Recent content by hankaye

HarleyHuskerMan, Howdy; Welcome to the forum. Hope this helps, click on the owner's Manual tab should walk ya right through it... http://brinkmann.net/products/outdoor_cooking/charcoal_smokers_and_grills/details.aspx?item=852-7080-0 hank

nepas, Howdy; Ordered the thicker pot from Amazon, showed up today. Checked the fits. Pot sat in bottom like it was made for it, Lid is a bit loose (top of pot is slightly smaller diameter), Sj lid may (???), need a thin roll of aluminum foil to shut'er snug... Cooking grate slides right...

Nepas, Howdy; Thanks bud, The pot (according to Amazon), is supposed to show-up tomorrow. hank

nepas, Howdy; Sorry to be a PITA, you never mentioned how well the cooking grates fit into the thicker pot... May be tryin' to swing the door behind the horses as I ordered the pot today ... Have you done a burn-in with the thicker pot? How much longer to heat up then the thin one? How well...

Grumpy, Howdy; When you re-attached the lid the the pot's bottom did you, use anything other than the ss bolts washers and nuts, such as a sealant or gasketing material? Ya do have one of the better lookin' minis to date. hank

jd07, Howdy; Thanks for the vote of confidance. I live in an RV (30' 5th wheel), so this gizmo is gonna have to do several things. Grill, roast, smoke, and if I get one of the griddle sections it'll also be doin' flap-jacks and an egg or 3 as well from time to time. hank

jd07, Howdy; Understand about, family first,. Please relay my best wishes for a speedy recovery, I've had broken ribs, not fun. Outstanding pix. Thanks for taking the extra time to do other then straight down the barrel shots. Makes it easier to 'see' what is going on. As I don't have access...

MrZip66, Howdy; Welcome, I'm in Central Ut. also, a noob here... hank

nepas, Howdy; Thanks   hank

nepas, Howdy; The Heavy duty pot, ... is it a 32 qt. or 24 qt. ? I looked them up and Amazon had the full range listed along with the demensions; Again sorry to be a PITA with all the questions. ha

nepas, Howdy; Thanks for the info...Much appericated. hank

SmokeyDez, Howdy; Thanks for the reply. Shame on me for not lookin' back sooner... I do appericate your thoughts. hank

nepas, Howdy; Forgot to ask, ... how well did the "other" pot fit 1) The bottom of the SMJ?  2) The top of the SMJ fit it? 3) How well do the cooking grates from SMJ fit INTO it? If it fit really good what's the name of it and where did ya find it? Thanks for your time  hank

JD07, Howdy; Thanks for taking the time to do this... Much appericated... hank

nepas, Howdy; Thanks for posting The step-by-step... Trying to wrap my head around doing one of these myself. Question(s) ... How do you like the holes in the bottom ?? seeing where alot of folks are just cutting the bottom out ... do you think you'll cut it out later?? Thanks again for...