Smoked or BBQ'd

I'm a devotee of this guy: Malcomb's Pulled Pork

Malcomb's recipe for Pulled Pork is a page-turner. It is so detailed that you can't possibly fail. The final product is a work of art but the methodology is pure science. You may have to invest in a couple of gadgets but the end justifies the means.

Shortie3 wrote:
I cannot even bbq, more less use a smoker! Before my husband suffered a TBI he did all the BBQ'ing so I never messed with it as he was the master. Smoking just seems like a huge, involved process that I am uncomfortable trying, but baking/roasting I CAN do! Suppose that is why I enjoyed Super_Dave's posts so much as I could live vicariously through his food adventures!

Look into getting a Cameron Stovetop smoker. I do not have one but have spoken to several people who have and they all think they are great for indoors. A teacher at a culinary school I have attended said in a pinch this beats no smoke and does a decent job.
Greg

Shortie3 wrote:
I cannot even bbq, more less use a smoker! Before my husband suffered a TBI he did all the BBQ'ing so I never messed with it as he was the master. Smoking just seems like a huge, involved process that I am uncomfortable trying, but baking/roasting I CAN do! Suppose that is why I enjoyed Super_Dave's posts so much as I could live vicariously through his food adventures!

Smoking and BBQing can be as simple or as complicated as you want it to be.

I started out with a simple (and cheap) Brinkman's electric water smoker. These are very common and sold at places like Walmart and Home Depot for $60-$80. Just put hot water in the pan, add a few water-soaked chunks of hickory or mesquite around the electric element and you're ready to go. I cooked 4 chickens at a time on 2 racks on mine all the time. Rub them with your favorite spices and inject them with Cajun Injector Creole Butter. Plop them on the racks and go away for a while. They're done when the leg bone gets real wiggly and pulls free. The hot water evaporating from the pan makes for super moist chicken/turkey/roasts. Easy.

Like several here, I now have a GMG Davey Crockett pellet grill which travels with me in my Full Timer life. Very easy to put a Tri-Tip on it and then let it slowly cook to perfection. But I still miss my water smoker.

Smoked salmon

And you can bake goodies in that pellet pooper too!!!

Real smoked BBQ can be a lot of work if you enjoy that, as I do. I've got a large wood-burning smoker and I love to fire it up at every opportunity. This past weekend I did a 16 hour overnight brisket cook for a neighborhood gathering.

But, there is another way! My buddy received one of these as a gift from his employer: Green Mountain Davy Crocket It is, dare I say it - idiot proof. Fill the hopper with wood pellets, set the temp, insert meat and come back when it's done. Oh, did I mention it is WiFi enabled and will communicate with your smart-phone?

It weighs just under 60 lbs and with the legs folded, it will fit in a storage bay. I will own one for traveling in the motorhome.

2012Coleman wrote:

Shortie3 wrote:
I cannot even bbq, more less use a smoker! Before my husband suffered a TBI he did all the BBQ'ing so I never messed with it as he was the master. Smoking just seems like a huge, involved process that I am uncomfortable trying, but baking/roasting I CAN do! Suppose that is why I enjoyed Super_Dave's posts so much as I could live vicariously through his food adventures!

Oh come on now - YOU CAN DO IT! Can you follow directions and a recipe?

Agreed and I think you are being too dismissive of your talents:).

I live in a high rise so the only times I can easily smoke or BBQ is when I go camping which in my world is currently done with a tent and few specialised cooking tools/appliances.
Still with a few mods (aluminum foil is yer friend:D), some winter reading, and the will, I can smoke ribs, chickens (mostly Cornish hens)or fish/seafood on a teeny tiny Weber Go Anywhere.

My favorite all around book is Steven Raichlen's 'The Barbecue Bible" because he covers wood, charcoal and propane cooking in depth and answers a lot of the nagging questions that you sometimes don't think to ask until the grill is already heated;). Concise writing, good definitions; "Why didn't I think of that?" shortcuts, and enough food porn pictures to make your tongue hang out.

HTH and looking forward to living vicariously through your live fire cooking:cool:.

Shortie3 wrote:
I cannot even bbq, more less use a smoker! Before my husband suffered a TBI he did all the BBQ'ing so I never messed with it as he was the master. Smoking just seems like a huge, involved process that I am uncomfortable trying, but baking/roasting I CAN do! Suppose that is why I enjoyed Super_Dave's posts so much as I could live vicariously through his food adventures!

Oh come on now - YOU CAN DO IT! Can you follow directions and a recipe?

I cannot even bbq, more less use a smoker! Before my husband suffered a TBI he did all the BBQ'ing so I never messed with it as he was the master. Smoking just seems like a huge, involved process that I am uncomfortable trying, but baking/roasting I CAN do! Suppose that is why I enjoyed Super_Dave's posts so much as I could live vicariously through his food adventures!

darsben1 wrote:
I will not help you find something for your BEEF ADDICTION.
I suggest you quit COLD TURKEY
Please do not get PORKY about my reply.
For I am CHICKEN and gentle as a LAMB but I am really an old GOAT

WOW :)
Love it!