Alright... So the wife bought me a 30" Electric MasterBuilt Smoker for my B-Day.

So do me a favor guys. Hit me with your favorite:

• Rubs
  
• Meat & Wood Combos
  
• General must have smoker recipes
  

This is a good place to start.

https://www.smoking-meat.com/

Jim

Easy peasy for your first cook. Take a pork loin roast and marinate it in Lowry's Hawaiian overnight. Throw some pineapple and peppers into the marinate. Cook meat to 165 degrees at 225 degrees. About three hours. Remove from smoker and let rest for 10 minutes. Throw the meat into your favorite hoagie bun. I'm sure others will chime in with much better things to smoke but this is what got me addicted to smoking (meat).

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Originally posted by Jimbo54:
This is a good place to start.

https://www.smoking-meat.com/

Jim

Agree that Smoking Meat is good

However, IMO amazingribs.com is much better. Three main reasons:

they have a meat scientist on staff and they’ve debunked many BBQ myths.

their recipe testing is more rigorous as a trained chef creates, tweaks, and then has other trained chefs test.

their rub recipes are free. I’ve purchased the Smoking Meat recipes, but no longer make them as my guests (Texas BBQ aficionados) and I prefer AmazingRibs’ free recipes.

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YouTube is a fantastic place to learn theory and techniques.

Pretty hard to get better advice than from these two:

Grand Champion Pitmaster Harry Soo

Link to original video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kzWWpvJEpck

Aaron Franklin the owner of Franklin BBQ which is one of the top BBQ joints on the planet. In 2015, he received the prestigious James Beard Foundation Award for Best Chef in the Southwest.

Link to original video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VmTzdMHu5KU

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DISCLAIMER: These are the author's own personal views and do not represent the views of the author's employer.

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Originally posted by myrottiety:
So do me a favor guys. Hit me with your favorite:

• Meat & Wood Combos
  

We had a really good meat and wood thread in December. Myself and others shared their wisdom. Based on that thread, I’m going to give pecan a try once I run out of hickory

Just like cruising on a Saturday night - low-n-slow, low-n-slow.

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Originally posted by tatortodd:

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Originally posted by Jimbo54:
This is a good place to start.

https://www.smoking-meat.com/

Jim

Agree that Smoking Meat is good

However, IMO amazingribs.com is much better. Three main reasons:

they have a meat scientist on staff and they’ve debunked many BBQ myths.

their recipe testing is more rigorous as a trained chef creates, tweaks, and then has other trained chefs test.

their rub recipes are free. I’ve purchased the Smoking Meat recipes, but no longer make them as my guests (Texas BBQ aficionados) and I prefer AmazingRibs’ free recipes.

He got an electric smoker not a grill. That's why I picked that site. https://amazingribs.com/tested-recipes Is great for BBQ.

Jim

Like what Tatortodd says > amazingribs.com is a great site.
I use the Bad Ass Beef Rub on all my Brisket cooks and Meatheads Memphis Dust for Ribs.
I use their site all the time and even a member there but you can get a lot of good info there on the free site too.

I've been smoking for over 10 years now. I've tried ribs every which way, I did them 6 different ways 1 time to see which rub, etc. I liked. I also have done many pork butts, a chuck roast, chicken, fish etc.

Ribs, I always use hickory with them, I've gotten to where I don't like any rub at all on them, just a little salt or a light coating of Emerils rib rub.....I find the rub overpowers the rib taste......I do the 3-2-1 method......3 hours on the smoker at 225F, wrap in aluminum foil for 2 hours (back on the smoker at 225F), take them out of the aluminum foil and back on the smoker with some bbq sauce for an hour.

Pork butt- 225F I like Hickory also, coat with olive oil and a generous amount of Weber garlic and herb seasoning, smoke for 5-6 hours on the grill, take off put in a deep aluminum throw away baking pan with 1" of apple cider and cover with aluminum foil and put back on the smoker for a total of 11-12 hours for sliced pork (when it reaches temp) or 14-16 hours for pulled pork......pulled pork I mix a 16 ounce bottle of mustard based bbq sauce in with 2 pork butts.....which gives it a little flavor but it's light and people can always add more.

Beercan chicken (Pecan or hickory), 350 F, olive oil on outside and a very thick coating of McCormick Montreal Chicken seasoning on the outside, some under the skin, some in the cavity and beer can (2/3 full and room temp before sticking in the bird)……. cook 1;45-2 HOURS to reach 165F internal.

I love Hickory for Pork, but Pecan is very nice with chicken or beef. I've never done brisket. Fish I put on aluminum foil and it only needs to go about an hour at 225F for a normal Mahi filet that's 1/2-3/4" thick.

I agree with the aforementioned amazingribs.com. Here are a couple more good sites.

http://www.bbq-brethren.com/forum/cmps_index.php

https://howtobbqright.com/

Oh and just FYI this is another hobby that is likely to cost you $$$ just like firearms.

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Originally posted by Jimbo54:

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Originally posted by tatortodd:

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Originally posted by Jimbo54:
This is a good place to start.

https://www.smoking-meat.com/

Jim

Agree that Smoking Meat is good

However, IMO amazingribs.com is much better. Three main reasons:

they have a meat scientist on staff and they’ve debunked many BBQ myths.

their recipe testing is more rigorous as a trained chef creates, tweaks, and then has other trained chefs test.

their rub recipes are free. I’ve purchased the Smoking Meat recipes, but no longer make them as my guests (Texas BBQ aficionados) and I prefer AmazingRibs’ free recipes.

He got an electric smoker not a grill. That's why I picked that site. https://amazingribs.com/tested-recipes Is great for BBQ.

Jim

I actually read the OP’s post so I know the OP has an electric smoker. AmazingRibs is more than half smoking and their rubs are better, their rib smoking techniques are better, their brisket smoking techniques are better, their pork shoulder smoking techniques are better, their poultry smoking techniques are better, etc.

My absolute favorite rubs are made by Oakridge BBQ. Literally, everything Mike makes is magic. You're not paying for just gobs of salt and sugar like most rubs, but many high quality ingredients as well. He sells sample packs (cheap), but I heartily recommend Dominator for pork/chicken, Black Ops for brisket/beef ribs, Carne Crosta for doing high-temp sears on steaks/burgers. He also makes killer jerk seasoning, wild game rubs, etc. Try them all, you won't be disappointed.

If you want to dive straight into brisket, do a websearch for "Bludawg's K.I.S.S. brisket". Although brisket cooking is equal parts technique, love, and voodoo, the Bludawg method is about as close to an easy "recipe" as one can follow. ETA here it is in copy/paste

...."BluDawgs Brisket
K.I S.S. some of the best brisket you will ever eat! Total cook time including the rest 8 hrs or less. I promise it will be as moist as mornin dew on the lilly, tender as a mothers love, pure beefy smoky goodness.
1 packer 12-15 lb
Trim off the hard fat on each side of the flat thin the fat cap to 1/4"
Mix your Rub
1 part kosher salt 4 parts Med grind Black peppa by volume( this is a true 50/50 BY weight)
apply a coat of rub you need to be able to see the meat through the rub clearly.
Pre heat the pit to 300 deg
place brisket on the pit Fat Cap Down and point to the firebox unless it is a RF cooker then point to away from FB
Maintain pit between 275-325 if cookin on a stick burner
cook Brisket 4 hrs
remove from pit wrap in a single layer of Butcher paper Return to pit Fat cap up.
after 1 hr probe the thicket part of the Flat only! If it isn't *probe tender it will be within 1 hr.
once it is probe tender remove from the pit keep it wrapped in the paper you cooked it in and allow it to rest on your counter until the Internal temp reaches 150 this will take about two hrs.
Don't ever slice more than you can eat big pieces retain moisture and won't dry up on you like slices will.

*PROBE TENDER>This is the feel that is mimicked by cutting room temperature butter with a hot knife, there should be no drag."........


THE most interactive, active web forum for BBQ is bbq-brethren.com hands down, no question. Amazingribs is definitely a good resource, and has a ton of good recipes, but isn't nearly as interactive as "The Brethren". Smoking-meat is another good interactive forum, just not nearly as busy as "The Brethren".

Watching Aaron Franklin I have started using almost strictly coarse salt and pepper for briskets and standing rib roasts. I have a concoction I made for pulled pork:
5/8 - Kosher Salt/Coarse Black Pepper
1/4 - Paprika/Garlic Powder
1/8 - Chilli Powder/Smoke House Blend

Current my ribs are coarse salt and pepper and sweet rub o mine. I got it from amazon. I am not sure what to think yet. I haven't gotten the portions down quite yet. We just did a pork belly and I will probably never buy bacon again

Some of my smoked treat pics:

Check these meat/wood guides out they might help.

https://i.imgur.com/XJt2Jo5.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/dJ2Pr8C.jpg

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Originally posted by Bytes:
Easy peasy for your first cook. Take a pork loin roast and marinate it in Lowry's Hawaiian overnight. Throw some pineapple and peppers into the marinate. Cook meat to 165 degrees at 225 degrees. About three hours. Remove from smoker and let rest for 10 minutes. Throw the meat into your favorite hoagie bun. I'm sure others will chime in with much better things to smoke but this is what got me addicted to smoking (meat).

Don’t use fresh pineapple in a marinade. It has an enzyme that makes meat have a weird texture. Canned I’d fine as the enzyme is easily destroyed with heat.

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Originally posted by frayedends:

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Originally posted by Bytes:
Easy peasy for your first cook. Take a pork loin roast and marinate it in Lowry's Hawaiian overnight. Throw some pineapple and peppers into the marinate. Cook meat to 165 degrees at 225 degrees. About three hours. Remove from smoker and let rest for 10 minutes. Throw the meat into your favorite hoagie bun. I'm sure others will chime in with much better things to smoke but this is what got me addicted to smoking (meat).

Don’t use fresh pineapple in a marinade. It has an enzyme that makes meat have a weird texture. Canned I’d fine as the enzyme is easily destroyed with heat.

Whatever you do, don't go to Hawaii and eat BBQ because they've been using pineapple juice in their marinades for centuries.

Jim

Keep the awesome info coming guys. I'm reading all this and debating what to throw on first.

Pork loins are great, one of my favorites is to brush on olive oil, coarse salt, pepper and rosemary. The loins are lean, the dont take long.

My favorite rub is texasbbqrub.com rub. Use it on pork products. Butt and ribs. awesome.