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    Old Country BBQ Pits Pecos Owners Thread

    Thanks for the info. I've been meaning to do the biscuit test just to establish where I'm at currently, that way I will know if I'm helping or hurting with each modification.
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    Old Country BBQ Pits Pecos Owners Thread

    So with the stack extension, do you just need to rotate the meats every so often or do you lose the capacity of the firebox side of the cooking grate?
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    Old Country BBQ Pits Pecos Owners Thread

    Here is a picture of the baffle in my Pecos, I assume it is similar to the Brazos. I would like to cut the lip out of the entrance to the stack and increase stack height at some point. I may add an air inlet above the firebox door as well, but it seems to stay pretty even with the firebox door...
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    Hello from Southern Indiana

    I think that picture was taken back in the summer of 2018. I was bringing the smoker up to temp early for my first brisket.
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    Hello from Southern Indiana

    It's still going strong. I believe the 2 letter code on the lid damper puts it in '93. I'm missing the ash pan and added a thermometer, but everything else is still original.
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    Pastrami

    It looks good. How did it turn out? Was a 16 day brine too long?
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    Hello from Southern Indiana

    Hello fellow smoked meat enthusiasts, I have been browsing this forum for a while and figured it was time to sign up since this forum really seems to cover a wide variety of my interests. My wife and kids got me an Old Country Pecos a few years ago for Father's Day and have really enjoyed...
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    Old Country BBQ Pits Pecos Owners Thread

    Hello All, I have been a Pecos owner for a few years now. I use high temp gasket on the cook chamber and have installed temp gauges just above grate level about a quarter the cook chamber door's width in fro each side. Other than those changes, I have ran mine pretty much stock. It seems to...
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