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  1. jburn244

    Old Country BBQ Pits Pecos Owners Thread

    I thought about doing that but I opted to keep the grill grate in case I ever wanted to grill over the firebox. Only mods I have done on my Pecos are 1/4" thick tuning plates, and the bbqgaskets.com nomex gasket on both cook chamber and firebox doors. The tuning plates seem to have made the...
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    Splits NOT burning???

    Cut your splits in half as probably already mentioned, and just add the 2 small pieces at at time. They catch quicker and burn better. I don't think you need less charcoal as long as you are running at half or wide open. Just don't choke it off and you'll be fine. Although now that I'm looking...
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    PIT BARREL COOKER

    I think I'm just about sold on one of these as s Christmas present to myself. I got rid of my WSM to try stick burning but now I realize I do need a set and forget it cooker also. This seems to be the ticket!
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    Old Country BBQ Pits Pecos Owners Thread

    I did try a basket and doing the minion method but I didn't have much luck. It took an entire 20lb bag of charcoal just to get a 5 hour burn, even though I started it too fast and could have gotten more, it's not to economical. I may eventually experiment with it more, but as of right now it's...
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    Old Country BBQ Pits Pecos Owners Thread

    Your problem is too much air. The minion method is not working because it's just burning across the whole basket. It's up to 300 so quick because all your charcoal gets lit. I haven't had any luck with the minion method in this cooker. You can't choke off the air enough and keep the proper draft.
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    Old Country temps out of control

    I didn't have any luck with a charcoal basket in this pit. You can't slow the burn down enough to make it work right and keep a good draft in the cooker at the same time. It was either burning up way too fast or the temps would be weird and uneven since there was no draft. I'm pretty happy if...
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    1st brisket and boston butt on my Old Country Pecos

    If you can find one with acceptable fit and finish, Old Country's have to be one of the best bang for the buck offset smokers you can get from a big box store. Thicker steal, grate-level exhaust, slide out expanded steel cooking racks, built in baffle, warmer on top of firebox. Really a great...
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    Old Country temps out of control

    Ray-- I began to answer your question in the Pecos owners thread (since you posted there as well as created a new thread). I have this same pit, see my response and questions there. You need to give more details about your process for starting your fire.
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    Old Country BBQ Pits Pecos Owners Thread

    It's a learning experience, for sure. After 4 months and several cooks it's starting to feel more predictable for me. To help though we need to know what kind of fuel you are using, how much, how you started it, etc. If you let it come up to 225 and then came back and it was over 300 that's...
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    Old Country BBQ Pits Pecos Owners Thread

    Well I loaded up my cooker to the max for the first time yesterday, 9 racks of spares trimmed down to St. Louis plus most of the rib tips and skirt meat cut into chunks. The Pecos cooked like a champ. Most everything was cooked evenly even though I had to use rib racks. Great color all around...
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    My First Charcoal/Offset Smoker Cook - Questions

    Yes, if you are looking to stick burn with splits you will start with a good hot coal bed (a combination of lit charcoal and 2-3 splits you let burn down to coals). Once your pit is up to temp, load your meat, then add one split (or I like 2 small ones) every 45 mins to an hour as your temp...
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    Old Country BBQ Pits Pecos Owners Thread

    One of Horizon's drop in convection plates might fit this (the 16"?) Although I haven't investigated. I just went with tuning plates as it was a cheaper option.
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    Need Help How to seal fire box on old country Pecos

    I get it now, very cool!
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    Need Help How to seal fire box on old country Pecos

    Umm...is that welded shut?
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