Got a new smoker, what should I make first?
 

So I got a new smoker... I'd been wanting a new one for a while, and this one came at the right price: FREE!

It's a Bradley BTIS1 that a friend got and didn't want. Yeah, it's electric, but it was free.

So brisket or ribs? I've been in Memphis for the past week, so pork butt is out. Or chicken? I saw some smoked Cornish game hens this week that looked pretty fantastic.

Nothing says I love you smoker than slapping a rack of pork ribs on it.

Tube steak :evil:

Ribs in honor of the bones that Houston is going to break on Peyton Manning.

Brisket.

I haven't smoked anything in ages... leaning toward brisket, though.

Meat

Smoke some chicken thighs to get the hang of it. Get your technique down. You will make some mistakes. Better to do it with cheap meat.

This ain't my first rodeo... and using an electric smoker should be tons easier than an offset that doesn't hold heat very well. :)

I'm completely obsessed with the 2-2-1 method for smoking ribs

What's that?

Hot dogs

Salmon

pulled pork

2 hours smoking regularly spritzing with apple cider
2 hours tightly wrapped in foil with apple juice or beer
1 hour back on the smoker
I typically then throw it on the grill with some bbq sauce at the end

I don't know if people will find this tacky for smoking. But I like to keep a water pan underneath. I feel like that keeps the ribs from drying, but maybe I can be convinced otherwise. I don't know if that affects the smoke.