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    Firebox intake Question

    Feed my fire from the top only once tank is warm. Found heat is even across tank and from top to bottom that way. Its not a reverse flow, not sure what you would call it. Guess fire in a tank as my cooker has a basket inside both ends of the cook chamber.  Had a real problem with even temps till...
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    Looking for heavier smoke flavor

                 "This is on a masterbuilt double door gas smoker."  Hi Boisblancboy,   Have not used that smoker myself but have found with charcoal and gas smokers one large chunk of wood will give off heaver smoke. If your heat source is low enough and wood chunk is large enough it will not...
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    Need advice on building the Garnish of a KCBS box

    Hi Doug, Thanks for the time you gave us at Lakeland. Enjoyed the soup, ribs and pig shots. This does not answer your question and its not in a timely manor, but hope you find it an interesting read. All comments are from KCBS judges on different "pictures" of boxes submitted for opinions...
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    Whats your favorit scotch, rye, whisky or burbon.

    Jack Daniels single barrel, no ice room temp. Good for the soul.
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    Summer Sausage w/Cheese/Jalapeno/Spanish Olives/ & Pimento ( QVIEW - QVIEW - QVIEW)

    For what its worth HT I have been using 14LB venison 1 1/2 - 2 LB pork mixture. To me you don't loose the venison flavor. I also use Hi Mountain mix which I also add 3oz Mrs Dash, 3oz mustard seed, one rounded Tbl spoon cayenne pepper, and for a little extra zip 1/2 oz red pepper flakes. Have...
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    Hello from Michigan!!

    Welcome Jeff, I live in Michigan myself. East Jordan area close to Charlevoix.
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    My first smoker build

    "I might have to rethink the method of moving it. I was originally going to just lift it on the cc end and push it like a wheel barrow but this thing is getting heavy" Could move the wheels to the inside edge of the FB or even weld some heavy angle on CC side of FB to weld wheels to. Center the...
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    Is it just me, or are people just plain rude these days

    I'll second that. True friends are hard to come by.
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    New fire grate

    That set up has good possibilities. Will be watching for the outcome.
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    First build

    "Thanks Dave, I will put an air inlet inline with the CC in the FB door. Also, could my firebox be to big? I add 3" for the ash pan." Hi Berry, If your thinking of doing the air inlet it would be worth a try before insulating. You might find quite a difference in performance.
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    First RF smoker- 115 gal propane tank

    " I was actually hoping to sink the chimney tube down into the cooking chamber a foot or so.  The intent being to keep down the overall height of the cooker." If your counting the length of the chimney inside the cooker as part of your needed chimney height I'm not sure it works that way...
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    Making quick easy door flanges

    I turned tank up side down and used openings for drain outlets.
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    Smoking pork shoulders ahead of time question

    I use chicken oven bags. They are big enough for a large shoulder and I tie a knot to seal the bag. I use a microwave to reheat or freeze for later use.
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    wood supply? for us suburban people?

    You can control the smoke flavor on long burns with a hotter fire. The lighter the smoke coming out of the stack means less smoke flavor and less chance of over smoking. I burn 14 hours with no problem. The type of wood you use makes a difference. Some are very strong and some not. I use maple.
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    Smoked a (test) pig over the weekend

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    Wood not fully burning in WSM but maintaining temps?

    Carlos,  that is a nice looking wood splitter. 
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    Whole piglet in the smoke (about 20lbs), how much is actually meat?

    No, Smaller the pig, higher the loss.
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    The dreaded plateau!

    Nice job looks great. I know your anxiety. My first butt the temps hit about 170 then started falling. Dropped 5-7 degrees and stayed there. Though my equipment was broken. Took 14 hours.
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    Fill in the blank ___________

    I have trouble keeping my temp below 300. But I'm still working on it. The build I chose is very efficient and is difficult to keep down when using wood. That is why most with my style use charcoal. Wood free charcoal not.
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    Wood not fully burning in WSM but maintaining temps?

    Hi, From my cub scout days I remember needing three things for a fire, fuel air and heat. I'm with others who have suggested smaller chunks of wood. Your not generating enough heat to consume the wood chunks. The wood is smoldering as long as lit charcoal is close enough to keep it hot. Wood...
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