<OT> wayward

[Ric Moore]

On Sat, 2006-08-19 at 07:59 -0400, Tim Wunder wrote:
> On Saturday 19 August 2006 12:04 am, Ric Moore wrote:
> > On Fri, 2006-08-18 at 07:58 -0400, Bruce Marshall wrote:
> > > On Thursday 17 August 2006 22:34, Ric Moore wrote:
> > > > Give a
> > > > yell, when you do come, I'll set you up with some REAL BBQ! Ric
> > >
> > > Do you do your own BBQ or just go for 'store bought'..?    <g>
> >
> > Bruce, Bruce... No true dyed in the wool southerner would dare do
> > store-bought, unless many multiples of beers have dulled the palate
> > anyway, then you get the little tub, nuke it and drink more beers, then
> > eat it before you pass out on the couch. The store-bought adds panache
> > to the puke.
> >
> > I swear by my little Brinkman smoker, for $30 at walmart. Just put all
> 
> Hmmm... $30 at Walmart? Hmmm...

Best buy for a smoker on the cheap. It's round, looks like a pill on
legs. It has a coals pan in the very bottom, the water pan right above
it to keep less fatty meat moist, a grill right on top of that, and
another grill about a foot or so above that one. It's not a tight smoker
though, so you'll have to fill the coals pan right up to get the heat
you want. 

I drilled 1/4 holes in the coals pan to get more air flow past the coals
and more heat. It really needs a round piece of 'safety walk' fitted
into the botton to let the ashes fall down. That diamond cut metal tread
stuff.

Next step up is one with a propane burner for not a whole lot more. I
use Mesquite charcoal and mesquite chunks that have been soaked in water
for about 4 hours or so. Anyone got any recipes for homemade rubs? I've
tried salt and red pepper, but it can get a little too hot, so I use
paprika to get that layer of red-cooked meat on the outside. Brisket
cooks really well in one of these, you can do 2 18-22 pounders at once
in this little thing. When it rusts through in a few years, it's no big
loss!   

Now I'm hungry!  Ric

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