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    Afternoon from Alabama!

    I have purchased my wood from Alabama Firewood Producers off Hwy 11 in Pelham for years. They process red & white oak, hickory and pecan. Their main customers are BBQ joints and restaurants for which they palletize, wrap and deliver wood. I buy the offal which are splits about 12 to 18" long...
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    Afternoon from Alabama!

    Welcome to the forum. Another Alabama member here. I live in Shelby county. I have a 20 some year old Oklahoma Joe Longhorn and use a 3" elbow from HD to bring it to within an inch of grate level. I use mainly oak for brisket and hickory for pork. Splits are 8" to 10" long , 2" to 2.5"/3"...
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    Offset airflow tuning + firebox sizing question on co-specced build

    Try opening the stack all the way, leave the fire box door cracked to wide open. If cracked, have the vents on the door wide open. Build a good coalbed, and see how it flies. I see you already pre-heat your splits which I do even in the summer. I have owned my old offset for over 20 years and...
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    Brinkmann

    You are very welcome. I also have an older, 3/16" thick Oklahoma Joe that is 20" W x 40" L with a 20" firebox for larger cooks. The smaller Cimarron is good for 2 racks of ribs flat, 3 if using a rib rack or two 8 pound pork butts or 1, 12 pound brisket or smaller. That said, the larger pit is...
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    New to wood/charcoal.... how to get clean smoke

    I heat splits on the firebox year round. Chuck one in, small puff of white, then back to thin blue. or nothing at all.
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    Brinkmann

    I own one myself. It is a Brinkmann Cimarron. They take a little experimenting since is a smaller cook chamber (16 x 30) and at first you will get some despairingly large temp differences. However, if you do not mind the size it can put out very good brisket, pork butts or a rack or 2 of...
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    Newby : Looking @ possible smoker options ?

    Good answers here. I personally use offsets with splits. These you pretty much have to spend the day monitoring temps and feeding it wood, but the results cannot be matched any other way unless you purchase a KBQ which is top feed, stick burner, which must be monitored as well. If you don't mind...
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    First Time: Buy Offset Wood Smoker or Pellet Grill Smoker?

    Sorry it took so long to answer. Aaron Franklin "A Meat Smoking Manifesto."
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    First Time: Buy Offset Wood Smoker or Pellet Grill Smoker?

    Check out the KBQ. It is a top feed stick burner that will not take as much babysitting as an offset. It ships UPS which will not be a killer. I have both a stick burner and a pellet grill. If I am really busy or my wife wants grilled checken, I will use the pellet grill. I prefer the stick...
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    Longer Thermopro leads

    Thermoworks sells 2' extensions. I have a Smoke-X and use them on my old Cimarron. i simply run all the wires down the stack instead of pinching them in the 1/4" door.
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    What Oklahoma Joe's model smoker is this?

    You are going to find it is probably 3/16 or a little less. The problem those had was the ash pan allowed air to get sucked in whether you wanted it or not. I cannot remember what it was called (Deluxe?) but believe it was made somewhere around 2004-2006 . Filling the ash pan with firebrick or...
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    Oklahoma Joe's Canyon Smoker

    Make sure that the fire bricks in the cook chamber are not blocking any air flow from the fire box. I have 2, 20 year old plus offsets and you just have to sit and try different things. I do changes / adjustments while cooking a pork butt because you can't really hurt it and the pit will...
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    OK I Admit It - I'm a Coffee Snob. Who Else??

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    OK I Admit It - I'm a Coffee Snob. Who Else??

    I drank my first cup of coffee around the age of 6 back in 1958. My father was an Englishman that despised tea and drank Maxwell house continuously. I drank stove-top percolated coffee until joining the Navy where until going to sea had to get used to mega mass made brews. Once on sea duty in...
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    Wood cost in your area

    A few miles from my house is a company that provides seasoned and green wood for BBQ joints and restaurants in AL/GA. The wood is in 18 & 24" lengths, palletized, wrapped and delivered. They sell the pieces under 18" for .12 to .14 per pound. They keep pretty good sized piles that you can pick...
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