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  1. jmtyndall

    Does pellet type/flavor really matter?

    Do you find a noticeable flavor difference? I'm getting a pellet smoker and coming from a stick burner where I have been using 100% cherry for most smokes, but have also started using oak for beef (tri tip and brisket). Picking up a pellet smoker for the convenience and now I'm trying to figure...
  2. jmtyndall

    Can't decide on new smoker! Halp!!

    Maybe "weak fans" is the wrong way to say it. I'm sure any of the fans could move as much or more air than a similar sized offset. The difference is in the controller cycling or modulating the fans in a way that reduces total airflow. I struggle to come up with a metric you could use. More...
  3. jmtyndall

    Can't decide on new smoker! Halp!!

    On bigger offsets you can run lower temps, like the 225 number people love, while still having clean smoke. Dilution with cool ambient air will bring the temps down a bit without compromising the burning of the wood. Upper air vents can help with that. Totally agree. That's why I am shopping...
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    Can't decide on new smoker! Halp!!

    Agreed, this is something I can't quite reconcile myself. People say pellet grills don't give as much smoke flavor because the pellet burn is "so efficient". They add smoke tubes full of pellets until smoke billows out of the thing like a locomotive to try and match the flavor of an offset. But...
  5. jmtyndall

    Modding DynaGlo Vertical

    Finally had a chance to put in some more work on this. Decided that the smoke stack was the next upgrade to do. The stack itself left a little to be desired, for instance the bottom flange wasn't fitted well and the inside opening was a smaller diameter than the pipe itself. Fairly easy fix to...
  6. jmtyndall

    New to stick burning, what part of the tree do I want?

    Thanks for the link, good read and nice to see others have similar issues I do. For one I noticed I have to leave the little access door all the way open. Also I noticed that temp seemed to change pretty darn quickly which I'm not used to. My vertical is pretty slow to heat up and REALLY slow to...
  7. jmtyndall

    New to stick burning, what part of the tree do I want?

    Thanks for all the help guys! Did a burn in this morning and had pretty good success. I had a lot more thin white smoke (still see through) than thin blue smoke, particularly when I first added a new log. It seemed to burn a bit clearer if I left the firebox clean out door wide open as an inlet...
  8. jmtyndall

    New to stick burning, what part of the tree do I want?

    Thanks, I'll start with sizes as you suggested. A lot of these are longer than my firebox, so I'll have to cut them down anyways Thanks, I'll look into the axe. Last night while unloading the wood a fair amount of the bark came right off. So I peeled it off and not stress too much about the rest.
  9. jmtyndall

    New to stick burning, what part of the tree do I want?

    Yeah shes pretty good. Supports the smoking habit as long as she benefits by way of lots of smoked foods. Shes become obsessed with smoked potatoes. Thanks for the info. I used one of those websites for some parts on my vertical smoker. Have some silicone RTV left over that I used to seal the...
  10. jmtyndall

    New to stick burning, what part of the tree do I want?

    My wife scored me a free Oklahoma Joe Highland. I think as far as offsets go, it's small. My completely uninformed and uneducated guess is that pieces around 3"x3" would be the target based on what I've been seeing people use in YouTube
  11. jmtyndall

    New to stick burning, what part of the tree do I want?

    Do I need to knock the bark off before I burn these? Didnt think about that. Some of the splits are pretty heavy. May need an axe to split them further too
  12. jmtyndall

    New to stick burning, what part of the tree do I want?

    Just occurred to me that a picture may be helpful. Here's a soccer-mom SUV full of wood. You can see I got a decent amount of splits, but also the smaller sticks mixed in there too.
  13. jmtyndall

    New to stick burning, what part of the tree do I want?

    So I've been watching a ton of videos, reading a lot and getting ready to start using my offset stick burner. Taking some advice from on here, I scavenged craigslist until I saw someone offering free seasons fruit wood and jumped on the deal. Went over there and realized I was staring at what...
  14. jmtyndall

    Grilla OG Pellet Smoker

    A lot of Facebook groups like to be little echo-chambers. That said, there's a fair amount of knowledge on there for troubleshooting and the pictures show grill size really well.
  15. jmtyndall

    Grilla OG Pellet Smoker

    I've been doing a lot of research and saving up for a pellet grill myself. There's a facebook group for Grilla grills that's very helpful and lots of people post pictures there. It's easy to see the Grilla and think it looks small, but it's actually got quite a large cooking grate, fitting a...
  16. jmtyndall

    Modding DynaGlo Vertical

    Haven't had a ton of work on this the last couple weeks. Lots of work on the baby nursery getting in the way. My smoke stack and pinwheel damper came in a while back so I want to get those installed. First project is going to be the smoke stack. The one I got from Lavalock isnt level across the...
  17. jmtyndall

    Modding DynaGlo Vertical

    Got the first side all sealed up and did a couple of test-smokes this weekend. Using the fire-bricks it was taking so long to come up to temp I pulled them out and just filled the basket with coals. Was easily able to maintain ~375 to smoke a chicken with the vents mostly closed. Second smoke...
  18. jmtyndall

    Modding DynaGlo Vertical

    Made a bit of progress tonight. Bought my steel plate and hardware, also needed a blade for my jigsaw to get a smooth cut. Got all this for $30. While we're discussing hardware, I discovered that 8-32 screws are sold in 12 round packs for about $2.50 each. Going any bigger in screw size and the...
  19. jmtyndall

    Use of Permatec Red RTV Gasket Selaer for Smoker Grills

    I don't use it inside the firebox, I've used it outside mine with no ill effects. Do you have holes you're trying to seal? It's very popular for a door and seam sealant, and that's how I've used it. If you have bolt-holes or thermometer leaks I recommend applying the sealant from the outside...
  20. jmtyndall

    Modding DynaGlo Vertical

    Thanks guys. I'll try to add costs to things from here on. Now that you mention it, I'm curious too. The smoker itself was around $150. Lavalock Nomex door gasket about $15, and the silicone sealer for the seams was another $10 or so. For the grease drain I used a 3/4" hex bushing, a 3/4" pipe...
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