Advice on smoking

ganesh

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I want to take up smoking, I hear that's what all the cool kids do.

But seriously, big fans of bbqing and smoked food, only had a gas BBQ the past couple of years so looking forward to doing it properly again.

I think we'll be buying a 57cm weber smokey mountain and a chimney starter from b&q.

What other accessories would you chaps recommend?
Where is a good place to buy some decent wood chunks?
And how much wood is needed for a long (say 10 hour) smoking session?

Also any tips and tricks are welcome, haven't smoked anything before.

Thanks people.
 
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Me too, thought there were some hardcore BBQ fans on here. Thanks for your reply anyway buddy.

For anyone else wanting information or advice on smoking/bbqing using a weber then look here - http://tvwbb.com/
It's a veritable treasure chest of information.
 
ganesh said:
I want to take up smoking, I hear that's what all the cool kids do.

But seriously, big fans of bbqing and smoked food, only had a gas BBQ the past couple of years so looking forward to doing it properly again.

I think we'll be buying a 57cm weber smokey mountain and a chimney starter from b&q.

What other accessories would you chaps recommend?
Where is a good place to buy some decent wood chunks?
And how much wood is needed for a long (say 10 hour) smoking session?

Also any tips and tricks are welcome, haven't smoked anything before.

Thanks people.
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Weber make some brilliant wood chunks and chips. I think there is Apple, Pecan, Hickory, Cherry and Mesquite.

Get some mitts or gloves as well, i prefer the Weber Gloves as you can still use your hands properly with them on! :D oh and of course a decent set of tools.

There are so many accessories (rib racks, roast racks etc) but i guess essentials are briquettes, wood chunks, firelighters, gloves, tools and chimney starter. Id also recommend getting one of Weber's thermometers, there is a cool one that is wireless and lets talks to you to let you know your meat is ready. Saves probing the meat every time you want to check ;)

Lots of Weber Smokey Mountain stuff and Smoking accessories on this site http://www.bbqs2u.co.uk/27-weber-smokey-mountain-cookers

Hope that helps.
 
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Things are progressing, I have ordered 24kg of Big K restaurant grade lump wood charcoal. I will be ordering the smoker and a 2kg pack of hickory chunks very soon, will buy a box of wood in bulk from here http://bbqsmokingwood.co.uk/ to tide me over for a while afterwards.

I will be buying the Maverick ET-732 wireless temperature probe soon also, but initially will have to make do with a wired probe and having to go outside to check it.

I also think the 57cm will be a tad excessive, so have decided on the 47cm. Most of the time I'm just going to be cooking for 2 people, so the smaller one will be fine.
 
I haven't replied in here, as yet, as I'm no expert and I'm still playing with the whole smoking thing. Normally I like to feel I've done something enough to know what to expect each time, and for that I'm not there yet.

Saying that though, I will soon have the tools pretty much set to be the ultimate! You can see my BBQ/Smoker in the last page of Spec me a BBQ Thread. I've ordered some apple wood and cherry for smoking, but they're not like little wood chips, they're bigger bits, as my beast will lap them up.

I have a bit for cold smoking too, which I really want to try some fish and cheese smoking (even looking for the milk so I can make the cheese!) but again, I need to play with these before I give out any advice.

I'll be testing the indirect hot smoking as well. But again, I don't know how much wood to use, especially for longer smokes etc. whether that's by weight, or what...

I'll be doing a lot on this though in the coming weeks, so will defo share my findings!
 
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smokin da mackerel!
 
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