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As MossyMO said, plastic wrap works great to keep the door from sticking. I used Permatex RTV hi-temp gasket maker generously on my GOSM and trimmed the excess with a utility knife once it cured. If the amount on the door is an 1/8" thick or more, I would reccommend 2-3 days to cure before...
When I lived back in Chicago area, the county municipal gave away bags of absorbent for latex paint. The pic below is of one of the bags. It says, "This package contains 100% crushed corn cobs." I have also seen corn cob absorbent at Ace Hardware. The material is uniform granules. For me...
I would recommend against using cement boards. Most boards have recycled material as fillers, especially cellulose made from scrap wood material. Some have fiberglass matting embedded. Unless you know for sure what the board is made of, you may be taking a chance on creating hazardous fumes.
Here is my update on using the Tabasco wood chips. The chips definitely have a distinct smell in the first hour of smoking, a very sweet after note. I purposely smoked some red potatoes as they are pretty neutral in flavor and only rubbed a little canola oil on them before smoking. After 2.5...
Smoke leaking out the door is not a major problem but I smoke a lot in cold weather and every little bit to keep the heat in helps. Ideally, you want the smoke to go up, around the meat, and out the stack/vent.
On my GOSM, I used the Red high-temp RTV silicone gasket maker (any auto parts...
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