I haven't been able to find a suitable tamale pot for my mini build here locally. I did bring one back from when I visited LA this past summer. I think I found one here so I can make another...
So, I'm at a local store and I notice this pot and it looks about right so I grab it, it's on sale for &29.99, and I grab one small other thing that I actually went into the store to get. So while walking out I notice they have spam on sale for $1.57. I put the pot in my truck and head back in for spam. They have a limit of five so I grab two cases; as I headed to the register there's an employee heading my way with almost a couple of cases of spam and he tells me the limit is five cans not cases! DOH!!!
It's a 40 qt VM Industries tamale pot. It looks exactly like the imusa pot but just a bit bigger.
I also notice that the store is giving away free turkeys if you have a reward coupon. I think I have one in my car but not in my truck.
I buy the spam and out pops a reward coupon. I head straight back and grab a free 14 lb. turkey.
I then go home and pull out my mini to see if the pot will fit... The pot's a little big for the traditional build but I flip the pot cover over and it fits like a glove to the smokey joe. Then I place the smokey joe top on the pot and it fits perfect along the inside of the pot!!! It's exactly like a WSM set up...
The cooking grate is a little small but I have one inch SS nuts and bolts so they should be fine...
I hope to have this build done in the next few weeks...
Mini pot, free turkey and cheap spam equals a great day at the store!!! Yeah boy...
So, I'm at a local store and I notice this pot and it looks about right so I grab it, it's on sale for &29.99, and I grab one small other thing that I actually went into the store to get. So while walking out I notice they have spam on sale for $1.57. I put the pot in my truck and head back in for spam. They have a limit of five so I grab two cases; as I headed to the register there's an employee heading my way with almost a couple of cases of spam and he tells me the limit is five cans not cases! DOH!!!
It's a 40 qt VM Industries tamale pot. It looks exactly like the imusa pot but just a bit bigger.
I also notice that the store is giving away free turkeys if you have a reward coupon. I think I have one in my car but not in my truck.
I buy the spam and out pops a reward coupon. I head straight back and grab a free 14 lb. turkey.
I then go home and pull out my mini to see if the pot will fit... The pot's a little big for the traditional build but I flip the pot cover over and it fits like a glove to the smokey joe. Then I place the smokey joe top on the pot and it fits perfect along the inside of the pot!!! It's exactly like a WSM set up...
The cooking grate is a little small but I have one inch SS nuts and bolts so they should be fine...
I hope to have this build done in the next few weeks...
Mini pot, free turkey and cheap spam equals a great day at the store!!! Yeah boy...
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