Smoking and Stoking With The Mini - Beef Short Ribs

WeberWho

I found some beef short ribs on clearance this weekend. This was my first time smoking shorties. I decided to go with the mini as I picked up a plater setter on the cheap a few months ago and haven't really tested it out on any longer cooks. 

When removing the Stoker from my large I got to wondering if I could somehow adapt it over to the mini. I thought to myself, "Could it possibly fit the vent without the adapter plate? It's going to be close..." With a little luck it ended up almost a perfect fit. Yes I realize a Stoker hooked up to a Mini is overkill but I figured why not give it a try. 



It appeared to be a good seal on the lower vent. The temp didn't seem to fluctuate too much.


After 4-5 hours they were ready to come off the mini 



Plated pic:




Always nice to try something new and different from the norm. Thanks for looking

minniemoh

That's awesome! Great looking eats too.

Cookbook_Chip

Yum!!

lousubcap

Great adaptation and result right there.  That mini must be stingy with burning fuel.

bgebrent

Strong work man.  Mighty tasty looking grub!

WeberWho

minniemoh said:

That's awesome! Great looking eats too.

Thanks minniemoh 

WeberWho

Cookbook_Chip said:

Yum!!

Thanks cookbook_chip

WeberWho

lousubcap said:

Great adaptation and result right there.  That mini must be stingy with burning fuel.

Thanks lousubcap. I should have looked to see how much lump I had left. Rockwood seems to do a nice job with longer smokes

WeberWho

bgebrent said:

Strong work man.  Mighty tasty looking grub!

Much appreciated bgebrent 

YEMTrey

Love it.  Excellent idea and execution, looks great.

WeberWho

YEMTrey said:

Love it.  Excellent idea and execution, looks great.

Thanks much YemTrey

JohnnyTarheel

Brother Weber they look awesome... I have got to do some

Brandongodfrey

I gotta get a mini , they are the coolest 

chuckytheegghead

Love this cook, and rigging the stoker-sweet!

WeberWho

JohnnyTarheel said:

Brother Weber they look awesome... I have got to do some

Thank you Johnny Tarheel. Go for it!

WeberWho

Brandongodfrey said:

I gotta get a mini , they are the coolest 

They are a fun little cooker for the right price

WeberWho

chuckytheegghead said:

Love this cook, and rigging the stoker-sweet!

Haha thanks chuckytheegghead 

NPHuskerFL

Shawtys look damn good!  When the Stoker ramped did the Mini's lid lift up like a Jack in the Box?

Brandongodfrey

WeberWho said:

Brandongodfrey said:

I gotta get a mini , they are the coolest 

They are a fun little cooker for the right price

I don't remember what the price was in Canada but I remember it being too high . Do they do demos on 

Brandongodfrey

Demos at egg fest ?

odie91

lol pretty cool adaptation.   but doesn't the fan have to be oriented downward in order for the flap to function properly?   i guess it still worked fine for you.

WeberWho

NPHuskerFL said:

Shawtys look damn good!  When the Stoker ramped did the Mini's lid lift up like a Jack in the Box?

Thanks NPHuskerFL  Now if I only can custom fit a tractor rain cap flapper for the exhaust for the Stoker and Mini! 

WeberWho

Brandongodfrey said:

Demos at egg fest ?

I think you can pick up Mini's at most Eggfests. If they don't carry them at the Eggfest, the dealer could probably order you one that day on a discount. I bought mine new off Craigslist for $100. Don't think I'd pay too much more for one. They are a fun little grill but at $400 U.S dollars there are better options out there. Just my opinion though 

WeberWho

odie91 said:

lol pretty cool adaptation.   but doesn't the fan have to be oriented downward in order for the flap to function properly?   i guess it still worked fine for you.

Thanks odie91 I didn't even notice the fan was upside down. It stayed pretty consistent throughout the cook. The temp did raise 20-25 degrees a few different times during the cook. I just figured it was picking up different wood chunks in the lump as the fire lowered. 

Brandongodfrey

WeberWho said:

Brandongodfrey said:

Demos at egg fest ?

I think you can pick up Mini's at most Eggfests. If they don't carry them at the Eggfest, the dealer could probably order you one that day on a discount. I bought mine new off Craigslist for $100. Don't think I'd pay too much more for one. They are a fun little grill but at $400 U.S dollars there are better options out there. Just my opinion though 

I found one once of kijiii for 400 bnib but seller wouldn't budge . I wouldn't use it much but it would be fun to have for 200 or less 

Brisket_Fanatic

Little nuggets of heaven!

WeberWho

Brisket_Fanatic said:

Little nuggets of heaven!

Not a bad little meal for $6

Toxarch

Food looks good. Thought about getting a fan to fit my KJ. It's just so convenient running it with the Stoker. 

YukonRon

Great piece of cooking engineering right there.
Beautiful results from a very tasty cook. Thank you for sharing.

camofreak

Looks really good.

WeberWho

Toxarch said:

Food looks good. Thought about getting a fan to fit my KJ. It's just so convenient running it with the Stoker. 

Thanks Toxarch. Have to love convenient