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    Offset smoker tips

    The whole thing with an offset is fire management. I cook with the firebox door and the exhaust damper wide open, letting the smoker set the pace. On windy days I do close the FB door a bit to keep ash from blowing into the CC. Build a good hot fire on a grate about 2-4" above the bottom of the...
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    Check out this email about how to identify an original OKJ unit.

    I have one of the units like in your picture. It is a New Braunfels Oklahoma Joe Longhorn. Mine is made entirely of 3/16" steel, solid and heavy. The firebox is bolted onto the cook chamber however it has never leaked at the joint. The CC lid also seals well. It was purchased it from Academy...
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    Favorite widely available bourbon or whiskey

    Go to brand is Old Forester 100 proof, same mash bill as Woodford Reserve but not distilled in copper and made in bulk. At around $25 a fifth it is hard to beat for the price. If and when it is available, Buffalo Trace.
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    Looking to upgrade

    The second rack is big enough for butts and brisket. I purchased my Savannah last week and am cooking a 8.7 pound butt tomorrow on the second rack. If that goes well I will do a brisket the following weekend. The top rack will probably be good as a small warmer or for cooking vegetables. I am...
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    Afterlife

    When two people cannot agree on the same point, one of of them is wrong or both of them are wrong, they cannot both be right. A true belief has to be justified as true or it is just conjecture.
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    Looking to upgrade

    Check out the Pit Boss Savannah. It is a new model that is sold by Walmart. The three racks add up to 1500 square inches. It is 579.00 not including tax, tag, title & dealer prep. It has a PID controller with 5 degree increments but does not have Bluetooth or WI-FI
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    Afterlife

    If the Spirit gives you faith, you will know it, if He does not, you cant. 1 Corinthians 2:14
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    Outside of meat dries out very fast on offset

    I have an older Oklahoma Joe with a 40" cook chamber and always use a water pan placed on the grate just above the opening from the fire box. I also live in a climate that has a little extra humidity in the air and therefore in my splits. I cook between 250 & 275 on pretty much everything which...
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    Chain Bbq restaurants.

    noboundaries, I agree 100%. Those old 2 lane highway, family owned and operated places have pretty much disappeared from the American landscape. Beginning with the growth of the interstate system then on to fast food a lot has changed since I grew up in the 50's & 60's.
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    Chain Bbq restaurants.

    Once upon a time in the Birmingham area there were a plethora of great, small, family owned BBQ joints. Over the last 40 years or so they have pretty much dried up and have been replaced with the new "trendy" places that just don't get it. Quantity for the masses has overtaken quality and the...
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    Looking for Seasoned Wood MidSouth

    Alabama Firewood Producers in Pelham (Birmingham area) sells green & seasoned oak and hickory for BBQ joints,restaurants, and wood fired pizza oven places. They have a website.
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    Hey Y'all!! From Alabama

    Welcome from Shelby County, AL !
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    Delivered to our Home

    Doctors made house calls when I was a kid. I guess that is a kind of delivery.
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    Offset Advice

    The Shirley Fabrication Patio Model with cabinet doors is around $2700. Lead time when I ordered mine was 4 to 5 weeks. Any customizing will add a year or 2.
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    Rusty offset smoker restoration

    I bought the exact same unit from Academy Sports 16 years ago and still use it regularly. Consider buying the 1.5" thick firebricks from Tractor Supply and just line the bottom of the FB. I put 3 across x 2 deep,then place a piece of 1/2" expanded metal on top of those using the edges for...
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    Tuning plates -- good , bad , or ugly ?

    That sounds like a good plan. My pit did not leak much at all, only when coming up the temp, however I did put a thin gasket around the cook chamber before adding the tuning plate. For what its worth, my OKJ likes the firebox door open at least a few inches but I usually keep it wide open unless...
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    Tuning plates -- good , bad , or ugly ?

    Smokin Okie - I have an 20 year old Oklahoma Joe Longhorn. The steel is 3/16". My FB to exhaust end had a 70 to 80 degree difference. I experimented with a diffuser at the firebox end and 4" wide movable plates. Using an iGrill2, 4 probes, a six pack and a bag of lump charcoal I spent a couple...
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    New smoker

    The Horizon is 1/4" and will last forever as long as you keep the firebox clean.
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    First brisket smoke for small party was a success!

    That is some mighty fine looking brisket!!
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    noob question - do I need smoke all the time I am cooking?

    There is a great chapter on "Good smoke and bad smoke" in Aaron Franklin's book. Pineywoods nailed it, white smoke bad, TBS or none at all good. The book has great information on everything else BBQ when using an offset smoker, especially if you plan on getting into just burning wood.
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