Toggle sidebar

Search results

  • Some of the links on this forum allow SMF, at no cost to you, to earn a small commission when you click through and make a purchase. Let me know if you have any questions about this.
  1. dward51

    Pizza in the Copperhead 5 vertical pellet smoker

    Y'all have to forgive me, but I'm like a kid on Christmas afternoon with a new toy. Today I figured lets try a pizza in the Copperhead 5 vertical pellet smoker. Now where did I put that pizza stone we don't use anymore.... Ok, first fired up the PB5 to 400* and after putting the stone in, let...
  2. dward51

    Chicken Wings!!!! First smoke in the Copperhead 5

    Thank you all!!!! I'm a happy camper so far with this smoker. I may try a pizza on a stone just to see how it comes out.
  3. dward51

    Pid wiring question

    Yes If you run a 30 amp house breaker, make sure to use 10 gauge (orange) 10/3/with ground to the outlet in the garage. Remember you can always plug in a lower amperage load into a outlet. The breaker is designed to protect the wire and house. The load/device may or may not have internal...
  4. dward51

    Pid wiring question

    Yes, you can fuse any point in the circuit. The purpose of a fuse is mainly to kill the power in the event of a abnormal condtion to prevent a fire. In the absence of fusing (or an appropriately sized breaker which does the same thing), any wire that is not protected can overheat, melt the...
  5. dward51

    Pid wiring question

    Let me throw one caveat out there. If you are not 200% certain of what you are doing, ask someone local who does for help. We are talking about AC line voltages which can kill you if this is not done properly. Done properly, it's safe, but one mistake can be fatal.
  6. dward51

    Pid wiring question

    Ok, that helps a lot. You have the right components. You can run 3 wire, but if you ever have it inspected or go to sell the house, they may balk at it not being 4 wire. I would just go ahead and run the 4 wire and be done with it. That gives you other options for that outlet in the garage -...
  7. dward51

    Chicken Wings!!!! First smoke in the Copperhead 5

    Ok, the copperhead 5 is officially broken in, and I'm duly impressed with this thing. First let me say thanks to Jason at Tenacious Q for some tips on the water pan vs a foiled disposable pan (dry). I really like the foiled disposable pan method and it worked perfect for this hybrid smoke (both...
  8. dward51

    Pid wiring question

    So what exactly are you trying to accomplish? I'm getting a mixed message from the above. 1) Are you wanting to build a 110v or a 220v electric smoker? It will work for either on low to medium wattage elements (1,500 to 1,750 watts max), but if you start going to 2,000 watts and up, you must...
  9. dward51

    Termites

    FDA guidelines do allow for a certain level of rodent hairs and insect body parts (in food in general).... Just saying....
  10. dward51

    Snack Stick ?

    Also I use phosphates in my sticks as the binder. Either AmesPhos or Butcher & Packer #414. That will stiffen up the stick with more fat also. Like Dave O said, you could always grind in some extra lean to balance it out a little. And I always use cure #1 on my sticks.
  11. dward51

    Yesterday was a good day

    I noticed it smokes more as the temp is on the down swing, and then tapers off as it starts to rise in that cycle around the set point. When I ran at 350* not so much visible smoke, but at 225* yes, clearly different levels compared to 350*, but more visible on the temp downswing. Of course...
  12. dward51

    Ok, I did it... I'm officially a member of the "Pooper Patrol" now

    Dialed it down to 225*. Once the temp dropped below 305* I started to see more smoke. Not too much, but more like I expected and still thin and blue, but more visible. I think the fire in the pellet pot is basically burning off more of the smoke at the higher temps. I thought I had a 3lb...
  13. dward51

    Ok, I did it... I'm officially a member of the "Pooper Patrol" now

    Doing the 350* burn in now. No snags so far. Using Pit Boss hickory for the burn in. Once the smoker was up to temp and stable, it had a slow swing between 340* and 360* when set for 350*. I'll take a 20* band any day. It takes nearly 4 minutes for the swing cycle. It's been stable in...
  14. dward51

    Yesterday was a good day

    Richie, when you did your burn in at 350* did you have the visible smoke or a very thin blue smoke out of the stack (once it was up to 350* and stable)? In the video's I've seen, they showed a lot more smoke than I had at 350*. I basically had thin blue almost invisible smoke like what I...
  15. dward51

    Yesterday was a good day

    yeah, I've got a set of 8 of the stainless Pit Barrel Cooker sausage hanging hooks. I need to find/make a hanging rod rack to fit mine as well. I see this being a very versatile unit. I do a lot of sticks and jerky so I'm interested to see how well it handles those at lower temps.
  16. dward51

    Ok, I did it... I'm officially a member of the "Pooper Patrol" now

    Heck, I'm in Georgia which is part of the "sweat belt". July, so high 90's with 185% humidity is normal here. Thankfully I'm above the "gnat line" so I don't have to deal with that. But I much prefer to do my assembly and fitment adjustments inside in the air conditioned house! Actually I...
  17. dward51

    Ok, I did it... I'm officially a member of the "Pooper Patrol" now

    I finally gave in and joined the "Pooper Patrol". I bought a pellet pooper smoker! For some time I've been watching with envy all the posts here and other places of smokes with a Pit Boss Copperhead 3/4/5/7 vertical pellet smoker (also known as the Louisiana Grills 7 at Costco). I just could...
  18. dward51

    Yesterday was a good day

    Ha-Ha!!!! That is so funny. I just bought a Copperhead 5 and was going to do the burn in today. Great stick-making minds think alike! Is yours a 4 or 5? I was thinking the ones with "Pro Series" on the front were the 4's but it's hard to tell from a photo. I was amazed at the size of that...
  19. dward51

    Snack Stick ?

    I've used 80/20% but prefer 90/10% for sticks if I have not cut/trimmed my own to grind fresh. That being said, I think the Sam's Club 80/20 is better than the Kroger 80/20 and if I plan ahead will usually pick up 10 pounds or so of meat from Sam's. I have bought the 73/27% just to see how it...
  20. dward51

    Look What This #$%^&*# $%^&*%# Did to The Bear’s Yard

    Biggest problem is the compaction of the dirt. It makes it harder for the grass to grow back, and if it's bad enough (like here where "dirt" is Georgia red clay), it can sometimes be too hard for the roots to get re-established. Just make sure to try to loosen the underlying dirt as much as you...
Top Bottom
Back
Clicky