I just need to cut the meat into strips...
Add the rub to the meat in a freezer bag...
Let it sit for a couple of hours...
Now at this point I headed out and fired up the electric smoker. After about an hour it was time to load the beast. I open the door to the smoker to find it ice cold! It is plugged in, ice cold and there is an error message flashing on the control box: EAAF.
So I Google the code and this is what I get: If the internal temp is less than 40 F you will get this code. Warm up the heat sensing probe and it should work just fine. Well this makes a ton of sense! Who would EVER think of smoking meat when it is below 40 degrees outside. I check the temperature and it reads a balmy 27 degrees. I look all over inside the smoker but I can't find the sensor that I am supposed to heat up!
I finally give up and move the entire operation over to the Traeger grill. All is well.
After about an hour I head into the garage because the pellets are getting low. Nope, we are out of pellets! I figure I can nurse this thing along and get the job done if I'm very careful with the temperature settings.
I make several trips back and forth working the grill temperature settings between Smoke and Medium heat. I'm into the 3rd hour of smoking and I come out to check the meat and it all goes to HELL! I have accidently moved the temperature switch to the left instead of the right. This means I have been cooking the meat on HIGH for the last half hour!
Result: One third of my strips have turned into charcoal. Now I could have continued to smoke the rest had I not finished off the last of my pellets in an errant blaze of glory but it's over and I pull what I can save.
The meat that survived is great! It didn't go as planned but there is always next time.
1 comment:
Bummer, but if they taste good like you say, then try, try, again.....
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