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  1. redtab78

    Charcoal Smoker Modifications

    what exactly is the purpose of a baffle? and is there a brand of thermometers out there that is recomended?
  2. redtab78

    hello all...

    this is what I posted in one of the other forums here: Ok so, Im new to the whole smoking way of cooking and just tried my first pork shoulder (2, 1-4lb, 1-6lb) on my new Char-boil American Smoker... I started yesterday about 1pm soaking my pork in a water-brown sugar brine for about 5-6...
  3. redtab78

    hello all...

    Well, I am new here and so far all I can say is great things about the advice that was given to me in an earlier thread about cresote(SP?) thought I would drop a line in here and see if there are any smokers out there using a char-broil American smoker... I just got mine and had a tragedy as...
  4. redtab78

    In need of help!!!

    thanks everybody for the positive replies... I went outside a while ago and ATTEMPTED to scrape the cresote off, but its next to impossible...so what I did was built a fire inside the firebox, and got it really hot (300 cookbox temp), that helped alot, but there is still crap all over the...
  5. redtab78

    In need of help!!!

    that is me!!!
  6. redtab78

    In need of help!!!

    so do I need to do anything to my smoker to "clean" the creosote out of it before I try again?
  7. redtab78

    In need of help!!!

    yes, it was all white smoke...and I am understanding the need for finding some lump coal now...I will try and order some better wood too from a good wholeseller...some apple or something.. is my smoker ruined now because of the "creosole" build up in it?
  8. redtab78

    In need of help!!!

    yes, the inside was COATED with black sticky stuff....as was the floor where the juices flowed out of the drain hole and over filled my drip cup in the bottom... the wood I used was bought from home depot in a bag...10lbs i think... and no, I used almost the entire bag, i only ment I put 4...
  9. redtab78

    In need of help!!!

    Ok so, Im new to the whole smoking way of cooking and just tried my first pork shoulder (2, 1-4lb, 1-6lb) on my new Char-boil American Smoker... I started yesterday about 1pm soaking my pork in a water-brown sugar brine for about 5-6 hours, then last night at about 7pm, I got my smoker...
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