Okay, Three, just how in the H*ll do you smoke -or BBQ- ice cream?
Jes askin’
Geez, Dauber…(mis-spelling intended…think “Coach”), if I have to explain it, it really ruins the point!!!
I like to use the smoker quite a bit - the neighbors seem to enjoy the goodies! The nice thing is you can get all sorts of flavors from different coals, and woods, etc. Some of the award winning things I’ve done are sauces and salsa’s. One of my favorites involves smoking peaches and creating a nice tangy sauce with vinegar/honey/and brown sugar, and let me tall ya - smoked tomatoes and chiles/poblanos/corn make awesome salsa’s and other things. I have a gas grill for days when I’m in a hurry - but Coals/chunks are worth the effort/patience! Dang…now I’m hungry! LOL
Well boys I officially smoked my first rack of ribbs on Saturday. Took 5 hours at a steady temp of 235-240 and checking on them every 45 min to an hour and applying a mop. I also had a pan of water simmering in there next to them because I read that it adds moisture to the meat and also creates a heat barrier if you set it right where the smoke and heat comes in from the fire box. Kind of distributes the heat accross the grates better. I used Hickory wood chunks for smoke. It tasted great except next time I will either use a little less wood or try another type of wood for smoke. The hickory does have a little stronger taste. I heard apple wood is more mellow taste when it comes to smoke.But With the meat being thinner than a briskit or pork butt the smoke really penetrated the smaller side of the ribbs and just tasted a little too much on the smokey side. But on the thicker end of the ribbs it tasted just right! Nice juicy almost fall right off the bone ribbs. I rubbed them down with bbq sauce when they were finished and let them sit wrapped in foil for about 20 minutes on the counter before cutting them up and they were just delicious even with the more smokey taste. And using a digital meat thermometer really helped keep the temp right where I needed it the whole 5 hours. The thermometer that came with the grill was kind of in the ball park the whole time but didn’t really give me a good temp at grate level and towards the end seemed to be even more off… Next time I will get them perfect and just the way I want them. Nice and tender with a hint of smoke taste. But this was my first time so now I think I will have more of a hang of it next weekend.
I really can’t wait. haha. I’m trying not to grill too much because every day I make it smell like a cookout and I live in apartments and I’m pretty sure the neighbors are at least a little annoyed with it. every day straight for the last 4 weeks or so hahaha.
:>) I guess you busted your smoking cherry then…LOL LOOKS GOOD!
Alright I’m looking to get a meat thermometer that also takes the temp of the bbq. I really like the maverick et-732 https://www.atbbq.com/store/show/maverick_et732
Because of the second probe that actually has a clip that goes into the grates and the wireless capability would be really awesome. Last time I tried smoking I was constantly checking the thermometer I borrowed from my stepdad. I have a charcoal grill\smoker so It’s a little trickier to keep the steady temp. Not having to go over to the BBQ every 10 minutes would be awesome. But for $60 I am kind of hesitant. Probably me just being a tight wad. Anyone have experience with that thermometer? Would it be a wise investment?
I was also wondering what kind of BBQ sauces you guys use? Anyone have any good home made recipes? And whats a good store bought brand? I’ve tried a couple but still feel like I have yet to find the best.
Made some ribs for the family last Sunday - My wife brought them home @ my 9 y/o’s insistance (apparently he came down the meat aisle huggin the package). My wife put them in the oven for a while @225, then I slapped them on the grill with some BBQ sauce to finsih them off. Everyone enjoyed them, but my 7 y/o daughter had the best line (face covered in BBQ sauce): “I could die now with no regrets” Where do they come up with this stuff?
HAHA that is awesome! I’m going to try ribbs a second time this sunday. Going for 2 racks this time and will use a little less smoke. I went ahead and ordered the thermometer I was askin about. Figured I would do it just a matter of time. ha.
Sweet Baby Ray’s has pretty good sauce.
Agreed. I like their Honey Chipotle sauce.