I fired up the smoker...and my first butt is now smoking away!! Waiting now for the smoker to come up to temp.
TFM, I did everything you said. The water is nice and hot. The vents are still open, and I will half close them in a bit. I am using the Minion method, and so far things look good.
I forgot to take a pic as I put the butt on the smoker. I don't dare peek to take a pic...
> I fired up the smoker...and my first butt is now smoking away!! > Waiting now for the smoker to come up to temp.
> TFM, I did everything you said. The water is nice and hot. The vents > are still open, and I will half close them in a bit. I am using the > Minion method, and so far things look good.
> I forgot to take a pic as I put the butt on the smoker. I don't dare > peek to take a pic...
<kiliki...@NOSPAMhotmail.com> wrote: >Yay! I can't wait to hear a final result. :~)
>kili
I just closed the bottom vents halfway. That is correct, right? I waited til it was about 45 minutes into it...and the temp was starting to get near 200.
Ice cream is now churning. Beans are now cooking. I am heading back to bed in a bit..
> I just closed the bottom vents halfway. That is correct, right? I > waited til it was about 45 minutes into it...and the temp was starting > to get near 200.
> Ice cream is now churning. Beans are now cooking. I am heading back > to bed in a bit..
> Christine
Sounds like you're on the right track, Christine. Good job!
Michael "Dog3" wrote: > "kilikini" <kiliki...@NOSPAMhotmail.com> news:486e23c4$0$17680 > $ec3e2...@news.usenetmonster.com: in rec.food.cooking
>> Christine Dabney wrote: >>> Heya folks,
>>> I fired up the smoker...and my first butt is now smoking away!! >>> Waiting now for the smoker to come up to temp.
>>> TFM, I did everything you said. The water is nice and hot. The >>> vents are still open, and I will half close them in a bit. I am >>> using the Minion method, and so far things look good.
>>> I forgot to take a pic as I put the butt on the smoker. I don't >>> dare peek to take a pic...
>>> Christine
>> Yay! I can't wait to hear a final result. :~)
> Me either <smacking lips>. After talking to you on the phone I went > over to the neighbors and noshed on some snacks they had going. > They're leaving town at noon today for a week, so I'm watching their > dog and 2 cats. They gave me a gift basket with a pound each of > Cashel Blue, Ardrahan and Kerrygold Aged Cheddar cheeses. There was > also an IOU in the gift box for 1 each of Follain Blackberry Jam, > Rhubarb Ginger Jam and Gooseberry Jam. Their supplier was out of the > jams. I'll be making some Irish recipes with the cheeses this coming > week. I wish they hadn't done that. They didn't need to. I'm glad > they did ;)
> I had 3 martinis over the course of the evening last night. I haven't > had a cocktail in well over 2 years. I'm really hung over today. > Getting up early to ride was a bitch. Bleh... I can see I wasn't > missing much.
> Michael
What a nice gift from the neighbors! Sorry about you being hung over this morning, though. LOL. I had a feeling that would happen. :~)
> I fired up the smoker...and my first butt is now smoking away!! > Waiting now for the smoker to come up to temp.
> TFM, I did everything you said. The water is nice and hot. The vents > are still open, and I will half close them in a bit. I am using the > Minion method, and so far things look good.
> I forgot to take a pic as I put the butt on the smoker. I don't dare > peek to take a pic...
> Christine
Christine,
Can you make that Gumbo? Please?
Happy 4th of July to you! High, somewhere up in the Rocky Mountains!
>Sounds like you're on the right track, Christine. Good job!
>kili
Okay, before I head off to bed....
I just closed the bottom vents to 25% open, per instructions at the virtual Weber Bullet site. It is reading about 220 on the little thermometer I have in the top vent...it won't go higher. I don't have any other thermometer.
I hope this doesn't go too high...I have heard I can close the bottom vents entirely? Is this true?
>> Sounds like you're on the right track, Christine. Good job!
>> kili
> Okay, before I head off to bed....
> I just closed the bottom vents to 25% open, per instructions at the > virtual Weber Bullet site. It is reading about 220 on the little > thermometer I have in the top vent...it won't go higher. I don't have > any other thermometer.
> I hope this doesn't go too high...I have heard I can close the bottom > vents entirely? Is this true?
> Christine
You can, but 220 will still do the job. Ideally, though, you want it at about 250. How much fuel do you have in there?
>You can, but 220 will still do the job. Ideally, though, you want it at >about 250. How much fuel do you have in there?
>kili
A ton.
I went off to bed for a few hours. Just got up, and almost had a heart attack when I went out to check on the temp. I had closed the vents to about 25% open, and I couldn't see any smoke coming out. I was using the little temp probe I had (which only goes up to 220( and it was registering 20 degrees!!!! I quick looked inside, and the coals were still lit, and slowly igniting the rest of them. I opened the vents to about half way, and the smoke started picking up, and the temp then registered about 220... I breathed a sigh of relief. However, I did leave the vents open halfway. I did peek at the butt, and it is about 148 degrees now...looking nice and brown and juicy.
Christine, whose heart is now slowing down a bit...
>> You can, but 220 will still do the job. Ideally, though, you want >> it at about 250. How much fuel do you have in there?
>> kili
> A ton.
> I went off to bed for a few hours. Just got up, and almost had a > heart attack when I went out to check on the temp. I had closed the > vents to about 25% open, and I couldn't see any smoke coming out. I > was using the little temp probe I had (which only goes up to 220( and > it was registering 20 degrees!!!! I quick looked inside, and the > coals were still lit, and slowly igniting the rest of them. I > opened the vents to about half way, and the smoke started picking up, > and the temp then registered about 220... > I breathed a sigh of relief. However, I did leave the vents open > halfway. I did peek at the butt, and it is about 148 degrees > now...looking nice and brown and juicy.
> Christine, whose heart is now slowing down a bit...
It's a learning curve. :~) You'll get better at it the more you use it.
>> You can, but 220 will still do the job. Ideally, though, you want >> it at about 250. How much fuel do you have in there?
>> kili
> A ton.
> I went off to bed for a few hours. Just got up, and almost had a > heart attack when I went out to check on the temp. I had closed the > vents to about 25% open, and I couldn't see any smoke coming out. I > was using the little temp probe I had (which only goes up to 220( and > it was registering 20 degrees!!!! I quick looked inside, and the > coals were still lit, and slowly igniting the rest of them. I > opened the vents to about half way, and the smoke started picking up, > and the temp then registered about 220... > I breathed a sigh of relief. However, I did leave the vents open > halfway. I did peek at the butt, and it is about 148 degrees > now...looking nice and brown and juicy.
> Christine, whose heart is now slowing down a bit...
Oh, and I forgot to say that sometimes we don't have smoke coming out of ours, either. Initially, yes, but after a while, not so much. I'd say you're fine.
>Oh, and I forgot to say that sometimes we don't have smoke coming out of >ours, either. Initially, yes, but after a while, not so much. I'd say >you're fine.
