Recent content by jim1957

Hi all...I put on my first pork butt today, and had the temp. probe from my Taylor thermo run thru a cork and sitting on the grate. Well, it was flashing the whole time I had it in there, and seemed to register very high. I used it to check the temp of the meat when I took it off (I had...

From one 'new guy' to another - Welcome to the Forums. My advice is to keep reading...if' there's a solution, the kind people on the forums will find it for you! There's a ton of info in here... Jim

Thanks for the input everyone. I"ve got the charcoal grate installed in the firepan already, so I'll give it a try...once my Taylor digital thermometer gets delivered and the temps get a little warmer outside (-27 in MN this morning ). I'll let you know how it turns out! Jim

I'm looking for opinions about the mod to the firepan for the new Brinkman Gourmet smoker I got for Christmas. It has a porcelain-coated bottom shell (that matches the body and lid of the smoker) that the firepan sits in, and the body of the smoker sits on top of that combination. What is...

Hi all! I got a Brinkman Gourmet smoker from my kids for Christmas (I knew I raised them right! ). I have made a couple of the suggested mods already, will finish the rest this week. Can't wait to start experimenting! Thanks in advance for the help I'll be getting, Jim from Rochester