I just got a tiny offset smoker. Almost impossible to manage temperatures. Stayed up most of the night, made a million mistakes. Cooked too hot, a bit too smoky sometimes. Took it off too early thinking it was going to keep cooking during the hot hold until lunch. Had to reheat it to get it going again. Turned out AMAZING. The only real mistake was trying to sear the fat cap to get it to tighten back up a bit. The fat dripped onto the fire and made it smoky in a bad way. I took it off right away, no major damage except some of the fat stuck to the grill lol! Plus I almost dropped it trying to pull off this maneuver!

Everyone was raving about it and I’ve learned a lot for next time!

    • MinnesotaGoddamEnglish
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      5 days ago

      i’m halfway to converting my WSM to a cold smoker for just this reason.

      i’ll never have to think what to get someone for a holiday again! just give them a few pounds of homemade bacon.

      edit: on second thought, my wife will probably need something more than bacon.

      • Bluewing
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        4 days ago

        I made 15lbs of streaky bacon and 25lbs of Canadian bacon last year. If left to her own devices, it would have been all gone in less than 3 months. She cries every time I give someone a pound or two. So be wary of that.

        But yeah, there is smoked fish, chicken and grouse, ribs that she wants too.