New smoker

[herefishy]

I just acquired my first smoker. It's an electric brinkman. I'm excited to try it out this weekend. Probably gonna try to smoke a pork butt first go round. Any suggestions on rubs or sauces to use?

Thanks!

 

[Andrew]

I make my own rub at home but I have tried bad byrons and sweet rub of mine from academy and both did good.. They are as good as any other generic brand of rubs. To get the good rubs you will probably have to order it online some wheres. Just remember to rub the whole thing with some mustard before you put the rub on. After the first hour or two start giving it a mist of apple juice every so often to help keep the drying down. As for marinades if it is a large pork butt I inject it with a mixture of apple juice and a little brown sugar... Hope it goes well for you this weekend...

 

[Big Fish]

Andrew - 7/2/2013 3:06 PM

I make my own rub at home but I have tried bad byrons and sweet rub of mine from academy and both did good.. They are as good as any other generic brand of rubs. To get the good rubs you will probably have to order it online some wheres. Just remember to rub the whole thing with some mustard before you put the rub on. After the first hour or two start giving it a mist of apple juice every so often to help keep the drying down. As for marinades if it is a large pork butt I inject it with a mixture of apple juice and a little brown sugar... Hope it goes well for you this weekend...

Great advise. The best things is you'll get to try something new every time you cook something. i've got tons of different rubs and sauces. Congrats on the new smoker!