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    What wood do you smoke with?

    I am so sorry- i just noticed there is an entire section for smoking woods. I'll try to cancel this post and move to the proper forum.
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    What wood do you smoke with?

    I've personally smoked using apple, cherry, hickory, oak, pecan & mesquite at various times. I'm keenly aware of using only hardwoods for smoking (so no cedars or pine). I also understand different woods have different temperatures and flavors... so background given with what i know, i'll flip...
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    Tough pork butt (with graphs)

    22" Kamado (pit boss if it matters). Had the ceramic heat shield so it was over indirect heat.
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    First time build - 250 gallon reverse flow

    So the smoker was working nearly flawlessly now, but you don't often see smoked hamburgers- and it's even more uncommon to see smoked steak. There are simply some things that must be grilled. I knew I wanted the grill to be large. One of my previous (retired) grills let me cook 32 burgers at...
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    First time build - 250 gallon reverse flow

    As mentioned, the firebox door warped when we cut it the first time, so we bought new metal and remade the door. We also added a sliding draft door to control airflow to the firebox- it's oh so perfect. I can adjust it a 1/4 in" and see the internal temp of the smoker change 5 degrees...
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    First time build - 250 gallon reverse flow

    On second trip to my dads, we added a door to the firebox. The previous builder didn't cut the firebox square, but we were able to use angle iron around the edges to make it square and also give an edge to the door of the firebox. The original design had a 'single' handle that looked like it...
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    First time build - 250 gallon reverse flow

    My father pretty much epitomizes the definition of a modern Renaissance man- it's a large part of the reason I was willing to jump into this endeavor. THANKS DAD! I also have a cousin- shout out to Mike T.- who is an insanely talented welder. While they both live 4 hours away, I pulled the...
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    First time build - 250 gallon reverse flow

    So I paid $300 for what was essential an old jet ski trailer and tank. The tires were dry rotted from sitting in the pasture so long, no tongue jack so we had to use a tractor front end loader to lift it onto the ball of my truck, the metal he said was enough to finish- wasn't... but for the...
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    First time build - 250 gallon reverse flow

    I'll post a series of posts to show my progress all the way through. To give the background, I've always found at least one negative issue with every smoker/grill i have ever used - ever! I love smoking and grilling enough, I wanted to build one to get exactly what i wanted. At first, i was...
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    Tough pork butt (with graphs)

    I removed the probe to take the roast off the grill before I stopped the fireboard recording.
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    Tough pork butt (with graphs)

    Monitoring with the fireboard (less than 3 months old). I verified the accuracy of the fireboard with boiling water after initial purchase. I also checked the temp with an instant read that measured within 2 degrees of the fireboard- so I'm pretty certain probes are accurate.
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    Tough pork butt (with graphs)

    Yes- meat Came off the bone with zero problems
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    Tough pork butt (with graphs)

    I've cooked bone in pork shoulder butt 3 times now- mostly because I'm trying to perfect temperature control, but I also want to learn the balance between time, temp and final product. Anyway, today my cook had an unexpected surprise- even though I brought the meat temp to 204, it was still...
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