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Need some help with my revese flow smoker
Wher can I download this calculator?- theoldman
- Post #12
- Forum: Reverse Flow
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offset smoker with propane burner
It looks like your burner exits underneath the smoke box. Hadn't thought of that. Where do youut the propane tank?- theoldman
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- Forum: Side Fire Box
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offset smoker with propane burner
how do you keep the wood from flaring up in the skillet? How close to the flame is the skillet?- theoldman
- Post #4
- Forum: Side Fire Box
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I'm ready to switch!!
I have a side firebox Brinkman that I bought at a yard sale several months ago, and have been trying to smoke things succesfully every since. I've installed all the mods I've read about on these forums, and to say the least, I'm not satisfied. All winter long, I've had problems trying to...- theoldman
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- Forum: Propane Smokers
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Got a question
I usually use oak to smoke, preferably black jack if I can find it. Today I'm doing a Boston Butt with native cherry (Florida) that I split on the log splitter and cut into 1" thick slabs on the band saw. Looks pretty good so far. This is my first butt, so don't have much to compare it to.- theoldman
- Post #8
- Forum: Woods for Smoking
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Attention Jacksonville, FL Stick Burners!
I'm in Pomona Park, about 70 miles south of Jax. Lots of oak around, but pretty pricy until after fireplace season is over. Best oak is blackjack. Quite a bit of it around Interlachen and Melrose. I paid $75 for a pu load split and loaded.- theoldman
- Post #4
- Forum: Woods for Smoking
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Slower than snails!!!
Just read Bearcarvers post regarding Meat Processing Products .com, and had to relate my experience with AMW distributing. I thought I ordered Instacure in time to use for Thanksgiving turkey, having ordered in on 11/14. It wasn't shipped until 11/23, and arrived on 11//26. I don't know about...- theoldman
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- Forum: Slicers, Grinders, Tools, Equipment
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smoke turkey disaster
I had 2 12# brined birds on the rack at 4:50 - look at my post on too hot on one end. The one on the left hand side was so hot at 5:30, I swapped postions with them. The one I moved to the left (cool side of the smoker) internal temp in the breast at 6:50 said 165. Moved the probe to the... -
Too hot on firebox end!!
Brinkman offset horizontal. I've started modifying accordeing to what I'm reading here, but still not having much luck. I just smoked to 12# turkeys yesterday (early thanksgiving). They came out pretty good, but I'm not happy with temps in the smoke chamber. I installed dial thermometers in...- theoldman
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- Forum: Charcoal Smokers
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First "Chuckie"
Going to try my luck at Thnksgiving Turkey on the smoker, so thought I'd get in a little practice today, since the wife had picked up a 2 for 1 a while back, and there was a 3 1/2# chuck in the refer. I'm a newbie, so I learn a lot with each trial. I learned today that the Brinkman side... -
Rytek Rutas and Instacure
I just purchased his book, and am amazed!! What a wealth of information, but I need the opionion of you "old timers". He lauds the use of his instacure 1 & 2, which contain nitrates. I read all the USDA info in his book, and it appears to be safe to use his mixes. I undersand that this... -
Bassman sourdough recipe
I keep reading all these posts on sourdough bread and I'm fascinated. The wife has tried several times to get a starter going with no luck except the friendship bread thing, and it is really prolific. I'd be glad to give anyone a starter from it along with a loaf if they were close enough... -
Gonna try the mullett today
Mullet was fabulous! Little too much salt,but I'll rectify that next time. Used lump charcol with a small stick of oak on top once in a while to keep the temp where I wanterd it. Worked good, and my homje made chimney worked great. Time for a fish fry. -
Gonna try the mullett today
I scraped down the cook chamber and power washed and got rid of most of the chicken fat after the last session. Been looking at mods for the el cheapo offset Brinkman, and made a hi-temp silicone gasket, add a diverter to move the smoke further down the chamber, and installed 2 just above the... -
Cleaning the damn thing
Jax area is close - I'm in Pomona Park, 20miles south of Palatka. The chicken was defrosted, brined overnight, and tasted wonderful. The wood I used was seasoned. I'm wondering if what I think is grease around the smoker cover might be creosote. I thought creosote would be hard and glossy. ... -
Cleaning the damn thing
Sorry about the lack of info, as you can probably tell, I'm a newbie, and still learning. I have a Brinkman offset and I'm firing it with oak splits. I may hae to go to charcoal, and use only the wood for smoking, but really prefer to use the wood only., Seems a lot more natural, and besides... -
Cleaning the damn thing
I smoked 3 chickens in this thing the other day, and not only did the grease can run over, but the inside of the smoking chamber is standing in grrease, and grease has come out around all the edges of the chamber cover. (The whole thing stinks) Should the smoker be throughly cleaned after each... -
Too hot
Haven't done any mods yet, but the three chickens I did today, the one next to the fire box got pretty brown pretty fast, so guess I'd better look into some mods. I'd very much like to have a heavier smoker, but bought this one at a yard sale for $30, cleaned it up and painted it - looks brand...
