Recent content by muddawg

Well, don't totally despair.  Like I said, you may try better insulating the various openings in the pit. High temp silicone is one way, but there's several other methods. You'll just have to keep a bit hotter fire in the box to overcome heat lost by the thin metal.  I actually used a Brinkmann...

Please let us know how it cooks, particularly in the vertical chamber. Reviews on Academy's website say that the air has cooled down too much by time it gets in the vertical chamber.

I don't want to seem like a smoker snob, but you may not be able to do much better with a low end Brinkmann.  The metal is thin rolled and won't hold heat, and probably leaks smoke and heat like a sieve.  I know, I ruined a few briskets on a Brinkmann.  And the temp gauge is probably...

Hey, I just started here and haven't read a whole bunch of posts so pardon me if this has already been asked.  But I am in the market for a new, bigger smoker, and was wondering if any of you have experience with Lone Star Grillz in Willis, Texas.  They have some good looking horizontal offsets...

I am a newbie here, name is Robert and I live in the Tyler Texas area.  I would call my skill level as somewhat above intermediate, maybe even close to advanced.  I have been smoking meats for several decades now, but a little advice from my competition level brother has really helped me out.  I...