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Newbie from Missouri
Also, what size holes did you use in your fire pan? Neighbor wants to know... -
Newbie from Missouri
Ahhh, I'm with ya now! My bad, I forgot about the true ECB!!! My neighbor has one and loves it. I'll definitely have to recommend the holes in the bottom of the fire pan. Also have to recommend using something other than his deck to catch the ashes -
Newbie from Missouri
Is that an old water pan? My fire pan looks more similar to the one on this page: http://home.comcast.net/~day_trippr/smoker_mods.htm And I'm pretty sure I'm going to add the grate to the fire pan and some dampers, as a lot of ECB users have done...so I've found out since joining this great... -
Newbie from Missouri
Bah! I live in Grain Valley! Grew up in Blue Springs as well! Although, I like to think I live outside the burbs. Where are you located now and why would you ever want to move from Eastern Jackson County? hahaha! -
Newbie from Missouri
Precisely. I think I started off with my fire in the wrong and I was adding wood and coal to try to correct it. Part of the learning process! -
Newbie from Missouri
Yeah, this was my first smoke...and I think it had too much smoke. I found out about the Minion method after I got done smoking the butt. Will definitely use that next time and try to get the vent mods installed as well. I think I used way too much wood during the smoke. I smoked it for about 7... -
Best upright smoker?
Thanks for the replies! The backwoods smokers look really nice (price reflects that too)! And so does yours Engineer. Makes me jealous, but I don't think I can justify the cost. I'm really motivated by Pete's site and not giving up on the cheap brink. I think some of those mods would be...- outlaw44
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- Forum: Charcoal Smokers
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Best upright smoker?
Dang! Just checked out the site you linked. That's amazing! I definitely need to think about some of those mods. Is it pretty typical to put a bed of coals in the fire pan and then dump the hot coals on top of that? I just used my chimney and dumped my charcoals into the fire pan. Probably...- outlaw44
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- Forum: Charcoal Smokers
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Newbie from Missouri
You sound like you've done this before! Hit it right on the head. That butt stalled, but I kept pushing through! I did have some trouble; we had a cold front come through just north of us and dropped a lot of rain. Luckily, none on me, but the ambient temp did drop about 10* and the wind... -
Best upright smoker?
Hey everyone. I'm, as we speak, cooking up my first pork butt on my brinkman gourmet charcoal smoker. I bought it at a hardware store, and it was cheap. My biggest complaints are the tiny door and I can't seem to control the temperature at all. Because the door is so small, I really can't...- outlaw44
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- Forum: Charcoal Smokers
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Newbie from Missouri
I'm just east of Kansas City. Outside of the burbs. I went to engineering school at Mizzou...almost went to Rolla. Glad I chose Mizzou though! -
Newbie from Missouri
Pork butt!!! I'm up to 145 deg F after 4 hours on a 4.3 lb butt. When do you guys usually stop using wood? I'll definitely post some pics once it's done! -
Newbie from Missouri
Whew! That was quick! You guys work fast and thanks for the replies! I did buy a wireless meat thermometer, but not a dual one. Pretty awesome as it has an alarm that goes off once your desired temp is met, shows how much time has passed since you started, current meat temp, etc. I'm really... -
Newbie from Missouri
What's shakin' everybody?! Just started smoking my first pork butt about 90 mins ago! This is my first time smoking and I'm looking forward to all the years and experiments to come! I picked up a cheap Brinkman vertical (water pan) smoker to start the hobby. I'm already tired of the tiny...
