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    horizontal smoke with no outboard fire box!!

    Hey Joe, I notice you have the bullet type water smoker. My friend has made some awesome meats in one. I'd love to get one of those eventually but for now I'm determined to tame this (inherited) BEAST!!!! Thanks for the kind welcome from Massachusetts, too bad summers ovah Heidi
  2. hihihawaidi

    horizontal smoke with no outboard fire box!!

    Thanks everyone for your kind and helpful replys. I am going to go home and have a good look at this beast. I'll get the brand (its not too old) and see if it has a side opening for the combustables. I also saw a place on line that sells the outboard fire boxes. Maybe I'll get lucky and be able...
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    horizontal smoke with no outboard fire box!!

    Great! Now, about the combustables, You said charcoal. Do you mean like briquettes? I was planning to try wood but in either case, I am concerned about the lenght of time the coals will stay, will I have to replenish them? I have read up a bit on this forum and I could start some coals in...
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    horizontal smoke with no outboard fire box!!

    thanks for the prompt reply! That makes alot of sense. Should I put in a pan of water or juice? I have a thermometer on the rig but are you saying I should have one to stick in the bird too? 225-250 in the smoker, 180 or so for the bird?
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    horizontal smoke with no outboard fire box!!

    How does one succesfully smoke a turkey in a horizontal smoker that has no separate fire box. This thing looks like an oil drum turned on its side with a smoke stack. HELLLPPP!!! many thanks, Heidi
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    new user

    I would like to smoke a turkey on an inherited horizontal smoker. It is like an oil drum on its side with a smoke stack. I am concerned about how to keep coals far enough from the meat, maintaining the proper temp, wether to use a pan of water, do I need a stand for the turkey, basically, well...
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