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  1. kevin james

    New Pit Day! 24 x48 Big Phil's Blue Smoke Smoker

    The builder of my old pit actually picked that one up from my house today. He's going to modify it to fix the issue that is causing all the airflow problems on it. We'll see if it works... stay tuned lol
  2. kevin james

    Gibson SG Pics for Forktender (And anyone else who loves vintage Gibson guitars)

    I bought all of them several years ago. While they were definitely not cheap at the time, they were not as expensive as they are today. I know this is going to sound crazy... but I would still eventually like one or two more. That will more than likely never happen though as they have gone up...
  3. kevin james

    Looking for some Help: Offset Fie Management Problem

    Old thread but I wanted to post an update. The builder picked the smoker up today, and is going to modify it. Aparently he modified his design based on my issues, and he is going to modify mine to be like the new ones he builds. Basically what that means is he is going to cut the hood out...
  4. kevin james

    Firearms, AK Conversion, Saiga to 103

    That's a pretty good deal, depending how trashed it was. I don't want to hijack Chile's thread, so I started this thread: https://www.smokingmeatforums.com/threads/gibson-sg-pics-for-forktender-and-anyone-else-wo-loves-vintage-gibson-guitars.316474/ Sorry Chile
  5. kevin james

    Gibson SG Pics for Forktender (And anyone else who loves vintage Gibson guitars)

    I'm kind of a hobby jumper.... always have been, but my oldest hobby is guitars. Over the years I've built up a pretty good collection, but the Gibson SG, especially the old ones, is my go to. You could border line say I'm obsessed with them lol. User Forktender brought up the one in my avatar...
  6. kevin james

    Firearms, AK Conversion, Saiga to 103

    Good eye, that's my crown jewel. In a disaster situation if I could only grab and save one single possession, that would be it (all living things excluded of course lol). Would you believe that this coming September it will be 60 years old?
  7. kevin james

    Firearms, AK Conversion, Saiga to 103

    Nice. They got limited range use, but have been well maintained and looked after over the years since purchased, and they still look brand spankin new like the day I bought them.
  8. kevin james

    Firearms, AK Conversion, Saiga to 103

    I bought two Bulgarian made AK style rifles back in 1996 or 97. Arsenal SLR95's with milled receivers rather than stamped. They were dirt cheap at the time. I think I paid about $500 a piece for them or something like that.
  9. kevin james

    Second Cook on the Big Phil’s Blue Smoke Smoker: Chicken!

    Thanks! Yeah, I thought it would take a little more time to figure this pit out, but it was pretty quick!
  10. kevin james

    Second Cook on the Big Phil’s Blue Smoke Smoker: Chicken!

    I did the second cook on the 24x48 Big Phil’s Blue Smoke Smoker last night. Nothing major, just a spatchcocked chicken. This was an important cook/test though, as some may remember that cooking skin on whole chicken was what alerted me to the fact that something was not quite right with the way...
  11. kevin james

    First cook on the new stick burner!

    I use 16 mesh course black pepper, kosher salt, and a little Lawry's, all applied separately. Heavy on the pepper, lite on the kosher salt and Lawry's.
  12. kevin james

    First cook on the new stick burner!

    Thanks for the kind words everyone!
  13. kevin james

    Brisket dialed in, FINALLY!

    For the situation you describe, I HIGHLY recommend the sous vide rest method. It just makes life so much EASIER. I will never go back, and the only time I intend to do it any other way is when doing multiple briskets, and I am planning to buy a commercial holding cabinet for that. For a single...
  14. kevin james

    Brisket dialed in, FINALLY!

    I was using a KAT 24x48 Reverse Flow smoker. I still have it and will continue to use it, but I wanted a traditional flow offset as well, for best of both worlds. The new one is a Blue Smoke Smoker by Big Phil's smokers. It's also a 24x48 but this one is made out of 3/8" steel for the cook...
  15. kevin james

    First cook on the new stick burner!

    This Saturday I took delivery of a brand new pit, a 24x48 Blue Smoke Smoker by Big Phil's smokers. It was delivered at 6PM Saturday, so I did the burn out/Seasoning that night, and got up super early at 5:30AM Sunday to do the first cook. First thing was a biscuit test which I always recommend...
  16. kevin james

    Brisket dialed in, FINALLY!

    I wish I could say yes, but unfortunately not. While I have cooked several briskets since then, a few things have happened that have distracted me from this. First, Costco, my source for Prime grade briskets is no longer carrying them, so I had to switch to choice, and they just cook...
  17. kevin james

    New Pit Day! 24 x48 Big Phil's Blue Smoke Smoker

    Thanks guys. Did the biscuit test this morning, and went straight in to the first cook. I was pretty happy with the results of the biscuit test. It definitely cooks evenly. The hot spot is as expected, dead center right next to the exchange, but aside from that it was very even. Lower rack...
  18. kevin james

    New Pit Day! 24 x48 Big Phil's Blue Smoke Smoker

    You use the door as the inlet. So far it it working great, no problems in that department.
  19. kevin james

    New Pit Day! 24 x48 Big Phil's Blue Smoke Smoker

    Well, today was the day I've been waiting six months for! Today I took delivery of my 24x48 Blue Smoke Smoker from Big Phil's. I was really worried I was going to have problems getting this thing in to my back yard, and it had to come through my house to get it where it needed to go. But, the...
  20. kevin james

    Costco Prime Briskets

    I know lot's of people here have been effected by the fact that Costco's in many regions are no longer carrying the Prime grade briskets. I just got off the phone with Costco's corporate office to inquire about this and complain. The customer service rep was very nice and said that she would...
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