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Smoked chili question, is it better to fully smoke the meat, or to smoke for a couple hours and then chop knowing it’ll finish cooking in the pot?View attachment 556290View attachment 556292View attachment 556293
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Some smoked chuck roast and peppers for some smoked chili.
I'm still smoking everything on my Primo XL. I'd like to add a pellet smoker at some point for convenience but don't have a great place to put one at the moment.I have a Primo and a 18" Weber Smokey Mountain Cooker. The Primo is a great grill / smoker but its difficult to add smoke wood during a cook unlike the Weber with its access door. I know you probably don't need to add more wood 3 hours into a cook but it sure makes the area smell & look like serious business is going on.
I am a rookie compared to a lot of you guys and don't have much to offer in the way of recipes. However a friend has supplied me with some of his homemade charcoal, mostly cherry & maple from his cabinet business.
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Smoked chili question, is it better to fully smoke the meat, or to smoke for a couple hours and then chop knowing it’ll finish cooking in the pot?
Smoked is on my list of things to try, I usually just sear the cubed beef and throw it in the pot, chilis get roasted/toasted/charred and peeled.
I have a Primo and a 18" Weber Smokey Mountain Cooker. The Primo is a great grill / smoker but its difficult to add smoke wood during a cook unlike the Weber with its access door. I know you probably don't need to add more wood 3 hours into a cook but it sure makes the area smell & look like serious business is going on.
I am a rookie compared to a lot of you guys and don't have much to offer in the way of recipes. However a friend has supplied me with some of his homemade charcoal, mostly cherry & maple from his cabinet business.
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I did a brisket chili last year for a party and pulled the brisket off the smoker after about 4 hours when it was nowhere near done. Threw it in the crock pot and cooked the chili until the meat fell apart. It was some of the best chili i've ever had. I barely got any of it since guests eat before the host. It was gone before the other 2 types of chili were even halfway gone.From above on the chili. Do you cook the actual chili on the smoker or finish it on the smoker?
Does it produce smoke whilst cooking?Is an electric smoker with wood chips really a smoker?
Yes… it has temp control, a timer, and tray for wood chips that you wet before putting in.Does it produce smoke whilst cooking?
I have cooked hundreds of lbs of meat on a $20 flea marked electric masterbuilt smoker. I friend of mine helped me restore an old truck a few years back and I took it to his shop and cooked on the weekends while we were working on the truck. I gifted it to him when I left because he was so impressed with it and he still uses it to this day. My favorite smoking wood is wild cherry. Saw it into 1" thick rounds and debark it green. Stack it in the shed and wait until it dries and chip it into little chunks. It smells like a cherry blend cigar while smoking. Gives the bark a mild fruity flavor.Yes… it has temp control, a timer, and tray for wood chips that you wet before putting in.
We add chips during the process Because they disappear.
chips are usually apple, or hickory, but can be anything you want.
We had a couple hickory logs from our tRees in Ohio and used chips from them for years
It also has a temp probe so we know the temp of the meat, chicken, turkey, etc.
That's beautiful!3 hours on the ribs, View attachment 561067