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    Help - Turkey done in 3 hours?

    You should be good then. Keep us posted. I suggest you get a dual probe thermometer unit like most people use here. Taking the surface temp of the inside of your cabinet can be completely different than the air temperature next to whatever your smoking. If its a reflective surface that can also...
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    Help - Turkey done in 3 hours?

    Ya, definitely pull it if you haven’t already. Just make sure you trust your thermometer. There is a chance you were smoking at a higher temp than you thought.
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    Help - Turkey done in 3 hours?

    What did you use to monitor your smoker temp and how far away was the probe from the turkey?
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    First Pork Shoulders

    Looking forward to seeing your progress. My wife's been wanting pulled pork but we haven't had the time to do it yet.
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    Smoking fish with beef/pork

    Thanks for the heads up. I wont smoke the fish then, I actually hate fish and never eat it.
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    Smoking fish with beef/pork

    I was wondering if I smoked Salmon with other meats, will it alter the smell and flavor of the fish? Also the same question the other way, will it alter the beef/pork smell? I have a vertical smoker BTW.
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    Homemade Stoker DIY

    The probe is almost on the middle of the cooking chamber, I'll have to take a pic for you when I get a chance. Since mine is a vertical smoker and the lower part is cooler than the top portion I usually set it at a lower temp for the digital temp gauge to kick on than the temp near the meat. One...
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    Homemade Stoker DIY

    The small fan I'm using is actually a rackmount 12V server fan which can push 35 cfm. I'm only providing half the voltage and it is working great. Most stokers the sell have 12 cfm fans.
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    Seaoning of new Smoker question

    No problem, good luck! Enjoy your first smoke.
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    Seaoning of new Smoker question

    Hi K-dog, Welcome to the forum. After you oil up the entire inside of your smoker just use charcoal in the firebox, no need to use wood. You're only going for the heat to burn off any chemicals on the material from the factory.
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    Having trouble getting smoker above 300 degrees

    I finally got around to smoking again around Xmas and this time I tried the Kingsford professional briquettes. With a full basket of charcoal I was able to exceed 300 degrees. Looks like charcoal briquettes do burn hotter like you guys mentioned, however I think lump is easier to manage. The...
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    Homemade Stoker DIY

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    Homemade Stoker DIY

    I recently made a DIY stoker for under $50 using the following pieces. Works pretty good for my setup. Digital Temperature Controller - 4" Elbow Duct 4" Duct Cap DC Plug PC Fan
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