The Halftime Smoker

I have been telling everyone at work about my experience with the halftime smoker! I have been a pitmaster for 20 plus years cooking on various smokers and grills and utilizing multiple methods of cooking from sous vide to open fire. I was very curious about the Halftime Smoker and wondered if it could really produce quality ribs in an hour… Yes it can!!!! I smoked four racks of ribs and a brisket last weekend and I couldn’t believe the results of the ribs! I cut all of the racks in half because I also decided to smoke a brisket on the bottom rack. 1 hour and 15 minutes I cooked the first round before I pulled them to rest, I probed the brisket and it wasn’t up to temp. I put the rest of the ribs on and pulled them after an hour. I pulled the brisket and finished it in the oven. After letting them rest I cut the ribs up and noticed that they were very tender and smelled great! I did use a wireless probe on the brisket, but it wouldn’t register from inside the stainless steel smoker so I couldn’t tell what temp it was cooking at and I couldn’t monitor the IT until I pulled it out of the smoker. The brisket turned out ok, it wasn’t bad, but far from my best. Alternatively the ribs were awesome!! They turned out juicy and had a great smoky taste! I took the leftovers to work and shared them with everyone, they all raved about how great they turned out! I have told everyone about the halftime smoker and how impressed I am with it!

made rack of ribs, came out awesome in one hour

Overall I like the Smoker I just need to learn it's technique of how much Charcoal to use !