Recent content by TomCrump

For years, Ace was my favorite modeling hobby shop. The place is full of items that can easily be adapted for RC modeling. As I moved on to smoking meats, I began to notice that they are also the best BBQ store in my area. Thanks for bringing attention to them. It should aid anyone who is not...

If I would have purchased my Summit before any of my other smokers, it probably would be the only smoker in my arsenal. (6) LOL It's a great all around smoker that performs exceedingly well.

I smoked a couple 5# chuck roasts over the weekend. Temp was 225. I left them unwrapped until I was happy that the bark had set (165F at 4 hours), and then wrapped them. They were probe tender at 204, and 7.25 hours, total. Rest period was another hour.

I stock up on Kingsford Blue Bag when it's on sale, generally around holidays. I've experimented with other brands, but found Kingsford to be more consistent with heat output and burn times.

Your thoughts reflect what I am thinking. If the fire is too large, it will be hard to throttle a WSM down. I fill my charcoal ring, but light it with a single tumbleweed. I use water in the water tray. When temps hit 200, I throttle the vents back to about a 1/4 inch, and make adjustments from...

According to the package, Weber's Coffee Rub has "sugar, salt, chili pepper, coffee, garlic", bla, bla, bla, etc., in that order. I love the rub on brisket, beef ribs, beef roasts and burger.

I have a Wichita, which people say has similar draft problems. I solved the issue by adding a $20.00 piece of expanded metal to the top of the burn grate. This prevents hot coals from falling to the bottom, which in turn keeps a nice coal bed available to the fuel the fire. Doing something...

I wanted one in the worst way, but the Gen I disaster made me gun shy. Even though the Gen II was introduced, I purchased a Rec Teq RT-700 and haven't looked back.

I purchased the cover and the front shelf, and I'm happy with both. The cover requires a little patience when putting it on, and removing it, but it does fit.

I see no reason to cook without the heat management plate. It does a good job of spreading out the heat in an even fashion, without inducing any problems.

I had that Dyna Glow smoker. It cooked great food ! What I didn't like, was the narrow door opening, which made access to the food, difficult.

I'm on the opposite end of the spectrum. I lit my Summit yesterday, at 8:00 AM. After smoking a brisket, I just let the smoker run. At 10:00 AM today, the thermometer is still reading 250 F ! LOL

I haven't found a need for modifications. Mine performs exceedingly well in it's factory original state.

Nice looking ribs ! I recently smoked 4 racks of babybacks for out of town friends, too. I did mine on my Yoder Wichita, and they came out great. It looks like you have an RT-700. I haven't smoked ribs on mine, yet. It's relatively new.

The heat management plate doesn't inhibit air flow. I'm happy with it.