Recent content by Smokin Don

Just wanted to say congratulations to Big Poppa and his team for winning Grand Champion at the AR invitational. Good job, a big feather in your hat and a plus for all pellet smokers! Smokin Don

Looks like your team did pretty well at the American Royal, great job, Smokin Don

Hi all, I haven't been in here for awhile but thought this was worth sharing. I missed commenting on a lot of good cooks in here so good smokin to all. I did this cook on July 3rd. I deboned a chicken after watching several how to videos, since this was my first attempt at it. It was not as easy...

Here are some photos of my first ever beef Tri Tip, Santa Maria style, the seasoning being equal parts of coarse salt, groung black pepper, dried parsley, & dried garlic flakes. I trimmed some of the fat on the Tri Tip, seasoned it up good, wrapped in saran wrap & in the fridge until ready to...

Beans, beans, I love beans. My favorites are pinto, & small red beans. My wife doesn’t like beans too well unless in chili or some of the soups I have made. I don’t make a large batch very often, a pound of beans will feed many! Awhile back I did a fresh pork picnic shoulder & saved the bones &...

I've done several flats but never a whole brisket w/point. My dog & I returned from the airport Sat. after taking my wife & grandson there. She was taking our grandson to join his parents in Las Vegas, their new home. I stopped in to my local butcher & he had a nice 7+ lb brisket. I rubbed it...

Small crowd here, Wife, me & the dog! Sure would have been fun to have this pellet smoker when the kids were in highschool & college, a lot of cookouts back then. Our daughter is in Chicago & the Son, wife, & grandson was packing in S.C. for their move to Las Vegas. I did up some marinated...

I have made a lot of pulled pork but never w/a skin on fresh picnic shoulder so wanted to try it. I found a 10 lb one for $14. I decided to trim most of the skin & fat except a layer to place down in the smoker. I seasoned w/just my favorite rub, saran wrap & in fridge overnight. I got up at...

What you won't do to please your Better Half! We were having cousins for dinner yesterday. Blessed with too much rain, I had wanted to fix ribs for them. I told them rain or shine we would have ribs. Not having an overhead for my smoker decided to set it up in the garage. Wife said you can't get...

I bought a eye of round roast at Sams, about 4 lbs. Decided to do some Chicago style beef. I mixed up a rub of 1 TBS salt, 1 TBS oregano, 1 tsp thyme, 1 TBS garlic flakes & some grinds of black pepper, wrapped in saran wrap & in the fridge until ready to smoke. When ready to smoke placed it on a...

My first post to see if I get the photos right. This was my latest cook, chicken stuffed with honey ham & swiss cheese, wrapped in bacon, dusted w/cajun seasoming. I served it w/mixed veggies, & some poppers. Chicken ready Ready to serve. Smokin Don

Hello to all, I am 69 yrs old, married, & my wife & I are both retired. I have been, cooking, grilling, & smoking for about 35 years. I have done about all the cooking since our two children were in high school. My wife does the cleanup. I bought a Traeger 07E early last summer, hardly cooked...