Just want to stop by and say hello to everyone, Just put my order in for FEC100 was using a Spicewine Large. so crossing my fingers on Comps this year.

Bill

LUCKY!!

Good luck in your bbq competitions, what a nice smoker FEC100 you should be a winner.

what do you like smoke the most?

Brisket is the one i like i am a texan transpalent to iowa , can't say i ever made a terrible Brisket from first one, next up is chicken and ribs last is pork shoulder, shoulder is the devil to me. but through alot of practice i am doing alot better, but then again now i need to learn the FEC.

we did 2 comps last year, walked twice on first comp and walked once on the 2nd comp.

when it warm up here. its -18 now I would like to do a brisket. Im new at smokeing beef. I have a CS009 its a nice unit. Its so nice that you dont need to use so much wood. Only needed 3 OZ of wood to do 13# Turkey. my old smoker was a bag of coal and wood.

So can you give me some tips on my first time Brisket?
Jon

Jon,

There are differences in the FE's (this forum) and the 009. Keep that in mind as you get input. The buying, prep are the same, but the temps and methods may vary a little.

Check out Brisket 101 at the top of the Open Forum

my old smoker the spicewine i used ooo bag and a half of charcoal not counting wood for smoking during a comp. but we used the same amount of fuel todo a full smoker of meat for a grad party we catered.

i know a few competitors who use the fec100 and love it so just a matter of twinking our times and such. I'd smoke in -18 no prob just dont have a smoker atm, sold the spicewine to help pay for the fec100, and i am sure a second fec100 is not far off in our future.

SmokinOkie

I didnt know There are differences in the FE100'and the SM009 Im in the wrong form? It link me her from the (Recent Forum Topics) sorry I'll go some where els. sorry N2Que and SmokinOkie Dont burn your butts LOL

Jon PS. Remember to learn from other people mistake .because you won't live long enough to make them ALL your self!!.....SmokinOkie 7642 POST!!WOW
A Smokin GOD HA HA HA

No worries jon, but when you ask where the auger is on a SM009, you'll really make some heads spin.

Good info here about FE's just might have to modify for your 009

It dosent matter to me what smoker you use.
I just like to know how others prep there meat before they smoke it. I like the tricks of the trades. So what do you think about that

Jon

N2Que

I like your web site it looks like a lot fun .nice set up for the comp So did you have to twist your wife arm to get her in to competitions?

twist her arm? she the one that told me to go order the fec100 she can't wait to get to compete this year, she enjoys it as much as me. couldnt' ask for a better understanding wife.

Nice move Bill. Your going to love it. And i think your rigth about getting a second. I've got my second on the way.

There times when you need more than one temp setting going on at the same time.

RandyE

I learned howto cook everything all in one cooker at 225ish degrees chicken included i am sure i can adapt with 1 fec, but the idea todo shoulders and briskets in one, and ribs and chicken in another sounds like a plan. its just all in the timing of things. and just getting to know how things go

I know quite a few teams use one, but I use two. Basically I've done a comp on one, but easier with two not having to sweat when to pull, etc. It can be done for sure!

Congrats on your purchase.

Saw your old smoker on the website, why'd you get rid of it..to hard to move around?

Yea the weight was a bugger was just to heavy for me and the wife. and actually the FEC100 was really our first choice of a smoker, got almost all our money back on the smoker, so nothing lost there.

Just 1000lb smoker with me and the wife getting up and down the ramp of the trailer for us just wasn't safe. near the end we just left it in the trailer and smoked on the gate.

It will be a bit til i can get a second FEC100 just need to save the pennies again. Looks like 2-3 weeks til i get the smoker, really can't wait. i have some video ideas on howto's and such of the fec100 and smoking and preppin meats, even doing sasauge homemade.

Welcome to the club Bill. You gonna be breaking it out at Westmont this year?

Congrats!

Scottie

heyaz scottie yea we will be out at westmont gotta try and do better then i did last year, thanks for the welcome i might haveta pick your brain about the fec :P

You'll know where to find me... or email me at scottieatcancersuckschicagodotcom


Scottie

Can you give us reasons why you wanted to sell the Spicewine?

Steamer,

Here's some info from above, might answer some of your question:

quote:

Originally posted by N2Que:
Yea the weight was a bugger was just to heavy for me and the wife. and actually the FEC100 was really our first choice of a smoker, got almost all our money back on the smoker, so nothing lost there.

Just 1000lb smoker with me and the wife getting up and down the ramp of the trailer for us just wasn't safe. near the end we just left it in the trailer and smoked on the gate.