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  1. kmmamm

    Identifying wood

    there Is a simple way to determine if it is pine....split a piece and take a sniff. There is no mistaking the smell of pine resin.
  2. kmmamm

    Identifying wood

    Looks like you may have some ash. What part of the county are you in? Emerald ash bore has wiped out a large part of the ash tree population East of the Mississippi. If it is ash, it will burn hot, produce little smoke of neutral quality and leave a pile of white ashes. I mostly use it in...
  3. kmmamm

    Plum tree

    Wood is the the same regardless of whether it is trunk or branch. Just be sure it is fully cured, otherwise it will impart biter overtones.
  4. kmmamm

    Mold on ends of rounds

    It will not effect the quality of smoke....bigger issue is you don’t really want the fungus dropping spores inside an enclosed space.
  5. kmmamm

    Is this cherry?

    I am thinking he gave you exactly what you paid for. You will know for sure the first time you use it on some poultry. We use wild cherry up here a lot. The palatability of wild fruit has nothing to do with the quality of smoke its properly cured wood produces.
  6. kmmamm

    Masterbilt Gas smoker rusting out - repair or replace (probably replace)

    Had to take a look at the Masterbuilt web site to understand exactly what you are dealing with....seems the easiest, cheapest solution would be to find a low walled stainless steel bowl of similar diameter and height that will fit inside the lip of the original rim. Cut the rusted material...
  7. kmmamm

    Masterbilt Gas smoker rusting out - repair or replace (probably replace)

    https://www.metalsdepot.com/ Not a cheap source, but they deliver to your door. I occasionally use them when time is critical and I need small quantities of specialty metals. At the end of the day, it will probably be cheaper to buy a new smoker and scrap the old one.
  8. kmmamm

    500 gallon reverse flow build

    23o gallon build, vents in firebox door.
  9. kmmamm

    Stocking up on Oak

    Where in the heck are you located? It is February and I don’t think there is a single blade of green grass within a hundred miles of here...much less oak trees with green leaves!
  10. kmmamm

    Fire management help pls

    Please give us a little information about how you manage the combustion air at the firebox. Are you running with the door open or using the inlet vents?
  11. kmmamm

    120 Gallon smoker build

    Alternatively, you could simply cut the 120gal tank down sizing it to the firebox. Would be a whole lot faster and cheaper than building a new firebox. Use it to learn, if at some point you find the downsized smoker isn’t big enough, you can always start a larger build from scratch.
  12. kmmamm

    Opinion on these tanks for new build with off set fire box. Northern tool has them under $700. 16 Gauge steel.

    Spend some time looking on Craig’s list in the farm and garden section. It may take a few weeks, but there is a pretty good chance some affordable used tanks will turn up. Unless you already have fabrication/welding skills, 16ga is pretty hard to learn on.
  13. kmmamm

    Red Oak vs white oak?

    Only measurable difference I have found between cured red and white is that red seems to catch and burn a little faster than white.
  14. kmmamm

    What is seasoned wood?

    Simple answer? NO!! What you are proposing is trying to use your smoker as a kiln. Granted, the wood would eventually dry out, but not “ in a few hours” or before burning a lot more wood than you actually trying to dry. Cooking green sap will most likely produce some rich creosote flavors...
  15. kmmamm

    Experts please confirm Numbers prior to first cut.

    Hey Matt, before you start cutting, run your numbers on Dave’s calculator (you will find it on the sticky thread at the top of reverse flow. Feldon’s is a good start, but taken literally, it has some quirks that can cause real frustration down the road. Dave does a petty good job explaining...
  16. kmmamm

    help with vents on 250 gallon RF

    A lesson from the school of hard knocks....cleaning ashes during a cook can result in a bad case of “ash seasoning” on anything in the firebox. Having inlets positioned above the grate greatly helps keep clean combustion air flowing when ash starts to bridge on the fire grate .
  17. kmmamm

    Orange wood.

    Citrus is an excellent choice for lighter proteins such as fish, turkey and chicken. I have also used it on pork with good results. Osage orange (aka “hedge”) is a great wood for general smoking. Find someone with hedge growing on their place and there is a good chance you will be allowed to...
  18. kmmamm

    help with vents on 250 gallon RF

    Looking good! Real estate on the door is always an issue. Nothing wrong with firing it up and seeing how it works with what you have. I recommend doing a long burn (10-12 hr) to test how they perform as ash builds up under the fire grate. I have found as the ash builds, the third inlet...
  19. kmmamm

    Hay Smoking with herbs...

    I suppose you could smoke with grass or legume forages, but unless that is absolutely the only source of fuel available, I can’t come up with a good reason to do it. We occasionally burn piles of old hay and straw that is no longer suitable for feed or bedding and none of it produces an...
  20. kmmamm

    help with vents on 250 gallon RF

    Personally, I would ditch the door slides, go with all of the vent tubes on the door, and leave the sides of the box alone. If you are needing 65 square inches, of total opening and will be using 6.25id pipe I would figure on 3 inlets. (65+10%= 71.5sqin minimum requirement) Each individual...
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