Recent content by ben8jam
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Want a Offset Smoker - $400-$500 Budget
I picked up a Ok Joes Highland as my first smoker. Had no knowledge before I did. I have since read Franklin's Meat Manifesto and smoked a pork butt (12 hrs) and a rack of ribs (2hrs on smoke, finished wrapped in oven). For the first couple weeks I just played with it, lighting charcoal fires...- ben8jam
- Post #9
- Forum: Wood Smokers
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Seasoned with canola oil - was a mistake, help reversing
Wanted to post a follow up to the dank smelling oil. I don't have a pressure washer so couldn't do that, but I did use some straight up Dawn solution and a couple strong sponges to clean the whole thing out. Then sprayed it all down with water. Following that I used lump to get the firebox...- ben8jam
- Post #16
- Forum: Charcoal Smokers
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Seasoned with canola oil - was a mistake, help reversing
Great idea. Will do that this weekend.- ben8jam
- Post #13
- Forum: Charcoal Smokers
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Seasoned with canola oil - was a mistake, help reversing
Thanks everyone for your feedback. I think I did use too much oil. I cleaned almost all of it out. But it all just smells bad still which is bugging me. Going to try and get more off and keep bringing it up to temp. I built the DIY expanded metal coals box which has made it incredibly easy to...- ben8jam
- Post #11
- Forum: Charcoal Smokers
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Seasoned with canola oil - was a mistake, help reversing
So picked up a OK Joes Highland last week. Read that vegie oil was good for seasoning and assumed canola oil was close. Coated everything and got the smoker to like 250-275F (according to the temp gauge on the lid away from firebox) and ran it for 3 hours. I noticed after everything was still...- ben8jam
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- Forum: Charcoal Smokers
