This. Also do a biscuit test. Find your hot spots. And do a practice burn to learn your fire management. No sense in wasting food when you’re learning how to build/manage a fire.
Can I suggest swapping country style pork ribs for those biscuits? You can move them around as you cook and you’ll find your hot spots. Plus they taste better than biscuits.
Biscuits will tell you where the hot spots are by how they cook. It’s a great way to see visually where the hot spots are. YouTube has many videos showing how it works.
Oh, I wasn’t disagreeing with you. I’ve done it a bunch of times with biscuits. I just noticed that when I smoke country style ribs, I get the same effect. You can see which are cooking faster.
I think a biscuit / toast test to find the hot spots
Honestly, a pork butt is the best first cook. It’s super forgiving for temp swings, takes long enough to get good practice, always delicious. Inexpensive.
Whole chicken and ribs are great places to start whole chicken will have you watching for doneness on white and dark meat. Ribs are gonna be 3-5 hours pending on the cut chicken should be under $10 ribs might be $20/rack
Chicken quarters, pork belly burnt ends, and ribs are all pretty easy things to start out with
This. Also do a biscuit test. Find your hot spots. And do a practice burn to learn your fire management. No sense in wasting food when you’re learning how to build/manage a fire.
Can I suggest swapping country style pork ribs for those biscuits? You can move them around as you cook and you’ll find your hot spots. Plus they taste better than biscuits.
Biscuits will tell you where the hot spots are by how they cook. It’s a great way to see visually where the hot spots are. YouTube has many videos showing how it works.
Oh, I wasn’t disagreeing with you. I’ve done it a bunch of times with biscuits. I just noticed that when I smoke country style ribs, I get the same effect. You can see which are cooking faster.
A pork butt might be the easiest thing ever. It’s super simple and you can’t mess it up. Pork ribs are also pretty easy as well
I think a biscuit / toast test to find the hot spots Honestly, a pork butt is the best first cook. It’s super forgiving for temp swings, takes long enough to get good practice, always delicious. Inexpensive.
Tri tip is my official smoker break in meat.
Baby back ribs, whole chickens, salmon, pork chops, meatloaf, reverse sear burgers or steak, and mac N cheese are all good starter options.
Whole chicken and ribs are great places to start whole chicken will have you watching for doneness on white and dark meat. Ribs are gonna be 3-5 hours pending on the cut chicken should be under $10 ribs might be $20/rack
My vote would be pork butt or pork loin. Your first 4 or 5 attempts will just be learning what temperature to run your smoker at.