oct 2023
Location: Western PA
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Nice! Do you have a smoker? Sounds like a dumb question, but I do all my smoking on a basic Weber charcoal kettle grill. I have a stash of Apple Wood after a friend asked me to cut down a couple gnarly old apple trees in his yard. I haven't used any of it yet. It's been drying since last fall.
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I got into smoking a couple of years ago. Nice deal on a Chargriller Champ offset got me going. Here is the first fire after the high temp RTV cured: FirstFire.JPG I split a bunch of white oak, and put it to use WhiteOakPallette.JPG Fire.JPG Ribs are a common choice. SzegedRibRubPlusPepper.JPG Unsolicited recommendation... Szeged rib rub plus coarse ground black pepper. Overnight.
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Join Date: Oct 2023
Location: Western PA
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I'll have to look into that rib rub. My wife offered to get me smoker, but I don't want another outdoor cooking device to store. I'm pretty content with the Weber other than limited space.
Ever smoke cream cheese? Brush it with olive oil, coat the brick in the seasoning of your choice, put on foil or a foil pan and smoke away. It doesn't melt and it stays spreadable. Great on crackers, veggies, or whatever else you might like cream cheese on
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Join Date: Nov 2022
Location: Dallas TX
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When I got my vertical drum smoker I got rid of my weber. I have no other BBQ gear than my smoker now. So theres that as a possibility.
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Join Date: Feb 2021
Location: Kansas City
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Maple this time!
I ran a test burn on the new maple. The splits have been sitting in the sun, but I did the test on firewood from the same batch. This wood lights quick and has very short whitish smoke transience, then goes blue. AWESOME.
I picked up ribs during sales and had FIVE racks to go into this session. Plenty of room in the smoker after cutting most of them in half. A few baby back, and one rack of big spare ribs. I left a small BB rack intack and split the rest to fit them in the smoker surface. The tallow isn't WAGYU, but it was freshly rendered from good angus sirloin steaks a couple of days earlier. These went in for another ~3 hours after wrap for tenderization. The butcher paper got soaked in fat, but kept the moisture in. The flavor of these ribs is excellent, but I managed to keep them really juicy as well. Best session yet. NICE mild smoky flavor, juicy ribs. I am so hooked ![]()
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