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  1. ben cartwright2

    Dutch oven storage in garage problems

    I have to store my dutch ovens in the garage, as a result I am getting rust on the outsides. The insides are fine and even when I don't use them for a long period of several/many months I don't get rust there as there is good seasoning.  I alternate between putting a piece of paper towel over...
  2. ben cartwright2

    Big easy in the snow

    4 feet of snow covering the barbecues decided to dig out the Big Easy oil-less fryer and cook up a roasting chicken let easier than trying to fire up the WSM smoker. It is supposed to take 10 minutes a pound, this was an 8 pound bird, took 2 hours 15 minutes of course it was 15 degrees outside
  3. ben cartwright2

    McCormick Smokehouse Maple - recipe?

    I recently went to BJ's and they no longer had Smokehouse Maple spice. Has anyone put together a recipe for it? I see the ingredients on the bottle but figured if I could get a recipe it would speed up my experimenting
  4. ben cartwright2

    Smoking in the Big Easy propane smoker

    I have been searching to see if anyone has tried smoking in the Big Easy propane smoker, not the electric or the 2 in 1 combo but the original Big Easy? I was thinking of trying it like you do with a propane grill, wood chips in aluminum at the bottom of the "fryer" Any ideas?  I may just try...
  5. ben cartwright2

    Metal plate to put in offset smoker for dutch ovens

    I decided to try to multipurpose my New Braunfels offset smoker. I figured if I took the cooking racks out of it I could put in a metal plate about 14x30 inches that would sit above the bottom grates and allow me to put 2 12 inch or 2 14 inch dutch ovens in it to cook. It would have 3 (almost 4)...
  6. ben cartwright2

    Patio table build from Weber Silver B grill

    One of the issues I often have is where to put my plates, trays, and gear when smoking or even grilling.  The problem got worse when I added thermometers that take up tray space.    I saw someone who had built a table out of an old grill so decided to try that, what did I have to lose. I...
  7. ben cartwright2

    Big Easy Chicken or how to sort of ruin a good chicken

    I decided to use the Big Easy Oil-less Turkey Fryer to do a 7 pound chicken. Were I messed up was, I had read that putting salt on meat would draw the moisture and then after a time it would pull it back into the chicken. So I took a bunch of kosher salt and rubbed the chicken down, I then put...
  8. ben cartwright2

    Weber announces 26.5 Smokey Mountain Smoker!!!!!

    Weber just announced that due to pressure from the Virtual Weber Bulletin Board members they are releasing a 26.5 WSM based on the OTG! No pictures are available yet 22.5        26.5 Or at least my photoshop skills aren't up to snuff \/ \/ \/ Happy April 1st
  9. ben cartwright2

    Covers for mini

    I have been using a trashbag to cover my mini. The wife doesn't like that so much, thinks it looks like a pile of trash ready to go. I like the cover that came with the 14.5 but one won't fit on the mini. I had considered cutting down a cover for an 18.5, but wonder how that would work. What...
  10. ben cartwright2

    Video notching the rim of the WSM 14.5 and 22.5 for thermometer

    I have seen several threads about how to cut the notch in the WSM's and pictures of it but I decided I would do a video of actually doing it. I used a Dewalt angle grinder with a 1/4 inch grinding wheel. I didn't use any tape and just eyeballed the depth of the cut, I made it so it just cut the...
  11. ben cartwright2

    major redesign of patio layout - wife thinks I am nuts

    I made a big change in my patio setup, proudly I showed the wife... She said "what's different?"  some people just don't understand!  It was finally warm enough to get outside (50 degrees) and so I moved the OTG and the WSM 22 swapping places so now the OTG will be easier to use and the WSM...
  12. ben cartwright2

    Cold VERY Windy day - Wings on the 14.5 WSM

    Even though it was cold and extremely windy today I decided to do chicken wings. Have to split them into two batches, one on the grill for the wife, she only likes smoked ribs a couple times a year, and the smoked ones for me and the boys.   This is why I got the 14.5 so I could do 9 wings with...
  13. ben cartwright2

    New Weber Rib Rack fits 14.5

    I stopped in at Home Depot today to just check to see if they had any BBQ stuff out yet. It was fully stocked!  One thing that caught my eye was a Weber Rib Rack. It says it fits the 18.5 and it certainly does, I tried it on a SJS that they had on display and it fit like a glove!  It has 5 slots...
  14. ben cartwright2

    Insulation and wind break for Mini and 14.5 WSM

    It is almost like spring today, 30 degrees! But since I had time and had already bought the water heater blanket I decided to finally take the time to make a WSM wrap for the 22.5 and the 14.5.and my MINI-WSM What I did was to figure out the length of the blanket needed and cut it off NATURALLY...
  15. ben cartwright2

    Hello from SE Massachusetts

    I just joined the SMF forum, been hanging around the Virtual Weber Bullet forum for a bit.  I am looking to get a new smoker, I currently have a 10 year old New Braunfels Black Diamond (used about 10 times), a Weber Silver B gas grill and a Weber 22 inch kettle.    Been looking at the Weber...
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