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Choosing an offset smoker
Oh, and there there's this...the fire grate was a mess. I cut away the damaged mesh, ground down the weld high spots. I'll get a new piece of expanded metal and fit it up.- rbstern
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- Forum: Wood Smokers
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Choosing an offset smoker
Got out at first light to set up for cleaning. Started by removing the grates and scraping the inside of the grill. Took 5-10 pounds of dried grease and carbon out of the upright and main body. Power washed the whole thing, inside and out. Used Superclean degreaser to get some of the...- rbstern
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- Forum: Wood Smokers
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Choosing an offset smoker
Thanks for the great feedback, everyone. I picked up the P&S mentioned in my original post for $1250. 160 mile roundtrip this morning. Seller has a shop with a forklift, he hoisted it into the bed of my old RAM pickup (8' bed). Strapped it down. Drove home the 80 miles, easy ride. Took the...- rbstern
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- Forum: Wood Smokers
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Choosing an offset smoker
Sorry in advance for the length of this. I need input on offset smoker selection. I'm wrestling the buy once / cry once thing. I'd love to spend $500. I could probably talk myself into spending $1500. Haven't been an avid BBQ'r in the past: A decade of casual smoking on a WSM, usually...- rbstern
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Attn: Char-grille XD Grand Champ drivers..I gots questions!
I'm in the market for an offset, and the XD is one of the contenders. I've probably watched a bunch of the same content you have. The consensus seems to be that flipping the charcoal pan helps even out the temps. My plan, if I end up with the same smoker, is to test it without holes first...- rbstern
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- Forum: Wood Smokers
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Perfect hard-boiled eggs - every time.
This is my go to method. We started raising chickens a few years ago. The fresh eggs are incredible, but we had a heck of a time getting a clean peel for hard boiled eggs. We poke a hole in the base with a thumb tack, and then immerse in boiling water. Water gets between the egg membrane and...- rbstern
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- Forum: Blowing Smoke Around the Smoker.
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Howdy from N. Georgia
That will work. If you're using something like the Behrens pail, you could use a piece of rebar or other rigid metal to hang the pail at the top of the barrel, or even a metal coat hanger fastened around the handle and hooked to the lip of the barrel. Just be prepared to throw a chuck of... -
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Howdy from N. Georgia
Thanks all, really looking forward to the interaction. I posted my charcoal making recipe/process above, it's awaiting moderation. -
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Howdy from N. Georgia
Howdy. Hart County. Before that, lived in Gwinnett for about 26 years. -
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Howdy from N. Georgia
Making charcoal might be one of the easiest DIY projects ever. You have to live somewhere where outdoor burning or open-fire cooking is allowed. I imagine you could probably do it with an electric smoker, too, but I've haven't tried that, and the cost of the electricity might be more than the... -
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Howdy from N. Georgia
Glad to find this forum. Have been casually smoking on a Weber Smokey Mountain for about 10 years. By no means an expert. Have recently started making my own charcoal, and it's giving me outstanding results on the the WSM. That got me interested in other ways to use the plentiful fuel from...
