Recent content by nelgin

Considering I live in Texas, I might also need it to run while being hit by a tornado :) So, why will this make it better than anything I can buy less than $1000 and where do I start? Also, yes, no power to the top controller which I replaced. How can I find out which pins carry voltage and...

Hi all, Went to smoke a brisket the other day and my smoker wouldn't power on. I tried another outlet just in case and also plugged something else in and it worked fine so I'm a bit stuck. I suspected the control panel since I've read that is often the first point of failure but the replacement...

I hate another cook almost ruined thanks so that stupid latch that keeps popping open. I just wonder if anyone has superglued some cut out bits of rubber, like the rubber jar openers, or something to add a bit of friction to stop the latch slipping open. I'm also considering welding a small...

Thanks for the suggestions. That's going to make a lot of sandwiches! I was hopefully going to have some with mash spuds and carrots. I don't have butchers twine so I'd have to see if I can track some down. I couldn't find peach butchers paper locally so I got some from Amazon. I was surprised...

OK, and the point of that was.....? I said I will be cooking by internal temperature which would imply I have a thermometer that records internal temperature. I was asking about a very specific chunk of beef in the hopes someone would share personal experience.

Hi all, First post here. My wife picked up a sirloin tip for me to grill and I'm not really sure how to approach this thing. It's a big lump of meat unlike brisket which is more flat and rectangular shape. I'm obviously going to cook it by internal temperature, probably to about 165 in the...