Recent content by rdownergarage

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    My build

    2 INCH would work better... more control..
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    My build

    Sweet Nice Job... looks great, I would live a setup like that.. nice pics and hope it works as good as it looks.. but remember don't judge a book by it's cover... HOWS IT WORK??? to me it looks like it would work WICKED PISSA... that's a New England saying for AWESOME... thanks for the pics and...
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    Home made smoker trailer for a bicycle

    That is SICK.. GREAT JOB LOVE IT. Plus great pictures of it to. hows it work? NICE!!!!!!!!  
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    Masterbuilt smoker vent position?

    I always have the exhaust vent 1/2 way while cooking and the air inlet 1/4 open. and never had an issue. I hope this helps. I smoke meats all the time. as a matter of fact within the next few weeks I will be smoking a 20lbs turkey.. yummy..  
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    problems holding temp in home made smoker

    275 gal. tank will be hard to maintain temp do the the large area. that's a BIG AREA... big smoker... nice
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    SMOKER CLEANING

    I do a complete pressure washing once a year....
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    SMOKER CLEANING

    I agree with you.. I use that same cleaning proses with my wood pellet stove to clean the glass it works great.  
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    Seeking Advice - Horizon 16" Classic v. Big Green Egg

    I used propane on a side by side smoker. I have used charcoal for almost 2 years. sense I have converted to propane the heat Is super easy to control and the cook time got cut in half. I love the propane temp control over charcoal. charcoal is very hard to maintain temps. plus are more pron-ed...
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    SMOKIN-IT SMOKER

    I have smoked a few whole chickens. the best wood to use is apple. wow it is delicious.. 1 thing you may want to keep in mind, apple wood tends to blacken the meat. this is normal with apple wood. yummy. I even diced up a few apples and stuffed the chicken with them.  
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    Adding Charcoal in the Wood Pan

    I think when it say's duel fuel. It means propane or natural gas? But i could be wrong?  
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    Adding Charcoal in the Wood Pan

    I think when it say's duel fuel. It means propane or natural gas? But i could be wrong?  
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    smoking with birch wood?

    ok this past weekend i smoked with birch ( seasoned ) and i debarked it. it was with chicken, and yummy it had a slight maple taste with a bit blackened color. sorry no pics. plus its all eaten up. again yummy. thank you all for your input it helped. ( no green birch ) haha  next time ( will be...
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    smoking with birch wood?

    ok thank you Kusinskij. now i know im being a pain! but can it be use green and if not how do i season it because birch gets real moshy sitting around.
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    smoking with birch wood?

    thank you woodcutter. so can i use it green or do i have to season it? because hell i will cut one down now and debark it and use it right away
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    smoking with birch wood?

    i was told birch wood is good to use as a smoking wood? has anyone ever used it and is it safe? from what i hear it gives a light maple taste to the meat. i live in N.H. so i have a crap load of them in my back yard. also using the green or should i season them? ANY INFO would be great.. thank...
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