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lance nickel

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Jan 10, 2015

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• Jan 10, 2015

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Lance here,

Finally bought a offset smoker/gas grill combo(longhorn combo from lowes).

I have grilled on everything you can imagine, including some makeshift engineered grills we made in afghanistan, but I have never had a decent grill to use.

Looking forward to moding this grill to get some briskets and ribs goin, and learning as much as possible from you veteran smokers.

Oh ya.

Lance

Oklahoma Joe Longhorn Gas/Charcoal Grill and Offset smoker combo

College Station, Tx.

Retired/Disabled Military.

 

gary s

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• Jan 10, 2015

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  Good evening and welcome to the forum, from a cold, rainy and chilly day here in East Texas. Lots of great people with tons of information on just about  everything. 

Gary

 

smoked alaskan

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• Jan 10, 2015

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Hey Lance,

Welcome to the gang. Looking forward to see what you create. Lot's of great folks here always willing to help and support.

Don't forget the pics please, remember ...

Thanks much for your time in the Service and your sacrifices, greatly appreciated. - Ed

 

gary s

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• Jan 11, 2015

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Lance, Thank You for your service. There are lots of folks who really do appreciate what our soldiers do for our country

Ever need any help or have a question just ask

Gary

 

bluewhisper

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• Jan 11, 2015

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Welcome to the board, Lance! What could you get to grill over there?

 

themule69

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• Jan 11, 2015

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Lance

 and think you for your service.

Glad you joined the group. The search bar at the top of any page is your best friend.
About anything you wanna know about smoking/grilling/curing/brining/cutting or slicing
and the list goes on has probably been posted. Remember to post a QVIEW of your smokes.
We are all smoke junkies here and we have to get our fix. If you have questions
Post it and you will probably get 10 replies with 11 different answers. That is
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Happy smoken.
David

 

lance nickel

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Jan 10, 2015

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• Jan 11, 2015

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biggest question I have is about initial setup.  I have this model: http://www.charbroil.com/oklahoma-joes-longhorn-charcoal-gas-offset-smoker.html, the cook box is approximately 20inches long by 18 inches wide(damn near square).  I notice most of you guys are closing off a lot of the opening between the fire box and the cook box and using tuning/convection plates like http://www.horizonbbqsmokersstore.com/servlet/the-307/Convection-Plate--dsh--For/Detail.  I am wondering what the correct dementions for both of these would be, or if its even necessary for such a small smoker.

I already took the firebox apart and use copper rtv sealant to seal up the firebox gaps and use black rtv to seal the cookbox door to keep it from leaking.  I also used 3 inch metal dryer vent from the smoke stack and lowerd it to the grill level.