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    Auber WS-1510 Not Reaching Temp

    My custom made PID controller keeps my stick burner within 3 or 4F for the whole cook. After you solve your initial problems, you should expect very low error from your controller. Here is my last 5.5 hour rib cook. If you exclude those times when I opened the doors to move meat around, the...
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    Fire

    When I clean out my stick burner from the last use, I save the charcoal. I use a small chimney starter to ignite those to get things going. Next is small sticks [oak and hickory] from the yard. Next is splits. My smoker has a built-in weed burner which I've never used.
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    minor rust treatment

    It took about a pint of phosphoric acid (85%) diluted 50/50 with water to get rid of all my rust. It's a slow process and it took me multiple coats and a little elbow grease. The surface goes from rust to black to shiny silver before it's ready. Anything black is either paint or rust. After the...
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    Sourdough For The Neighbors

    I live pretty close. Can you drop one off at my house?
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    minor rust treatment

    I've got some minor rust on the top of my firebox. Everybody does right! Anyway, I want to nip it in the bud. Here's my plan: 1. phosphoric acid to convert rust 2. blast off with pressure washer 3. immediately dry with a weed burner 4. thin coat of peanut oil 5. weed burner to polymerize...
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    Bubba Grills smoker / custom controller

    Yes. If the flap is all the way open, the maximum amount of heat is lost and does not go to the meat. If the flap is closed, all the heat goes to the meat.
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    PID Controller Tutorial and Build Information

    I'm a PID believer and have written open source software for both smokers and kilns. Here's my offset stick burner's pid controller which uses a raspberry pi and no fans to control temps. It stays within a few degrees of the set point. Enjoy your cooks...
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    First Pizza Cook

    The key to getting pizza to slide off the peel is 1. use flour or semolina or whatever 2. reduce toppings 3. and most importantly, move fast from the time you stretch dough to getting it in the oven. This insures that there's not much time for the ball bearings [flour] to gather moisture and...
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    Brisket Advice Needed Please

    Don't assume a brisket is finished based on temperature. Stab it with a temp probe to test how tough it is. When it penetrates easily across the whole brisket, it's done. When it's still tough in just one part, probe that part every fifteen minutes or so. I've never overcooked a brisket, but...
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    Do you run your offset stickburner in the rain ?

    I run my offset in the rain, but I have a controller to help maintain temperature. Seems like a tarp might help.
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    hot smoked salmon

    These came out of the fridge a few minutes ago... ready for vacuum packing. Nice flaky, with a maple syrup glaze.
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    hot smoked salmon

    Sorry you couldn't view the attachment. It was graphs of my temperature controller. I'll get a picture of the salmon posted in a few minutes.
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    hot smoked salmon

    I smoked a whole salmon yesterday on my bubba grills offset. I followed this recipe. I've never smoked salmon and I discovered it's a messy, expensive thing to prepare. I filleted and then cut up the 20 pound fish into one pound chunks. I brined those for about 8 hours. I rinsed well, then let...
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    I am terrified

    Add wood. Light fire. Add meat. Learn fire. Drink beer. Eat food. If you're lazy like me, you'll suck at the "Learn fire" part and lean more toward the "Drink beer" part. I have a digital controller on my offset. haha.
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    Fire management help

    Experiment. I have bricks under my grate to elevate it. Test the difference elevating the grate to different heights makes. change the direction [crossways or longways] the bricks [or whatever you use] to increase airflow. Change the location of the grate in the firebox [more toward the cooking...
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