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  1. daniels

    Biochar Compost 2021

    Since the beginning of 'biochar' started thousands of years ago and was recently discovered in the Amazon I wonder how those people knew all of this? Got to admit, I'm a skeptic and know that this all started by putting camp fire ashes and ashes from clearing land for farming in the gardens...
  2. daniels

    Ditching the pellet smoker for a stick burner

    I wonder if his wife has a sister. :D
  3. daniels

    Biochar Compost 2021

    So you're saying I could just pound some lump charcoal from Wally World and deem it 'biochar'.
  4. daniels

    Ditching the pellet smoker for a stick burner

    I keep a cheap 4" nylon bristle paint brush to sweep out the ashes from the firebox. That's after I scoop out the big stuff into a covered steel trash can.
  5. daniels

    My way of seasoning a cast iron skillet

    I skip sanding. It's a waste of time, IMHO. Those little bumps of cast iron season up just as slick as any other cast iron. A fried egg in a seasoned Lodge skillet will slip and slide around like it's on a non-stick surface even with the bumpy surface. As for seasoning I use Crisco. If it's...
  6. daniels

    Biochar Compost 2021

    Both ashes and biochar add carbon to the soil. Biochar is just a semi-intelligent sounding term for identifying substances that haven't completely burned to ashes yet. They have both worked for millenia.
  7. daniels

    Any ideas?

    The dark lines in the wood remind me of spalting. Not sure which wood species you have there.
  8. daniels

    Pocket knife suggestions

    Case, Schrade, Camillus, Victorinox, etc. are very good knives and I've had several of each but for nearly 40 years I've carried a Victorinox Tinker Swiss Army Knife with the Phillips screwdriver, not the corkscrew. I will occasionally carry a Victorinox Sentinel Swiss Army Knife when I need a...
  9. daniels

    Biochar Compost 2021

    I just put the ashes from my smoker directly on the garden the way the original 'biochar' masters thousands of years ago spread camp fire ashes on their garden soil. Works fine. All you need to know about composting your garden:
  10. daniels

    School me on why I need cast iron frying pans.

    What are you missing? Nothing really. It's just different. I grew up in a house where we had some cast iron skillets so I learned to enjoy them. If properly cared for they can be pretty well non-stick. Some negatives are that: they are heavy, they require a little more care to clean and...
  11. daniels

    Pulled my Cast Iron out....

    A store bought tortilla smeared with Old El Paso fat free refried beans, scatter on some shredded cheese, pour on some Ortega sauce, throw on some chopped onions, and nuke it in the microwave until it gets warm enough for you. Like a quick pizza style snack! I need to learn how to make flour...
  12. daniels

    Thermopop?

    Ordered a Thermopop directly from Thermoworks yesterday. My Polder is just too slow. Is the Thermopop a good choice for $15.99?
  13. daniels

    Flat top

    I really like the idea of a discada BUT when using a plowing disc how can I be sure there is no lead used in the carbon steel? Lead is often added to steel to improve the machining characteristics of steels. Are you saying you found a carbon steel discada specifically made for safe cooking...
  14. daniels

    Hedge, Osage Orange for fuel?

    Absolutely!
  15. daniels

    Hedge, Osage Orange for fuel?

    Straight hedge (Osage Orange) is almost an oxymoron like jumbo shrimp. :D
  16. daniels

    Stick burner in the cold?

    russmn, I'm in Iowa and I've seen -30* F but I don't run the smoker then. Fortunately I have a shed/outbuilding and run my smoker in there year round except when it's too cold for me. I don't have any issues with the smoker keeping up because I don't have to deal with the wind. Even in the...
  17. daniels

    No charcoal allowed in this competition, what do I do?

    Now I know who to ask for expert advice! Congratulations!
  18. daniels

    Now we're cooking!

    Of course mine looks entirely different because mine has the little bucket on the hook for the grease drain. :D Manufacturer's picture of the Yoder Loaded Wichita:
  19. daniels

    Hedge, Osage Orange for fuel?

    I asked the same question on another forum about using Osage Orange for smoking. Those that have actually used it gave positive responses about it. I don't have any that is seasoned but I have a lot of the trees on my property. I think I could thin out a few so in a couple of years I can use...
  20. daniels

    Now we're cooking!

    Never been around a stick burner before. Have been using a WSM for several years. Got the smoker Tuesday and attempted to go through the burn-off procedure Wednesday after work but didn't manage to get up to the desired temperature range. Thursday after work I got aggressive and easily went...
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