At the start of my barbecue career I fumbled through a few rubs before finding Mike Mill's Magic Dust recipe . There's now a mason jar full of it in my cupboard at all times. Keeping a steady rub constant allowed me to focus on how to slow-smoke a piece of meat to perfection, and after seven years, I'm now feeling pretty comfortable with that. But I'm back to playing around with rubs, and finally tried one I've always found intriguing: a coffee rub . Not a coffee drinker myself, I wasn't...

It's been a while since I smoked any almonds and I'm wanting to do a batch or two. I've listed the last two batches that I've done and am considering to repeat. I thought I'd check to see if there were any newer and or better suggestions..... Pags @ CookShackI smoke almonds quite a bit and have had success with this recipe: 4 lbs Almond 6 TB Worcestershire sauce 2 TB granulated garlic 2 tsp salt or sea salt In a large bowl and using a large serving spoon, mix the almonds with the sauce until...

Hey guys, I’m just about to make the change to a 66 electric smoker. I do like my egg but it is very time consuming doing long cooks. The 66 is far bigger investment than my Egg. I just really like the convince of a set it and forget it smoking machine. A couple of question is it really set n forget till it’s done? I’ve heard that electric or pellet smokers in general do not have the same results as a lump charcoal or wood burners as far as smoke flavor or bark on different meats. True or...

I am a long time grill and smoke afficionado but just ordered a new SM045 Supersmoker to add to my tools of choice. I did a lot of research on electric smokers and this forum was really incredibly helpful. Looking forward to many years of smoking adventures, trials and tribulations. I've had an offset wood smoker for years but never really mastered it until after I tried an electric smoker and figured out how to manage the heat, wood, vents, smoke, etc... My Masterbuilt died last week which...

I got a tool/grinder stand a harbor freight and my SMO25 is a perfect fit

Had 18 pork butts in the smoker friday/saturday and the temperature was all over the place. Had it set for 220 and the air temperature overnight was low 60's. I've used it a few times this year and the temperature would go up/down a few degrees but Friday it was bouncing 15 to 20 degrees above and below the 220 set temp. I'm going to call customer service tomorrow, (which from past experience are AMAZING ) but just wondering if there is something that I may need to replace that's on it's way...

I'm smoking four boneless pork shoulders for my father-in-laws church event tomorrow on my SM025 Smokette Elite. Each is very small... they range from 2.9 to 3.8 lbs each, for a grand total of 12.9 lbs. How would this impact expected smoke times, and would it impact how much wood I need to include? I generally just do one massive pork shoulder (around 12 lbs each and smoke for roughly 12 hours on the top shelf), so this is a bit of a curveball for me. Would appreciate your guidance, my...

looking for some advice on value of a used cook shack model 66, powers up and appears to be working just fine. manufactured in 2008. anyone bought a used one recently who can comment on fair price? thanks.

Hi there - I'm seriously considering the PG500 Fast Eddy for my next pellet smoker, but I've never actually seen one in person. I've checked with cook shack and they do not have a dealer in Houston and/or any on display anywhere in Texas. Anyone in the Houston area that would be willing to let me have a look at yours and ask a few questions? Cheers Conrad

Looking at another web site and found a high temp recipe for pickle brined mock fried chicken and wanted to give it a try. My concern is the temp of the cook requires 450 to 500 degrees. Will running at these temps cause any problems or bad idea to even attempt? For anyone who might be interested here is the recipe using a Weber kettle . 8 bone-in, skin-on thighs 10 oz dill pickle juice 1 1/2 cup all-purpose flour 3 teaspoons celery salt 2 teaspoon cayenne 2 teaspoon Kosher salt 2 teaspoons...