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MES tripping GFCI
My MES didn't trip the GFI when it was stock, but trips it every time since I did the "upgrade". The stock chip tray is half-width and sits about 1/4" above the heating element, It also turned the chips to charcoal, not ash. The upgrade (free for a call to MasterCraft Customer Service) is a...- bgmddy
- Post #116
- Forum: Electric Smokers
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Two Pork shoulders in a Mini-WSM clone.
I've also put foiled items in the MES (closed the vents on Mini to snuff the coals and save them for next smoke) but I also like finishing in an electric countertop roaster -- makes the kitchen smell GREAT! I love reading about Mini experiments, whether with different charcoal grills (like... -
Post A Picture of Your COMPLETED Mini-WSM Here ! (Mini Weber Smokey Mountain, MWSM)
I got the IMUSA from Wal-Mart for $21.47. It was out of stock, but I signed up for "Get In-Stock Alert" and got an e-mail about a week later -- free Site To Store shipping and it arrived in 3 days. http://www.walmart.com/ip/IMUSA-Tamale-and-Seafood-32-Quart-Steamer/13370045 The Vasconia is... -
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Couldn't stop myself!
My IMUSA pot wouldn't fit in its lid either. So I turned the lid upside down, bent the edge of the lid to fit the SJ kettle, and riveted them together ala BDSkelly. It raised the pot about 2": -
IMUSA lid
My last naturally-aspirated cook (w/o IQ blower) stalled out after 3 hrs so figured I need an ash baffle. I thought a food can MIGHT give off toxic or bad tasting gasses so got a stainless steel pet bowl from Wally World for 97 cents and drilled a bunch of holes in it: I'll put it over the... -
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What's a good cover for UDS
I haven't actually done this yet, but will someday... I use an upside-down Weber kettle (NOT its lid) for my UDS lid, so it's basically a hemisphere. There are beach ball patterns on the 'net, including some that are calculators (you plug in diameter, no. of panels, seam width, etc. & it spits...- bgmddy
- Post #4
- Forum: UDS Builds
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Jumbo Joe build into a Jumbo Mini ...Introducing the "Jimmy"
Thanks! I think FWIsmoker used the Concord pot, on eBay today for $105.55 w/ free shipping. I'd rather not drill SS so am still hoping to find an aluminum pot. I sent measurements to WEBstaurantstore.com yesterday; will let you all know how that goes. If I was ABSOLUTELY SURE the Concord pot...- bgmddy
- Post #34
- Forum: Charcoal Smokers
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Pot crimping / modification question
I used a 4" c-clamp to bend the rim in slightly. Folded a strip of cardboard into a "U" 10-12 plies thick to protect the pot. Put the cardboard over the rim, the c-clamp over the cardboard, cranked it down, loosened it up, moved it ~3/4", clamped it down again... Repeated all around the pot... -
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Jumbo Joe build into a Jumbo Mini ...Introducing the "Jimmy"
Great thread! Just got a Jumbo Joe. I don't NEED an 18-1/2" WSM substitute, but can't resist building one. Hoping to find an aluminum pot that fits; otherwise have some ideas about getting a roll of aluminum flashing 20" or 24" wide & riveting it into a cylinder. Problem: the diameter at the...- bgmddy
- Post #32
- Forum: Charcoal Smokers
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Jumbo Joe build into a Jumbo Mini ...Introducing the "Jimmy"
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