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I use a small electric pressure washer, take them off hand on the fence and wash, back on the smoker and fire it up to dry off, while they are off clean the plate and ashes out.
Pu a rack of BB at Kroger extra meaty, rubbed with Mccormick Smokehouse Maple rub, smoked at 200 for 1 hour then up to 250, about 2.5 hours later they were done, smoker is about 7 years old and has always held the temp great, dial on the front and the digital matched at what I set it at.
Thanks for sharing, wife loves this and anytime we eat out mex she has a xtra serving, not sure why I don't make it at home more than once a year but will correct that mistake.
Id leave the top open to some degree as you will have stuff dripping pretty good, I would test during winter and summer and mark the 2 best settings, then fine tune with the bottom vent
I wouldn’t put fans in it and just small adjustable vents, the more air movement the more heat it will take, i dont see a little heat transfer will hurt as you lose some regardless of what it is up against, if never over 200 I would use cedar, after a few smokes it will be sealed up and probably...
They probably still make a upright freezer that can also be used as a fridge, Frigidaire had 1 that you turned the dial 1 way for fridge and back the other way for freezer, works well if you are limited on space. had that thermostat number saved somewhere at 1 time...
I have had some good strips cooked at home and some tiugh ones, have used everything under the sun but still not as good as a ribeye most of the time, I have a 3 riw Jacard and use it along with pineapple or Adolfs, I really miss the steak flavor they use to have
I have never dried while using my mes, meats take smoke better when they are we/moist, never had any to smokey and I go the whole time on it and put a probe in to tell when done