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    Thermometer Placement in Smoker - WOW, it makes a difference!

    Thanks for the compliment. I really like my smoker and it sure works well. I really wondered about making the top and doors out of wood - whether everything would warp and crack and fall apart. I originally built the smoker about 20 years ago, but about two years ago I rebuilt the smoking...
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    Thermometer Placement in Smoker - WOW, it makes a difference!

    I have a masonry wood-fired smoker (picture below). It has two shelves for meat - one just above where the hot smoke enters the cooking chamber and the other half way up. I almost always put my meat on the upper shelf. I have long had my temperature sensor about five or six inches above the...
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    Any smokes going on today?

    Just put three whole pork loins on my smoker - just shy of 30 lbs. I cut them into three pieces before smoking for easier handling. I have found that they are 100% just as good after three months in the freezer as they are right out of the smoker - that's why I'm cooking so much - most of it...
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    Pulled Pork Sandwich - Serve w/ Sauce???

    Wow! Great information. I'm going to try one of JJ's finishing sauces. I think I'm good to go with these ideas. Thanks so much to all!
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    Pulled Pork Sandwich - Serve w/ Sauce???

    I've smoked a gazillion pork butts over the years, but I have always eaten it as just plain pork - never added sauce and not really ever eaten it as a sandwich.   I will be smoking three or four butts this weekend to serve to a large group. I wish to serve the pork as sandwiches. Never having...
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    The UglyBox Build

    Not a problem - I just didn't know.  Thanks for the compliments. The smoker sure seems to work very well. Smoked three slabs of baby-back ribs today - major YUM!!! "Where is the vent to the Hot box?" The fire box door has a slide vent on the bottom that really opens up a huge amount of area...
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    The UglyBox Build

    Are you responding to me (PianoV) or the original poster?
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    Smoker and Pizza Oven Build

    I'm surprised no one had responded to your question. Yes, there are helpful ratios for sizing all the components of your smoker. Start plugging your numbers into the calculator below and you can be sure to get good results. http://www.feldoncentral.com/bbqcalculator.html
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    The UglyBox Build

    Looks nice. I don't see any venting on your firebox door. Is there any? If not, plans for vents? Also, I've been using wooden doors on my masonry smoker for 20 years now - wood actually works quite well - insulates MUCH better than steel! I used my new little infrared thermometer to measure the...
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    Iron Grate Lifter/Handler

    I have three cast iron grates that serve to support most food items I place in my masonry wood-fired smoker. They have always been difficult to handle - dirty mostly. I used to grab them with a pair of channel locks - works, but have been lucky I haven't had one slip out. Well, actually one did...
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