Recent content by hawksouth

Thanks for the quick replys, I'll have to look for some Hickory, its as hard to find down here as Pecan. By that I mean folks with Hickory or Pecan DO Not want to let it go without some serious cash. Thanks again!

I've got a question to ask the experts; Living in the Deep South as I do, ( South Mississippi ) we have 2 types of Oak trees Red Oak and Water Oak. My question is are they any good for smoking in my SFB?

Thanks for the feedback, I thought it would be ok to use, I just didn't want to make bad smoke or get someone sick.

I've got a shot at some FREE Maple and Pecan, but both trees have Black hollowed out cores in the center of their trunks. If I leave this section alone is the rest of the wood ok for smoking?

I'm going to try to make the one for my smoker, but not to sell or anything like that.

I've been looking at the convection plates Horizon Smokershas for sale for my smoker. They are 1/4" steel, My question for you experts is; Would Stainless Steel work just as good for the convection plate? I have access to a piece of stainless that I could get cut to fit?

Ruckus816 For my 40" Longhorn, they say the HSA005A, 20" modified was designed for that model.

Joe, Thanks for the help, I will get the convection plate this weekend, and the fire advice was good.

NOBOUNDRIES, That is good to know, so 30 degrees either way I'm ok during the smoke. That alone reduces the frustration level by 50 points. THANKS!!!

Guys, I have an Oklahoma Joe, off set, have sealed around fire box with High Temp calk, got new thermometer, get temp up to cooking and once it starts dropping Iopen fire box to get more air flow, still dropping, I add a chunk of wood, 15 or so later I'm 30 degrees over cook temp. Food either...

Mick, I've got an older Ok Joe and have found a site called Horizon Smokers, they sell convection plates which are 3/16 thick steel to keep heat even through out the chamber, works well. By the way I'm also retired AF, only good thing Clinton did was let me retire. Have a good one.

I have played around with smoking for a while, about a month ago decided to get serious about getting it right. Have had good smokes and bad, but its all a learning experience. I am using a Oklahoma Joe with a SFB, trying to learn ways of keeping temp steady, but its fun and the family really...