|
Brisket flats were on sale today so I grabbed one. I plan to smoke it when I have some company over in about a month. My question is, do I freeze it or just let it hang out in my fridge? I’m not a crazy stickler with “use by” dates, but I tend to stick to them pretty good with perishables like meat and dairy.
|
#
?
Jul 12, 2022 01:53
|
|
|
|
| # ? May 13, 2024 21:31 |
|
|
A month old brisket flat is dire either way imo.
|
|
#
?
Jul 12, 2022 02:06
|
|
|
Vacuum-sealed can have dates that far out. I'm hoping that's the case to even consider it
|
|
#
?
Jul 12, 2022 02:32
|
|
i like nice words
|
Anne Whateley posted:Vacuum-sealed can have dates that far out. I'm hoping that's the case to even consider it Yes, vacuumed. Use by is 7/17 and I’m planning on smoking it a month later.
|
|
#
?
Jul 12, 2022 02:37
|
|
|
Yeah no, use it or freeze it by 7/17
|
|
#
?
Jul 12, 2022 02:51
|
|
|
I haven't checked in a while and now I cannot get spare ribs / st louis cut ribs anywhere. Is this something new? I checked 3 grocery stores and a local butcher. Nobody has them.
|
|
#
?
Jul 12, 2022 03:10
|
|
|
Rescue Toaster posted:I haven't checked in a while and now I cannot get spare ribs / st louis cut ribs anywhere. Is this something new? I checked 3 grocery stores and a local butcher. Nobody has them. I got some from Costco on the 3rd 
|
|
#
?
Jul 12, 2022 03:11
|
|
|
Rescue Toaster posted:I haven't checked in a while and now I cannot get spare ribs / st louis cut ribs anywhere. Is this something new? I checked 3 grocery stores and a local butcher. Nobody has them. Supply has been fine from what I've seen. The price has been not very friendly though.
|
|
#
?
Jul 12, 2022 04:12
|
|
|
Lol didn’t we already do the “wet aged” conversation
|
|
#
?
Jul 12, 2022 05:03
|
|
|
Rescue Toaster posted:I haven't checked in a while and now I cannot get spare ribs / st louis cut ribs anywhere. Is this something new? I checked 3 grocery stores and a local butcher. Nobody has them. Waiting on restock after 4th of July.
|
|
#
?
Jul 12, 2022 05:04
|
|
|
Phil Moscowitz posted:Lol didn’t we already do the “wet aged” conversation Figured I’d double check and make sure I wasn’t missing something 
|
|
#
?
Jul 12, 2022 05:57
|
|
|
Third cook on the used 18" WSM I acquired a few months ago- setup is more of a pain than just cooking on a kettle but long-term temp maintenance is easier. Feel like I'm wasting space if I spin the thing up and then don't use both the upper and lower racks but I don't necessarily want to turn out 20 lbs of meat every time either Split on whether or not to really worry about the leaky fuel door that feels like it's made out of an old beer can- I'm sure it's changing things vs having a good seal but the whole cooker is still pretty temp stable regardless
|
|
#
?
Jul 12, 2022 21:40
|
|
|
Monkey Fracas posted:Third cook on the used 18" WSM I acquired a few months ago- setup is more of a pain than just cooking on a kettle but long-term temp maintenance is easier. Feel like I'm wasting space if I spin the thing up and then don't use both the upper and lower racks but I don't necessarily want to turn out 20 lbs of meat every time either Find some high heat gasket tape and put a layer under where the door touches the walls. $10-15 and it seals up super well.
|
|
#
?
Jul 12, 2022 22:11
|
|
|
Monkey Fracas posted:Third cook on the used 18" WSM I acquired a few months ago- setup is more of a pain than just cooking on a kettle but long-term temp maintenance is easier. Feel like I'm wasting space if I spin the thing up and then don't use both the upper and lower racks but I don't necessarily want to turn out 20 lbs of meat every time either Also cooking on a used 18” WSM I acquired a few months ago  Mine came with the gasket tape already on. Good investment. I hear what you’re saying about wasted space. I’m coming from a tiny rear end smoker so this thing feels huge. Always feel like I should throw something else on the lower rack if I’m doing a rack of ribs just for me. Took a little while to get used to, but it cooks so much better than my last one I stopped caring.
|
|
#
?
Jul 12, 2022 23:09
|
|
|
Throw leftovers in the freezer and you can eat bbq for like a month straight on one big cook. I always use all of the space, since if I'm doing all the setup / teardown, you bet your rear end I'm making as much as I can. Especially if it's a 12+ hour cook. I have the aftermarket door from cajunbandit on mine since someone recommended it. I have no idea if it's worth the money, but I already have it so I continue to use it
|
|
#
?
Jul 13, 2022 01:46
|
|
|
I got a 2-pack of pork shoulders from Costco and didn't separate them before freezing. So in the spirit of big cooks, I am going to thaw both, smoke 'em, then vacuum seal+freeze one.
|
|
#
?
Jul 13, 2022 05:12
|
|
|
Internet Explorer posted:I got a 2-pack of pork shoulders from Costco and didn't separate them before freezing. So in the spirit of big cooks, I am going to thaw both, smoke 'em, then vacuum seal+freeze one. I always vacuum seal pulled pork leftovers in 8oz packages so I can easily reheat a portion any time. If you have a sous vide, you can throw the pulled pork in there at 135F for about 30m and you're good. Doing it this way prevents it from drying out too.
|
|
#
?
Jul 13, 2022 13:50
|
|
|
Random Hero posted:I always vacuum seal pulled pork leftovers in 8oz packages so I can easily reheat a portion any time. If you have a sous vide, you can throw the pulled pork in there at 135F for about 30m and you're good. Doing it this way prevents it from drying out too. If you leave it in the bag, you can actually warm it up in the microwave and it doesn’t dry out either. E: sous vide is definitely better, but for those who don’t have. For that matter you can just throw the bag in a pan of water on the stove for a while and it’ll be good too.
|
|
#
?
Jul 13, 2022 20:39
|
|
|
Yeah, I have the sous vide so my go to is usually 30m or so at 135F and then I cut the bag open right into a pan over medium heat to crisp it up a little carnitas style.
|
|
#
?
Jul 14, 2022 00:21
|
|
|
Anyone have an Inkbird 4-probe wifi thermometer? On sale for Prime day for $70. Seems pretty rad. I like that you can check your temps from your kid’s soccer practice. https://a.co/3CgUzRR
|
|
#
?
Jul 14, 2022 05:46
|
|
|
Henrik Zetterberg posted:Anyone have an Inkbird 4-probe wifi thermometer? On sale for Prime day for $70. Seems pretty rad. I like that you can check your temps from your kid’s soccer practice. Thanks for reminding me about Prime Day. I’ve had good luck with Thermopro so I went with the TP920. Nothing wrong with my current probe setup, except I’ve always wanted to be able to graph the temps on my phone via Bluetooth. Should be able to do that now.
|
|
#
?
Jul 14, 2022 06:22
|
|
|
xsf421 posted:Find some high heat gasket tape and put a layer under where the door touches the walls. $10-15 and it seals up super well. the cheapo fuel door is kinda baffling since everything else is so solid on the WSM- yeah got some gasket tape but will have to clean up door to apply it- should help with temp swings due to wind and increase fuel efficiency a little don't really notice any other issues- thing had a few cooks under its belt by the time I got it and nothing's out of round so any other minor gaps on the lid and main body to fuel pan are pretty well sealed up loose fuel door doesn't make it unusable by any means but it's just an easily-solved petty irritant I also apparently need a vacuum sealer to store the results of bigass cooks
|
|
#
?
Jul 14, 2022 17:20
|
|
|
The vacuum sealer is an all around good purchase. I hate using plastic to store food but it does so much better than ziplocks. I use it more for larger size foods I buy (Sam’s club size ground beef and chicken, for example) than I do leftovers.
|
|
#
?
Jul 14, 2022 18:27
|
|
|
Imo just yeet the meat into the frying pan once thawed. It’ll heat up and crisp up nicely so no need for the microwave/water bath. Bonus, chop an onion and toss it in and they’ll cook up real nice. Doesn’t do wonders for the illusion that it’s not greasy as hell tho.
|
|
#
?
Jul 14, 2022 22:52
|
|
|
You don’t need to thaw it for microwave/sous vide, which is pretty nice if you freeze stuff for later on. Definitely nothing wrong with using those to thaw it/get it up in temp and then crisping in a pan, though!
|
|
#
?
Jul 14, 2022 23:42
|
|
|
Henrik Zetterberg posted:Anyone have an Inkbird 4-probe wifi thermometer? On sale for Prime day for $70. Seems pretty rad. I like that you can check your temps from your kid’s soccer practice. I don't have that exact thing but inkbird is the gold standard for homebrewers and my temp controller has been flawless for 3ish years now.
|
|
#
?
Jul 15, 2022 01:13
|
|
|
Hello thread! I am looking for a recommendations for a smoker. Until now I've lived in small aprtments and the only smoking I could do was soaking some woodchips and sealing them in foil with some meat. (Or those pre-filled smoker bags) But now I live somewhere where I can burn things outdoors! So anyways, what I'm looking for is something big enough to hold at least one rck of ribs, uncut. (I don't mind cutting other things to fit) I don't mind prep work, but I really want to set-and-forget once everything is inside and turned on. What would y'all recommend?
|
|
#
?
Jul 15, 2022 01:25
|
|
|
Set and forget is exactly what a pellet smoker will get you. There are tons of models out there, I've got a Traeger that I picked up at Costco a few years back and it has been pretty much foolproof.
|
|
#
?
Jul 15, 2022 02:04
|
|
|
Enos Cabell posted:Set and forget is exactly what a pellet smoker will get you. There are tons of models out there, I've got a Traeger that I picked up at Costco a few years back and it has been pretty much foolproof. thank you. What are pellets like with fuel and cleanup?
|
|
#
?
Jul 15, 2022 02:16
|
|
|
The Weber Smokey mountain is pretty set it akd forget it even if you’re doing long cooks.
|
|
#
?
Jul 15, 2022 02:30
|
|
|
HootTheOwl posted:thank you. I pay $16 for a 40 lb bag and I get probably 35+ hours of smoking and grilling out of it. I vacuum out the ash about every third session.
|
|
#
?
Jul 15, 2022 02:32
|
|
|
Dog Faced JoJo posted:I pay $16 for a 40 lb bag and I get probably 35+ hours of smoking and grilling out of it. I vacuum out the ash about every third session. Beat me to it, this is pretty much exactly my experience too. You feed the wood pellets into a hopper, and then an auger moves them into a little combustion box as needed to maintain whatever temp you set. Depending on the outdoor temperature you can do really long 18+ hour smokes without needing to add pellets
|
|
#
?
Jul 15, 2022 02:38
|
|
|
Do the pellets matter or are they interchangeable? Or does only the size matter? And where does the initial heat come from to start the pellets?
|
|
#
?
Jul 15, 2022 02:55
|
|
|
HootTheOwl posted:Do the pellets matter or are they interchangeable? Different opinions, but I like pit boss competitive blend pellets from Lowes. There are definitely differences in quality between brands. For starting there is an electric igniter in the cup at the end of the auger.
|
|
#
?
Jul 15, 2022 03:01
|
|
|
Dog Faced JoJo posted:Different opinions, but I like pit boss competitive blend pellets from Lowes. There are definitely differences in quality between brands. Sorry I meant: Can I put thoss pitboss pellets in any pellet smoker? Or is each brand of smoker designed to only work with the matching proprietary pellet?
|
|
#
?
Jul 15, 2022 03:09
|
|
|
HootTheOwl posted:Sorry I meant: Can I put thoss pitboss pellets in any pellet smoker? Or is each brand of smoker designed to only work with the matching proprietary pellet? They're literally wood pellets. Totally interchangeable.
|
|
#
?
Jul 15, 2022 03:12
|
|
|
Alright, thanks everyone.
|
|
#
?
Jul 15, 2022 03:13
|
|
|
HootTheOwl posted:Sorry I meant: Can I put thoss pitboss pellets in any pellet smoker? Or is each brand of smoker designed to only work with the matching proprietary pellet? Any pellet brand can be used in any pellet smoker, pellet construction can differ from brand to brand but I've used traeger brand in my smoke hollow without issue, I prefer "cookin pellets" on Amazon.
|
|
#
?
Jul 15, 2022 03:15
|
|
|
Costco has a traveling Traeger sale if you’re a member. https://www.costco.com/traeger-schedule.html
|
|
#
?
Jul 15, 2022 03:45
|
|
|
|
| # ? May 13, 2024 21:31 |
|
|
I feel like I'm shilling at this point, but check out the gravity smokers as well. I have a Char-Griller 980 that I love so far. There's also the Masterbuilt Gravity series.
|
|
#
?
Jul 15, 2022 05:51
|
|