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  1. dcarch

    GOBBLE GOBBLE THROWDOWN!!!!

    Just saw this! Happy Thanksgiving to all! dcarch
  2. dcarch

    Most accurate Dial Thermometer for A Smoker?

    Get the ones you can adjust. They are all accurate after calibration. Use hot oil and a good digital thermometer to calibrate high temperature. dcarch
  3. dcarch

    NEED some "electrical" heating element help!

    4000W voltage controller is less than $3.00. http://www.ebay.com/itm/4000W-AC-220V-SCR-Voltage-Regulator-Speed-Controller-Dimmer-Thermostat-UY-/281790074682?hash=item419bff4f3a:g:VowAAOSwgQ9V5-JB dcarch
  4. dcarch

    IARC declares Cured Meat as a Group 1 Carcinogen...Red Meat as Group 2a...???

    Fortunately there is this: https://www.google.com/search?q=tofu+bacon&rlz=1C1RNHN_enUS472US472&espv=2&biw=1006&bih=464&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ved=0CDUQsARqFQoTCMn52aWk4cgCFUltPgod8roBdQ I guess I will from now on eat vegan tofu bacon instead. dcarch
  5. dcarch

    Putting pork shoulder in a cooler with towels???

    There is no need for the towel if the cooler is insulated. dcarch
  6. dcarch

    Digital temp mod

    The science of aerodynamics is very sophisticated and complicated. One of the difficult thing in designing any device or structure that has to do with air movement is to predict the end results of what wind can do. It will require high speed computers and most of all, wind tunnel testing. Once...
  7. dcarch

    Digital temp mod

    I wonder if this would be a simple thing to do: Go to you town dump and rip out the burner assembly from a clothes dryer and use that to connect to a PID controlled SSR and your gas supply. It has all the safety features built in already. Possibly the ignitor system from a gas oven will work...
  8. dcarch

    Digital temp mod

    I say never ever play with gas unless you have safety automatic flame out shut off. Just my superstition. dcarch
  9. dcarch

    Can you tell me what kind of tree this is?

    Honey locust? dcarch
  10. dcarch

    Boiling water?

    Speaking of water is strange and salt in water: You see here threads/posts all the time about the danger of working with electricity near water.  The fact is, water is a good electric insulator. Water is a very poor electrical conductor. It is the salt or other impurities in water that make...
  11. dcarch

    Boiling water?

    Because according to rules,  a spitball is illegal, and no other foreign substance is allowed on the baseball. There is no rule against bacon grease, and bacon is not foreign, it is made in the USA.  dcarch
  12. dcarch

    Boiling water?

    The best explanation: "Volumes don't always add. If you had a barrel of BBs and a barrel of baseballs would you get two barrels full of stuff if you poured the BBs into the baseballs? Of course not since the BBs could fit in between the baseballs. " As long as you don't exceed the solubility...
  13. dcarch

    Boiling water?

    There are statements in that article that is not true. For instance, adding things in water does not always increase volume.  Try adding sugar or salt, you will see that it may not increase volume. (until it can't dissolve anymore) Water! water! water! World's most common yet strange...
  14. dcarch

    Boiling water?

    It is actually very simple to figure out what do you gain if you keep i gallon of water in you smoker. Information is simple to get, and math is simple to figure out. With one gallon of water in your smoker:  If your objective is to keep your interior temperature above 212F, the water will...
  15. dcarch

    my thought's on how we help/hurt newbees

    So here is my next ultimate advice;  Please don't say to a newbie, "Don't you know how to Google?" dcarch
  16. dcarch

    my thought's on how we help/hurt newbees

    I know. I have been smoking for many years, won a few competitions. I was giving an example. :-) To some newbies, TBS = tablespoon. dcarch
  17. dcarch

    my thought's on how we help/hurt newbees

    Here is my ultimate advice:  Do not use too many acronyms!!! What is TBS? dcarch
  18. dcarch

    Boiling water?

    No need to apologize. We are all here to exchange, share and learn. After studying water's very strange thermal behaviors, that led me to design and built my ultra sonic humidifier for my smoker. I can control humidity independently of temperature. dcarch
  19. dcarch

    Boiling water?

    Would you be kind enough to tell us which part of the discussion is not on topic and irrelevant to the science of smoking? I will agree with you if you feel that every point discussed so far is already 100% understood by 100% of the members. Thanks. dcarch
  20. dcarch

    Boiling water?

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