Recent content by aussiebazza

Hi Chris, Thanks for looking. Yeah great question! I did find when I first used it that when I had it cranked up and ran for 6 hours there was some condensation pooling in the bottom. Ever since however I keep it at just enough to tick along (if required) and even turn it off for periods if not...

Hey everyone, After building my reverse flow I've had some major withdrawals about not having any projects on the go! I actually had some success using the AMNPS in it but our summers here in Australia can get pretty warm (100+ degrees) so it's not a very reliable cold smoker. The evidence was...

No brisket for all that time?!  I now realise what you were missing out on! When its tender and juicy (unlike a lot of our restaurants) it's pretty dam amazing! Don't worry as I have some ideas for a full American BBQ day very soon. Hopefully I will make you all proud haha. Funny you mention...

Thank you all for the kind and encouraging words! Definitely a great community here to which I owe my smoker build, food adventures and my ever increasing waist line to. Haha    I do recall reading one of your guides Gary which definitely helped! We obviously export a lot of cattle so we...

Howdy folks, Well it's been a long time coming but the challenge to tackle a brisket finally came about. As every first time brisket student does, I read the countless pages of discussions, arguments, watched the online video tutorials (Franklin's etc.) and decided there was no point in...

Hey all, Been a while but finally the sunshine has come out and the smoking season has kicked off. For today's menu we have a 2.5kg (which is a 5.5 pound) bone in lamb shoulder. We're mad for our lamb here in Australia so it was always going into the smoker as soon as I could manage some time...

Looks awesome!! Hurry up and throw some meat in there  Bazza

Thanks Kyle! Will be watching to see how you go. Thanks as well Woody. Was really happy with the end result. Just need to muster the courage to tackle some brisket! As much as everyone else has also weighed in over the years to perfect the builds I'm still tipping my hat personally to you...

Finally managed to finish my smoker (or as my wife's nicknamed it "the other woman")!! A word of warning about Dave Omaks calculator tho. ONLY FOLLOW IT IF YOU WANT YOUR SMOKER TO FUNCTION PERFECTLY!!      I've only done 2 cooks so far but I couldn't be happier with how it functions. A full...

Well done!! Looks like it flows perfectly. When's the first cook up? Bazza

If you manage to build 4 smokers all up before I finish 1 I'm not sure how I'm gonna feel.... Can't wait mate, will be following your builds! Bazza

Haha yeah it's getting exciting! Just need the spare time to finish. I'm thinking it's gonna have to be ribs as I know I can cook them well and if the first smoke is a failure I will never be able to convince the wife it's all been worth it  Bazza

Sorry Kyle I didn't see this. 6 inches is the gap. Yours looked like it turned out well Bazza

Looking good!  I see you took the second rack into consideration     Bazza

Hey Kyle, Yeah I've been following your build. It's shaping up nicely! Your build is twice the size of mine as this is only a 30 gallon but it's perfect for what I need.  The upper rack is 11 x 29 inches. It will be ideal for ABT's or wings (if I'm doing chicken underneath it of course) or...