Chuck Roast #1

I bought a couple of chuck roasts on sale, and I used one in the crock pot. The other I was about to cook, then decided we should smoke it.

Another rub from the internet that I tweaked:
1 t salt
1 t ground black pepper
1 t garlic powder
1/2 t dried basil
1 t paprika

The salt was pretty noticeable on my first taste, and the basil played a fabulous quiet background role. My second bite, from an inside piece, was heaven.

Picture forthcoming.

What I did wrong:

• Failed to research how long a thick roast takes. One site suggests three phases of cooking that ranged from 2-5 hours. I guess starting at 5 pm is a bad idea. It ended up taking just under 5 hours the way we did it.

What I did right:

• We used wood chips in with the charcoal. This tip was from Shane's colleague.
• We used the charcoal that lights easy to start the heat, then added on regular charcoal
• The rub was good!
• Ordered pizza when it started to take too long

When we first got the smoker I was looking at rubs to purchase, but at this moment I have strong faith in the recipes I'm finding online that use ingredients that I generally have in my pantry. I'm extremely pleased with this.

Smoking Ribs #1

The Publix butcher helped me pick out pork spare ribs that I covered with a pork rub recipe that I tweaked.













The recipe I ended up with:

1/4 C light brown sugar
3 T paprika
2 T ground black pepper
1 T onion powder
1/2 T celery seed
1/2 T sea salt
2 t garlic powder
2 t mustard powder
1 t cumin
1 t ground red pepper

I used about half of it on the ribs I picked up.

What I did right:

• The rub was awesome
• The ribs were delicious!

What I did wrong:

• Didn't use enough charcoal
• Used charcoal with the lighter fluid on them
• Didn't add charcoal throughout

I didn't take a final picture, you'll have to trust me on how good they looked and tasted.