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  1. purplestarrider

    Any one else have issues with chicken coming out dry

    I have now done my second smoke with whole chickens that were cut in 1/2. My first time they had brined for a day & 1/2 it was ok. but it had a "dry" texture. That was a month or so ago. yesterday one of my husbands customers game then a case of kosher chickens that were havled so i brought a...
  2. purplestarrider

    Mod Suggestions for NBBD

    Ok I sm so frustrated. I bought a NBBD off craigslist with the excitedment of a new challenge. My MES isn't as challenging i would like it to be.  Anyways I have search on the forum to see about mods I should try and make, since my first attemt at smoking something on it failed. What I noticed...
  3. purplestarrider

    Doing a MES & NBBD Comparison

    well It didn't go so hot. I had some issues maintaining the temp.  I must have hit the wrong section on chicken with the probe said that was done. since it took for ever to get the NBBD to temp and then to say the chicken reached the correct temp we of course enjoyed the stuff from the MES...
  4. purplestarrider

    Getting Fire hot enough & maintaining temp

    thanks. So if i find any leaks what is the best way to fix where i see the leaks?
  5. purplestarrider

    New Guy here

    Welcome. I am new here as well. The short time i have been here i have learned so much.
  6. purplestarrider

    Getting Fire hot enough & maintaining temp

    yeah there are screws up high for a grate but I also have another grate for the bottom as well. I guess i must have forgot to put that in when i took the pics. I will look up modes on the this. you mentioned bricks. where would i want to put those and why?
  7. purplestarrider

    Doing a MES & NBBD Comparison

    Yesterday was to windy for me to really try the NBBD out for the first time so I am doing it today. So I have 2 chickens, come onion & garlic in the MES and Then 2 Chickens on the NBBD. I have done the NBBD chix the how i normally do with the MES so i can compare and learn. I took pics of pics...
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    Getting Fire hot enough & maintaining temp

    Ok here are all the pics of everything i could think of that you might want.
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    Need help explaining to the hubby

    i was watching some cooking show one day and said i would love to learn to smoke. So the hubby bought me a smoker for christmas. got to love it right. so been doing so much i decided to get a charcoal one and now i am trying that tomorrow since the wind was high and i was way to tired to try to...
  15. purplestarrider

    Getting Fire hot enough & maintaining temp

    LOL Tom has it been a long weekend for you as well? has been for me. does this mean you don't want pics now??
  16. purplestarrider

    Need help explaining to the hubby

    LOL i love it.
  17. purplestarrider

    Need help explaining to the hubby

    Thanks Everyone for the info and advice. Bear I have to laugh. it is so true. I do all the cooking grilling and now the smokeing. I just laugh cause the MES he ever said a thing about it but me doing all this he is jsut freaking out for some reason. oh well.  Roller maybe i should find him...
  18. purplestarrider

    Getting Fire hot enough & maintaining temp

    Tom, sorry i thought that you wanted a pic of the smoker its self not the inside of the fire box. I will get that posted here as soon as the hubby gets back with the camera. There is a propane adapter how ever the place it goes to is closed off.
  19. purplestarrider

    Getting Fire hot enough & maintaining temp

    im very excited for you. Thanks so much. I was planning on smoking chicken today on both to d a commparison on the 2 smokers but the hubby just called and said that he is craving some steak. we will see what i do today.
  20. purplestarrider

    Getting Fire hot enough & maintaining temp

    Thanks. What did you find worked bet to get it up to the starting temp?  Then did you add anything extra to the coals once they were going to help maintain the temp?
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