新用户的经验教训

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原文来自mtcooler:
我只是想知道有多少人曾经忘记过滴水盘。这不是一件有趣的事情。证据是永恒的。jan [/ qb]

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原文由GeiyserQ发布:
这只是对那些正在经历第一个CS冬天的人的一个提醒，在接下来的几个晚上，我所在地区的夜间温度会下降到十几岁

经常检查滴灌盘，因为从排水孔到滴灌盘之间会形成油脂圈。它可以变得足够大，以防止滴漏。

你所要做的就是偶尔把它敲掉，确保洞是开着的。也没必要为这个开门。只需用一个弯曲的衣架敲松，然后戳进洞里。[/ qb]

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原文由SmokinOkie发布:
我努力忍住不笑，但这是很好的一课。[/ qb]

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原文由mainelydave发布:
我学到的最有价值的经验是:

1)别担心。除非你真的搞砸了，否则你可能会得到可食用的产品。不要害怕尝试，但要做好记录。不过，为了保险起见，当你有客人来访时，不要尝试新东西。与其说是“味道”的问题，不如说是“什么时候能完成”的问题。

2)烹调食物不一定只有一种正确的方法。这一切都取决于你的喜好。例如，我曾尝试在使用摩擦剂之前用芥末摩擦猪肉屁股，而不是摩擦，尝试不同的摩擦剂，尝试不同的木材。我的结论，嗯，是不确定的。不同的方法都有很好的效果。而区别，至少在猪肉屁股上，并没有那么大。

3) Buy a decent thermometer, use it, and believe it. This will keep you from opening the door on the long cooks (pork butt, briskets) and keep the moisture in. It's rumored that each time you open the door, you add an hour to your cook time. I think that's pretty accurate.

4) Chicken skins will not crisp in a Cookshack Smokette. Period. Simple solution - finish on the grill, under the broiler, in a hot oven, even a deep fryer.

5) Don't tell your guests how easy it is to do. You'll find it easier to convince your friends to help you out on those nasty household projects by offering a meal of pulled pork in exchange.

5b) Don't tell the Mrs. how easy it is to use. She'll attempt to fill the free time you now have (no tending the fire, adjusting air, etc.) with an expanded "honey-do" list.

6) Learn about the cuts of meat, pork, etc. (many of the so-called "butchers" in todays supermarkets have little knowledge as meats arrive pre-cut) Find a good supplier of meat. It took me a bit of research here in Maine. Finally have a great butcher, plus use BJ's wholesale club. I still usually have to pre-order to get a Pork Butt or Shoulder, or packer cut brisket. Seems like the stores cut them up into various pieces pretty quickly.

7) Finally - we're a real friendly bunch on this site, but sometimes get tired of answering the same old question again and again. Learn to use the search function on the forum. It's quite powerful and you'll find that most questions have been answered many times already. Also - read Smokin Okie's guides. Well-done. There are lots of other bbq sites as well. I like the virtualweberbullet.com forum. Even though it uses another smoker type, theres a lot of valuable information on it.

I think someplace in the archives is a list of favorite bbq books. I don't have many, but use the "Smoke and Spice" book a lot.

A shameless plug. Take a look at my website. (listed below) I've gotten lazy the past few months, but have documented some of my experiences with the Smokette.

8) Repeating #1. Relax. Don't worry. Experiment. Load the smoker, have a few adult-beverages ready, and enjoy the result. You're gonna love it.