Happy Canada Day :-)

On Sun, 1 Jul 2007 18:01:49 -0700, "Dave Bugg" <[email hidden]>

Quoted message said:

To our good friends to the north, Happy Canada Day!!

Thank You, Eh!! ;-)

"Dave Bugg" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:

To our good friends to the north, Happy Canada Day!!

Thanks. Here in Newfoundland and Labrador we have the odd dichotomy of July
1st being our old Memorial Day too. There's also some irony in the fact we
joined Canada on April 1st, 1949. We had paid our national money debt for
The Great War by then. Some would have we're still paying for this
sacrifice:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beaumont_Hamel

More on topic would be I had molassas cured back bacon smoked with cherry to
start Canada Day off with.

Dave Bugg said:

To our good friends to the north, Happy Canada Day!!

Thanks.

In article <[email hidden]>, [email hidden] says...

Quoted message said:

To our good friends to the north, Happy Canada Day!!

Thanks!

I'm new here, and very new to bbq. We had a bit of a bbq party to
celebrate Canada Day, and I tried my hand at smoking for the very first
time. I had just bought a Weber Smokey Mountain and did some ribs for
the inaugral run. I used cherry wood from a tree I cut down a couple of
years ago, and I have to say that I am hooked!

I used the sugarless texas rub from the virtual weber bullet site and
they were absolutely amazing! Real barbecue is extremely rare where I
live, so the guests were stunned when they tried these ribs - my wife
figures that every one of the guys who was over is going to buy a smoker
after tasting those!

--
Bill

Bill Riel said:

In article <[email hidden]>, [email hidden] says...

Quoted message said:

To our good friends to the north, Happy Canada Day!!

Thanks!

I'm new here, and very new to bbq. We had a bit of a bbq party to
celebrate Canada Day, and I tried my hand at smoking for the very first
time. I had just bought a Weber Smokey Mountain and did some ribs for
the inaugral run. I used cherry wood from a tree I cut down a couple of
years ago, and I have to say that I am hooked!

I used the sugarless texas rub from the virtual weber bullet site and
they were absolutely amazing! Real barbecue is extremely rare where I
live, so the guests were stunned when they tried these ribs - my wife
figures that every one of the guys who was over is going to buy a smoker
after tasting those!

I was all set to by a Webber Smoker two months ago but the salesman said it
was a waste of money if I already had a good gas grill. He suggested a cast
smoker box for my BBQ. You just soak the chips and set them in the box over
the direct flame and cook the meat offset. My first test of it was trout
and shrimp and they were delicious. Then I tried ribs. it seems to work
fine. The smoked ribs were terrific. $15 for a the smoker box compared to
$300 for the Webber? It works good enough for me.

"Bill Riel" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:

In article <[email hidden]>, [email hidden] says...

Quoted message said:

To our good friends to the north, Happy Canada Day!!

Thanks!

I'm new here, and very new to bbq. We had a bit of a bbq party to
celebrate Canada Day, and I tried my hand at smoking for the very first
time. I had just bought a Weber Smokey Mountain and did some ribs for
the inaugral run. I used cherry wood from a tree I cut down a couple of
years ago, and I have to say that I am hooked!

I used the sugarless texas rub from the virtual weber bullet site and
they were absolutely amazing! Real barbecue is extremely rare where I
live, so the guests were stunned when they tried these ribs - my wife
figures that every one of the guys who was over is going to buy a smoker
after tasting those!

--
Bill

Glad you had a first time success. You will never go back. BTW that WSM is
a real neat pit. You should get many great smokes out of it.

Dave Smith said:

I was all set to by a Webber Smoker two months ago but the salesman
said it was a waste of money if I already had a good gas grill. He
suggested a cast smoker box for my BBQ. You just soak the chips and
set them in the box over the direct flame and cook the meat offset.
My first test of it was trout and shrimp and they were delicious.
Then I tried ribs. it seems to work fine. The smoked ribs were
terrific. $15 for a the smoker box compared to $300 for the Webber?
It works good enough for me.

Obviously the salesman has never had real 'Q. I started out eons ago trying
to do bbq on a weber gas grill, and have even given instructions to folks on
how to do it. But what the gas grill turns out, compared to the WSM, is
pretty anemic.
--
Dave
www.davebbq.com

Dave Smith said:

Bill Riel said:

In article <[email hidden]>, [email hidden] says...

Quoted message said:

To our good friends to the north, Happy Canada Day!!

Thanks!

I'm new here, and very new to bbq. We had a bit of a bbq party to
celebrate Canada Day, and I tried my hand at smoking for the very first
time. I had just bought a Weber Smokey Mountain and did some ribs for
the inaugral run. I used cherry wood from a tree I cut down a couple of
years ago, and I have to say that I am hooked!

I used the sugarless texas rub from the virtual weber bullet site and
they were absolutely amazing! Real barbecue is extremely rare where I
live, so the guests were stunned when they tried these ribs - my wife
figures that every one of the guys who was over is going to buy a smoker
after tasting those!

I was all set to by a Webber Smoker two months ago but the salesman said it
was a waste of money if I already had a good gas grill. He suggested a cast
smoker box for my BBQ. You just soak the chips and set them in the box over
the direct flame and cook the meat offset. My first test of it was trout
and shrimp and they were delicious. Then I tried ribs. it seems to work
fine. The smoked ribs were terrific. $15 for a the smoker box compared to
$300 for the Webber? It works good enough for me.

You can get away with that for ribs and fast cooking stuff like fish and
pork tenderloin, but it won't cut it if you want to do brisket or pork
butts.

In article <[email hidden]>, [email hidden]
says...

Quoted message said:

I was all set to by a Webber Smoker two months ago but the salesman said it
was a waste of money if I already had a good gas grill. He suggested a cast
smoker box for my BBQ. You just soak the chips and set them in the box over
the direct flame and cook the meat offset. My first test of it was trout
and shrimp and they were delicious. Then I tried ribs. it seems to work
fine. The smoked ribs were terrific. $15 for a the smoker box compared to
$300 for the Webber? It works good enough for me.

While I'm pretty inexperienced with all of this, I'd say they are very
different tools and don't quite overlap. I *have* been using a smoker
box on a gas grill for several years and it's great, but I can't see
doing brisket or pork butt that way. Also, while I've made some great
ribs on the grill, I've never come close to the smokey richness I got
from slow cooking these using the wsm.

And besides, it's cool to cook with fire :-)

--
Bill

In article <[email hidden]>,
[email hidden] says...

Quoted message said:

Glad you had a first time success. You will never go back. BTW that WSM is
a real neat pit. You should get many great smokes out of it.

Thanks - I have to admit that I am hooked in a major way and am trying
to decide what to do next. Brisket seems to be calling :-)

--
Bill

In article <[email hidden]>, [email hidden] says...

Quoted message said:

Dave Smith said:

I was all set to by a Webber Smoker two months ago but the salesman said it
was a waste of money if I already had a good gas grill. He suggested a cast
smoker box for my BBQ. You just soak the chips and set them in the box over
the direct flame and cook the meat offset. My first test of it was trout
and shrimp and they were delicious. Then I tried ribs. it seems to work
fine. The smoked ribs were terrific. $15 for a the smoker box compared to
$300 for the Webber? It works good enough for me.

You can get away with that for ribs and fast cooking stuff like fish and
pork tenderloin, but it won't cut it if you want to do brisket or pork
butts.

That was my thought as well. I've been using a smoker box on a gas grill
for a few years now, and my experience with that is what prompted me to
"go further" and get a "real" smoker. That's not to knock the
grill/smoker combo, that can turn out some awesome food. But I wanted
more!

Reviews on the wsm seemed to indicate that it was good choice for a
beginner like myself, and my first time success has reinforced that.

--
Bill

Dave Bugg said:

To our good friends to the north, Happy Canada Day!!

And I read "Canada Dry"... probably due to the two liter jug of their
ginger ale I've been guzzling. hehe

Bill Riel <[email hidden]> scripsit in
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Quoted message said:

I'm new here, and very new to bbq. We had a bit of a bbq party to
celebrate Canada Day, and I tried my hand at smoking for the very
first time.

I used to smoke, but had to give it up after the heart attack.

:-)

--

"The modern conservative is engaged in one of man's
oldest exercises in moral philosophy; that is, the
search for a superior moral justification for
selfishness." -- John Kenneth Galbraith

Michel Boucher said:

Bill Riel scripsit :

Quoted message said:

I'm new here, and very new to bbq. We had a bit of a bbq party to
celebrate Canada Day, and I tried my hand at smoking for the very
first time.

I used to smoke, but had to give it up after the heart attack.

:-)

I smoked for a while. Then someone doused my apron with a
glass of water.

--
DougW

Dave Bugg said:

Obviously the salesman has never had real 'Q. I started out eons ago trying
to do bbq on a weber gas grill, and have even given instructions to folks on
how to do it. But what the gas grill turns out, compared to the WSM, is
pretty anemic.

Oh say it ain't soooooooooooo! I purchased 8 odd pounds of baby back
ribs at Sam's Club this evening and we're gonna lose our cherry on 'em
with the new gas grill tomorrow.

Goomba38 said:

Dave Bugg said:

Obviously the salesman has never had real 'Q. I started out eons
ago trying to do bbq on a weber gas grill, and have even given
instructions to folks on how to do it. But what the gas grill turns
out, compared to the WSM, is pretty anemic.

Oh say it ain't soooooooooooo! I purchased 8 odd pounds of baby back
ribs at Sam's Club this evening and we're gonna lose our cherry on 'em
with the new gas grill tomorrow.

Don't get me wrong, you can do ribs on a gas grill. But gas grills are
designed to one thing real well: Grilling. By the same token, most bbq pits
are second rate for grilling. The grill and the pit each has to compromise,
to a certain extent, to do the job opposite of what they were inteded to do.

Now, babybacks are best done at a higher temperature than spares -- 260F to
275F. If you can't control the burners to cook 'em indirect, than place a
big heavy pan or cooking sheet between the burner and the ribs.

The baby backs will probably be done around the three hour mark, if the
slabs average 2.5 to 3 pounds. They'll be done quicker if the slabs weigh
less. I doubt they'll be heavier.

--
Dave
www.davebbq.com

Bill Riel said:

In article <[email hidden]>, [email hidden] says...

Quoted message said:

To our good friends to the north, Happy Canada Day!!

Thanks!

I'm new here, and very new to bbq. We had a bit of a bbq party to
celebrate Canada Day, and I tried my hand at smoking for the very first
time. I had just bought a Weber Smokey Mountain and did some ribs for
the inaugral run. I used cherry wood from a tree I cut down a couple of
years ago, and I have to say that I am hooked!

I used the sugarless texas rub from the virtual weber bullet site and
they were absolutely amazing! Real barbecue is extremely rare where I
live, so the guests were stunned when they tried these ribs - my wife
figures that every one of the guys who was over is going to buy a smoker
after tasting those!

[newbie from Canada's post left intact]

Hi, Bill. Happy Canada Day and a hearty welcome. Congrats on yer ribs! To
have ones first attempt at smoking turn out so well is, well . . .

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Shawn said:

"Bill Riel" <[email hidden]> wrote in message

Quoted message said:

In article <[email hidden]>, [email hidden] says...

Quoted message said:

To our good friends to the north, Happy Canada Day!!

Thanks!

I'm new here, and very new to bbq. We had a bit of a bbq party to
celebrate Canada Day, and I tried my hand at smoking for the very first
time. I had just bought a Weber Smokey Mountain and did some ribs for
the inaugral run. I used cherry wood from a tree I cut down a couple of
years ago, and I have to say that I am hooked! [ . . . ]

Glad you had a first time success. You will never go back. BTW that WSM
is a real neat pit. You should get many great smokes out of it.

Bill, have you read the BBQ FAQ? http://www.eaglequest.com/~bbq/

--
Nick. Support severely wounded and disabled Veterans and their families!

Thank a Veteran and Support Our Troops. You are not forgotten. Thanks ! ! !
~Semper Fi~

Pete C. said:

Dave Smith said:

Bill Riel said:

In article <[email hidden]>, [email hidden]
[ . . . ]

I was all set to by a Webber Smoker two months ago but the salesman
said it was a waste of money if I already had a good gas grill. He
suggested a cast smoker box for my BBQ. You just soak the chips and set
them in the box over the direct flame and cook the meat offset. My
first test of it was trout and shrimp and they were delicious. Then I
tried ribs. it seems to work fine. The smoked ribs were terrific. $15
for a the smoker box compared to $300 for the Webber? It works good
enough for me.

You can get away with that for ribs and fast cooking stuff like fish and
pork tenderloin, but it won't cut it if you want to do brisket or pork
butts.

And don't soak yer chips, imnsho. Wrap 'em in aluminum foil, poke several
holes in the packet and toss it on the fire.

--
Nick. Support severely wounded and disabled Veterans and their families!

Thank a Veteran and Support Our Troops. You are not forgotten. Thanks ! ! !
~Semper Fi~