# Got A Smoker - First Time Using It **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Off Topic\ **Created:** [October 19, 2009, 7:46am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/got-a-smoker-first-time-using-it/75041 "2009-10-19T07:46:11Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![SpenceSpeed](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/spencespeed/32/7355_2.png) [@SpenceSpeed](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/SpenceSpeed)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2009, 7:46am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/got-a-smoker-first-time-using-it/75041/1 "2009-10-19T07:46:11Z")
Well, i picked up the smoker friday night and seasoned it saturday. Never used a smoker before. I decided to do a beer can chicken. Picked up a 7lb. Took a few chugs of beer and shoved it in the bird. Got the smoker up to just a hair under 300 degrees and kept it there the whole time. I used a mix of apple and hickory chunks. Put the digital probe in it about an hour into the smoke. Took it up to 175 internal just to be sure. Whole smoke took 3 hours fifteen minutes. Also threw some beans on for about a half hour at the end. Had some family over and they loved it. Turned out great i think. Was really juicy. The skin had an awesome smoke flavor to it. I sprayed it every hour with a lemon herb mix. I just unwrapped the bird and threw it in the smoker, no injections or marinating before hand. I think the smoke was pretty good, a light bluish. Was pretty heavy and white for the first half hour then got nice and thin for the rest of the smoke. I think i am addicted. Already planning what to do next weekend lol. And for the pics: ![http://i937.photobucket.com/albums/ad213/spencespeed1/DSCF5569.jpg](http://i937.photobucket.com/albums/ad213/spencespeed1/DSCF5569.jpg) ![http://i937.photobucket.com/albums/ad213/spencespeed1/DSCF5572.jpg](http://i937.photobucket.com/albums/ad213/spencespeed1/DSCF5572.jpg) ![http://i937.photobucket.com/albums/ad213/spencespeed1/DSCF5582.jpg](http://i937.photobucket.com/albums/ad213/spencespeed1/DSCF5582.jpg) ![http://i937.photobucket.com/albums/ad213/spencespeed1/DSCF5583.jpg](http://i937.photobucket.com/albums/ad213/spencespeed1/DSCF5583.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![boardjnky4](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/96bed5/32.png) [@boardjnky4](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/boardjnky4)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2009, 7:49am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/got-a-smoker-first-time-using-it/75041/2 "2009-10-19T07:49:05Z")
that’s one nice looking bird ---
**Author:** ![Fry](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/fry/32/7284_2.png) [@Fry](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Fry)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2009, 7:59am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/got-a-smoker-first-time-using-it/75041/3 "2009-10-19T07:59:20Z")
How cute. ---
**Author:** ![OfficerK](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/4da419/32.png) [@OfficerK](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/OfficerK)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2009, 8:00am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/got-a-smoker-first-time-using-it/75041/4 "2009-10-19T08:00:50Z")
I love having a smoker…makes for such a great afternoon, and such a tasty reward in the end! I haven’t tried any poultry yet, but that looks really good. . . Ugh I really need to pick up some ribs and a pork shoulder and smoke some more pig! mmmmmmmmmmm ---
**Author:** ![sickboy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/7ea924/32.png) [@sickboy](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/sickboy)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2009, 8:04am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/got-a-smoker-first-time-using-it/75041/5 "2009-10-19T08:04:03Z")
Very nice… How much wood did it burn through? Man that chicken looks good! ---
**Author:** ![King](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/king/32/7329_2.png) [@King](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/King)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2009, 8:05am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/got-a-smoker-first-time-using-it/75041/6 "2009-10-19T08:05:39Z")
bird looks awesome. was hoping for some sort of bong thread though 😕 ---
**Author:** ![Fry](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/fry/32/7284_2.png) [@Fry](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Fry)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2009, 8:06am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/got-a-smoker-first-time-using-it/75041/7 "2009-10-19T08:06:38Z")
Anyhow, looks good. I’ve passed the baton on the 300 gallon oil tank smoker, and the inlaws gave me their old single-serving sized one that I have yet to use. :tup: So what’s the deal? Did you just burn wood? Or did you throw wood chips on charcoal? ---
**Author:** ![Geehee](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/geehee/32/7238_2.png) [@Geehee](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Geehee)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2009, 8:07am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/got-a-smoker-first-time-using-it/75041/8 "2009-10-19T08:07:12Z")
mmmmmmmmmm i’m excited. ---
**Author:** ![Fry](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/fry/32/7284_2.png) [@Fry](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Fry)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2009, 8:08am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/got-a-smoker-first-time-using-it/75041/9 "2009-10-19T08:08:36Z")
> [@Geehee](#): > > mmmmmmmmmm i’m excited. ETA on finishing Sterlingsaurus? I’m going to find a very large piece of meat to contribute to the maiden smokage. ---
**Author:** ![OfficerK](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/4da419/32.png) [@OfficerK](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/OfficerK)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2009, 8:31am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/got-a-smoker-first-time-using-it/75041/10 "2009-10-19T08:31:46Z")
> [@Fry](#): > > So what’s the deal? Did you just burn wood? Or did you throw wood chips on charcoal? I usually use a mix of lump charcoal and briquettes. I find the briquettes lasts longer and form a good ember bed. The lumpc burn hotter and maintain the temperature better. As for the wood…I use chips soaked in water (or other delicious liquids) and then wrap them in a double layer of aluminum foil to make a packet. Poke some holes in the top and voila! This makes the smoke last a bit longer. Last time I also used some cherry wood, but that was because I was running low on charcoal, I find that the wood burns up too quickly though, at least for the +5 hours it took to do 4 shoulders ---
**Author:** ![ShiftDead](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/shiftdead/32/7508_2.png) [@ShiftDead](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ShiftDead)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2009, 8:34am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/got-a-smoker-first-time-using-it/75041/11 "2009-10-19T08:34:33Z")
> [@OfficerK](#): > > I usually use a mix of lump charcoal and briquettes. I find the briquettes lasts longer and form a good ember bed. The lumpc burn hotter and maintain the temperature better. > > As for the wood…I use chips soaked in water (or other delicious liquids) and then wrap them in a double layer of aluminum foil to make a packet. Poke some holes in the top and voila! This makes the smoke last a bit longer. Last time I also used some cherry wood, but that was because I was running low on charcoal, I find that the wood burns up too quickly though, at least for the +5 hours it took to do 4 shoulders I semi remember eating this. Although I was piss drunk and falling over. :spam: ---
**Author:** ![SpenceSpeed](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/spencespeed/32/7355_2.png) [@SpenceSpeed](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/SpenceSpeed)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2009, 8:36am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/got-a-smoker-first-time-using-it/75041/12 "2009-10-19T08:36:43Z")
> [@Fry](#): > > So what’s the deal? Did you just burn wood? Or did you throw wood chips on charcoal? I just burned wood chips/chunks. This is a propane model and has the burner in the bottom with a pan above that for the wood. It’s much easier to maintain a constant temp with the propane vs charcoal. I got enough shit going on that i don’t want to be fucking with coals and temps every 15min. With this i only had to monitor it closely for the first half hour until the temp stabilized. Then it was check it every 45min to an hour and spray the bird down. ---
**Author:** ![SpenceSpeed](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/spencespeed/32/7355_2.png) [@SpenceSpeed](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/SpenceSpeed)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2009, 8:39am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/got-a-smoker-first-time-using-it/75041/13 "2009-10-19T08:39:30Z")
> [@OfficerK](#): > > As for the wood…I use chips soaked in water (or other delicious liquids) and then wrap them in a double layer of aluminum foil to make a packet. Poke some holes in the top and voila! This makes the smoke last a bit longer. I’ll have to try that. My wood chips only lasted about an hour. The chunks lasted for the whole 3 hours. I think i’ll wrap the apple wood chips in foil. ---
**Author:** ![ShiftDead](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/shiftdead/32/7508_2.png) [@ShiftDead](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ShiftDead)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2009, 8:41am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/got-a-smoker-first-time-using-it/75041/14 "2009-10-19T08:41:55Z")
Soak them bitches in Cider!!! ---
**Author:** ![Geehee](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/geehee/32/7238_2.png) [@Geehee](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Geehee)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2009, 8:54am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/got-a-smoker-first-time-using-it/75041/15 "2009-10-19T08:54:39Z")
> [@Fry](#): > > ETA on finishing Sterlingsaurus? I’m going to find a very large piece of meat to contribute to the maiden smokage. prolly about a week, give or take. ---
**Author:** ![Fry](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/fry/32/7284_2.png) [@Fry](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Fry)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2009, 9:03am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/got-a-smoker-first-time-using-it/75041/16 "2009-10-19T09:03:39Z")
Beef Prices and Cuts Whole Steer (approximately 500lbs)…$2.75lb Half Steer (approximately 250lbs) …$3.00lb Individual Cuts Available Any Time: ROASTS Chuck …$ 3.85 Arm/Pot … 3.85 Rolled Rump …4.45 Sirloin Tip …4.99 Eye of Round …4.80 Prime Rib …8.99 STEAKS Chuck …$3.85 Cube / Cutlets …4.15 Top Round …4.99 Flank …4.50 Siloin…4.99 ``` Rib..................6.99 ``` T-Bone…7.25 Porter House …7.99 Delmonico …8.25 GROUND BEEF 1 lb Packages .$3.15 OTHER Short Ribs … $2.75 Beef Stew…3.65 Brisket …3.40 Skirt Steak …4.50 Liver …99 Heart …2.00 each Tongue…2.00 each Kidneys…2.00 each Soup Bones…50 (Prices Effective 6/1/2009) Custom Orders are Welcome Free Delivery available for large orders in Western New York area. [http://www.beamboys.com](http://www.beamboys.com) Keep in mind that’s for all natural, organic, free range grass fed beef. Which is higher in omega 3’s than wild salmon. Crazy healthy. I’m sure we can find cheaper stuff. A few bags of charcoal, a big pile of hardwood, a bunch of soaked hickory/applewood chips, drink & smoke all day, eat meat all night. :tup: ---
**Author:** ![ShiftDead](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/shiftdead/32/7508_2.png) [@ShiftDead](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ShiftDead)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2009, 9:06am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/got-a-smoker-first-time-using-it/75041/17 "2009-10-19T09:06:36Z")
This is not official until it is FB official… ---
**Author:** ![JayS](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jays/32/15375_2.png) [@JayS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JayS)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2009, 9:14am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/got-a-smoker-first-time-using-it/75041/18 "2009-10-19T09:14:52Z")
You’re getting there. Mine comes out like this. 🙂 ![http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd75/jsears77/DSC_5832.jpg](http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd75/jsears77/DSC_5832.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![OfficerK](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/4da419/32.png) [@OfficerK](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/OfficerK)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2009, 9:22am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/got-a-smoker-first-time-using-it/75041/19 "2009-10-19T09:22:30Z")
Yeah, making a good soaking liquid does add some more flavor… I usually do a mix of a vinegar and wine… If you decide to do other meats, I have a great rub recipe…shift had some of those ribs too mmmmm mmmmmm good. (fuck im STARVING) ---
**Author:** ![Choda](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/choda/32/7347_2.png) [@Choda](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Choda)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2009, 9:23am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/got-a-smoker-first-time-using-it/75041/20 "2009-10-19T09:23:48Z")
i just did my first one sat, it came out great! 16lber [Next page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/got-a-smoker-first-time-using-it/75041.md?page=2)