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I have two "dishwashers" at my place and NO they are not both human. One I have had LONG before automatic dishwashers were ever invented, the other one is a KitchenAid sold a while back.
Since the smoker racks won't fit into the KitchenAid, that leaves the "human" dishwasher. She is willing...
"I'm stealing the idea of soaking the grates in a cut off bottom of a plastic barrel though."
Wasn't my original idea either but having read some of the other posts, its sounds like great minds think alike. If it works for one, it may work for another and I fine with that.
Good smoking!
Dave
"Burning off" the grates/racks works fine for my grill but NOT for my smoker. I clean the racks (as you do) before the next smoking project. The inside of the smoker box is another story, so thus far have NOT wiped it down.
My daughter-in-law has a dairy business and gets disinfectant chemicals in small barrels that are about 25 gallons. Cutting off the top plus a little more would leave just enough to fit all six of my racks in the barrel at one time. I could put some detergent in there, soak the racks and then...
Cleaning racks after smoking is a bit of a problem. They don't fit into my dishwasher (too big). What do other use to wash them in?
I'm thinking of getting a used plastic barrel, cutting the end off (the end the barrels fill from) and making a vertical "tank" that I can slip them down into...
If you live in "bear country" like I do, the smell of meat smoke is a "no-no".
Bears LOVE the smell of smoking meat and will travel miles to get to it.
In fact, liquid smoke is often used in baiting bears so a word to the wise is "caution" when leaving your smokers un-attended.
I do...
Ok, its time to get out the smoker and smoke some bacon. I have two nice slabs of bacon already brined and ready to head to the smoker. Before loading the meat into the smoker, I'm contemplating what rub and spices I should add. Already brined both slabs with a brine that contained some maple...
Just curious. How do all of you store your temperature controllers when not using them?
Personally, I use a small, clear rectangular plastic container (with cover) and place them AND the various thermocouple probes and instruction manuals in to keep them from getting lost or damaged.
When...
Perhaps this is a stupid question but could you not "freeze" the mix, get the additional stuff you need and then re-do what you have and ultimately go to the smoker?
I assume you MAY have added a "preservative" already.
~~"Control the intake air below the fire grate to control the heat output".....
"Then control the air through the smoker with a second air inlet above the fire grate"..
This could be done to improve the heat INSIDE the smoking chamber on the unit I have..
(By the...
Dave,
Obviously you have done some research on this topic and for your input I am grateful. Those folks that actually build smokers probably don't go to the extent of calculating the vent sizes as you have suggested but build what they think will work. (Do you think I'm off base with that...