Baking potatoes in WSM
 

I'm doing some baby backs today and was wondering if I could bake some
potatoes at the same time. Not sure if the temp would be hot enough for both
at the same time without drying out the spuds. Anybody tried this?

Dave

Hairy wrote:
> I'm doing some baby backs today and was wondering if I could bake some
> potatoes at the same time. Not sure if the temp would be hot enough for both
> at the same time without drying out the spuds. Anybody tried this?
>

I've done it. They take a long time, depending on the temperature of
your smoker. With baby back ribs, I'd probably put them in after the
smoke output stabalizes to try to give them at least two hours. If they
are underdone when you take them off, it will only take a few minutes in
the microwave to finish them off.

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Hairy wrote:

> I'm doing some baby backs today and was wondering if I could bake some
> potatoes at the same time. Not sure if the temp would be hot enough for both
> at the same time without drying out the spuds. Anybody tried this?

Drying might be a problem depending on your taste (I do know
people who are perfectly happy with potatoes cooked in a 250 F
smoker). Since I don't use very much butter, sour cream, etc I find
that cooking them below 350 F does make them a bit dry for my taste.

I like them baked hot and fast with no foil. A bit of duck or
goose fat rubbed on the outside will also really enhance it, or
just softened butter.

I bake them in a 450 F oven until almost done, about 45
minutes. Finish in a 250 F smoker to pick up some smoke flavor,
about 20 minutes.

You can also parcook (step #1) them ahead of time, which
is really helps when cooking for big events.

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"Hairy" > wrote in message
...
> I'm doing some baby backs today and was wondering if I could bake some
> potatoes at the same time. Not sure if the temp would be hot enough for
both
> at the same time without drying out the spuds. Anybody tried this?
>
> Dave
>
>

Might be statin' the obvious, but why not double wrap them in foil and toss
them on top of the coals for an hour or so?

Graeme

Graeme...in London wrote:
> "Hairy" > wrote in message
> ...
> > I'm doing some baby backs today and was wondering if I could bake some
> > potatoes at the same time. Not sure if the temp would be hot enough for
> both
> > at the same time without drying out the spuds. Anybody tried this?
> >
> > Dave
> >
> >
>
> Might be statin' the obvious, but why not double wrap them in foil and toss
> them on top of the coals for an hour or so?
>
> Graeme

Obvious is good.

Cam

I've done both the grill and hot coal method. THe hot coal method is too
unpredictable for me. I prefer to just wrap them in foil with a pat of
butter and put them on the grill along the edge (the hottest air is there).
Takes anywhere from 2 to 3 hrs depending on temp and potatoe
The foil keeps them from becoming rubbery (drying out?).

"Cam" > wrote in message
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>
> Graeme...in London wrote:
>> "Hairy" > wrote in message
>> ...
>> > I'm doing some baby backs today and was wondering if I could bake some
>> > potatoes at the same time. Not sure if the temp would be hot enough for
>> both
>> > at the same time without drying out the spuds. Anybody tried this?
>> >
>> > Dave
>> >
>> >
>>
>> Might be statin' the obvious, but why not double wrap them in foil and
>> toss
>> them on top of the coals for an hour or so?
>>
>> Graeme
>
> Obvious is good.
>
> Cam
>

I do potatoes in the smoker by putting them directly in the fire, sometimes
foil wrapped, sometimes not. The taste of the spuds cooked naked directly
in the coals is great. Might take a little practice to get them the way you
want. Spuds are cheap. It takes too long to cook them with the meat. Waste
of effort. Frankly, I usually wrap my spuds in kitchen towels and nuke them
for about 8 mins each. Makes an inferior potato, but doesn't get much easier.
If you try the nuke method, don't use your best towels. It's easy to burn the
towel.
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> "Cam" > wrote in message
> oups.com...
> >
> > Graeme...in London wrote:
> >> "Hairy" > wrote in message
> >> ...
> >> > I'm doing some baby backs today and was wondering if I could bake
some
> >> > potatoes at the same time. Not sure if the temp would be hot enough
for
> >> both
> >> > at the same time without drying out the spuds. Anybody tried this?
> >> >
> >> > Dave
> >> >
> >> >
> >>
> >> Might be statin' the obvious, but why not double wrap them in foil and
> >> toss
> >> them on top of the coals for an hour or so?
> >>
> >> Graeme
> >
> > Obvious is good.
> >
> > Cam
> >

"Jmagerl" > wrote in message
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> I've done both the grill and hot coal method. THe hot coal method is too
> unpredictable for me. I prefer to just wrap them in foil with a pat of
> butter and put them on the grill along the edge (the hottest air is
there).
> Takes anywhere from 2 to 3 hrs depending on temp and potatoe
> The foil keeps them from becoming rubbery (drying out?).

Since the ribs had at least 3 hours to go, I followed your suggestion to
wrap in foil and put on top. They turned out great, completely done and not
dry at all. These were huge bakers, BTW.
I did two full racks and two butts. Every thing came out very tender (my
best attempt, yet), but I screwed up by putting a rub on the ribs. It was a
garlic-peppercorn rub and it was so strong that I couldn't taste anything
but the rub. Won't make that mistake, again.
Thanks, everyone for your help. This is a great resource.

Dave