Recent content by zz005zz

Well the wsm has a porcelain coating which helps dramatically. But the trailmaster is a more dense steel than you may be thinking. I'll post a pic of the sidewalls.

Do you all think I'll be able to smoke some meat today? And if so what do you recommend for a newbie?

Well. It has been 2 hours and 45 minutes and coals are just about ash. Not adding any more than I started with and it's sitting at 200

Also this is a trailmaster. So it is MUCH thicker gauge then the cheapo

Well. Been an hour and 15 minutes. Just dropped to 245. It's pretty windy. Outside temp is 43 degrees.

Yes. All vents are open.. sitting at 275 now

Wiped down excess oil after 1st attempt. Loaded my weber chimney full of coals. Got it nice and HOT. Dumped into charcoal pan and closed smoker. Top vent and side vent wide open. Crept to 330 then dropped. It's great that it's sealed up nicely with the high temp gasket. But it's not getting...

Alright I can do that. Had a hard time getting the temp up that high. Top and bottom vent wide open. But this time I will use the charcoal starter filled to the top.

Oh.. I sprayed the entire inside with canola oil.. the manufacturer booklet said to do that

Looks more like excess oil. I liberally sprayed it on there. Also I had a mini offset brinkmann smoker before this which I did not use the gasket material. I had very poor luck smoking foods on it. This unit seems much better after the gaskets. I sold the old smoker and got the new one at home...

So I bought a Brinkmann trailmaster vertical water smoker not the kind with the firebox. After curing the smoker at 250 degrees for 3 hours and then 325 degrees at 1 hour there is a lot of excess oil residue. Do I clean this or leave it in place.

Just purchased a Brinkmann Trailmaster vertical water smoker.Not the one with the side firebox. I purchased some high temp gasket. (Made for a green egg.) And sealed around the door.Just cured it last night. I turned my weber chimney upside down. Filled with coal. And put 4 lbs or so in...