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  1. mulepackin

    replacement racks

    I would first check with the manufacturer of the grill itself. Many of those companies carry replacement parts. Like Pops, I've found a huge variety of components and parts at Home Depot. Some are adjustable and can be made to fit a variety of units.
  2. mulepackin

    Beef Tenderloin - a bit of a disappointment.

    All my beef is frozen solid when I get it from the processors. Never had an issue with tenderness. Doesn't matter if its thawed as soon as it gets home and cooked or left frozen for 9 mos. and then done up. Still good. I've never had cryopac beef so I first gotta wonder about that. Second...
  3. mulepackin

    Italain Beef and Sausage...

    Great looking meat.
  4. mulepackin

    Not a MOD but a big improvement ECB

    Now I gothcha
  5. mulepackin

    Old Fridge to New Smoker w/ Pics!!!!

    Looking very nice! I don't know if your drippings will drip down with the plate that close to the heat source, might flare or sizzle and smoke, depending on your temps.
  6. mulepackin

    Project Fridge

    Well I'm gonna steer ya toward what I know and similar to what mine is. I would figure out a way to totally enclose the bottom compartment, with a door of some type on the front. Then just a hot plate and chip pan smoke generator ducted to the upper compartment. Then an element or second...
  7. mulepackin

    Not a MOD but a big improvement ECB

    I must have an old ECB. My water pan has always sat on the same clips as the lower grate. If there is a lower set of clips, I'm not aware of them. Now I'll have to check. But not until it warms up. These little cheapos are an amazing outfit.
  8. mulepackin

    Project Fridge

    If it were mine, I would make the bottom compartment into a smoke generation area, duct the smoke up into the upper chamber. I would keep a seperate heat source in the upper for the "cooking" heat and a different one below for the "smoking" heat.
  9. mulepackin

    Dampers and heat?

    I don't have a propane smoker, but my guess with it is that it would allow more heat to escape. A charcoal or wood fired smoker would be different. I usually refer to the top damper as the "damper" and the bottom one as the "draft", same as a wood stove. If more air is flowing into and out of...
  10. mulepackin

    Installing fireplace gasket rope

    There is a specific adhesive for it. Red Devil is one manf. but whoever made the gasket matl. should carry something. Be sure it's used in a location where fibers won't fall on your food.
  11. mulepackin

    Anyone out there do machining work?

    Yep, Lovejoy makes a great product. Used in a variety of applications:
  12. mulepackin

    Not sure what category this should be in...

    I like uprights too for the ease of locating items. I use a sort of milk crate style of bins in mine like drawers. It maximizes space better, allows organization better (burger in one, steaks in another and so on), and prevents a big avalanche of frozen packages from spilling out of the freezer...
  13. mulepackin

    Deal Alert!!! 19mm Casings @ Cabelas

    Thanks Hounds! Do they seem good and strong too? That is the other thing I've noted different between collagen for fresh (doesn't have to hang in a smoker) and collagen for smoked (needs to support a fair amount of hanging weight).
  14. mulepackin

    Anybody use pellets in MES?

    Only downside I see in them is the cost. You don't need pellets, but that is the only way to get the variety you want then go for it.
  15. mulepackin

    New Montanan Smoker

    Good to have you along. Always nice to have another Montanan around. There are a few of us but not many.
  16. mulepackin

    Question on exhaust stack

    Depending on what/how you are going to smoke, the stack is there to vent off moisture as much as anything. This is particularly true in sausage, jerky, and cured products. If it were halfway down, I don't think it would perform this function very well. I think the moisture would condense on the...
  17. mulepackin

    What do I use for a fan

    I used an old computer fan. I've since removed it as I didn't like the way it worked. Introduced too much cool air into the smoker. Now using fire brick and a diffuser plate.
  18. mulepackin

    End of an Era

    Thanks for posting that TW. The Willow Creek Ranch is about 5 miles as the crow flies from our home place. That picture is looking east over the creek with the Highwood Mtns. on the right (south). We lease summer pasture just south of what you can see of the Highwoods in the painting. My uncle...
  19. mulepackin

    End of an Era

    At least for us. I am a 4th generation Montanan. My great grandparents homesteaded here in the late 1800s. Started mining coal and then ranching. On Sun. at 10:00 a.m. we will be liquidating our cattle. We have never not had cattle around. Even though I don't make my primary living on the...
  20. mulepackin

    The Wife Made It w/Total Knee Replacement

    Glad to hear all is well. You are right, now comes the tough part the rehab, but possibly the most important part. Best of luck to her.
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