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    Old Country BBQ Pits Pecos Coal Smoker

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    Old Country BBQ Pits Pecos Coal Smoker

    Aaron Franklin, the BBQ king of Austin, just posted a video on the minor modifications he made to this smoker for use in his how to make BBQ series. Here's the link to the smoker mods  So far he's only posted 3 of a planned 8 episodes.  The second one does a great job of how to prepare a...
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    Smoke pistol smoke generator

    The AMNPS looks very interesting.  I'm curious if you could use chips in it, or a mix of chips/dust/pellets?  (Always looking for cheaper ways to do things   )
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    Scientific Explanation of BBQ "Stall/Zone/Plateau" and how to avoid

    Dave, I LOVE your quote!  I'll have to steal it!  
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    Scientific Explanation of BBQ "Stall/Zone/Plateau" and how to avoid

    Here is a great article that explains the cause of "The Stall" and what to do about it.  Well worth reading!
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    Prototype Smokehouse Heating Calculation Spreadsheet

    I couldn't find anything that gave me the answers I needed, so I put together a prototype spreadsheet that is a start.  The biggest problem is computing the air changes per hour, as that has a HUGE effect on the requirements.  Any thoughts/comments/contributions are welcome. It is a bit rough...
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    Electric Element Calculations?

    I've searched without success.  Is there a formula that would help you compute the element wattage needed for a smokehouse of a given cubic feet?  Or conversely, given an element size how big a smokehouse could you build? To be complete you'd probably need to factor in such things as the...
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