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  1. davenh

    Free Traeger pellets if anyone local can use them.

    I have 3 - 20lb bags of Traeger brand pellets, one bag each of cherry, hickory and pecan. I've only used a handful or two out of the hickory and cherry. So near 60lbs. I'm in Hudson, NH if anyone local wants them. Cleaning out the basement and hate to toss them if a fellow bbq'r can get some use...
  2. davenh

    Apex Apparatus - Mark I Smoker

    I like the circulation layout, great job
  3. davenh

    Everything bad always happens at once

    Hit Craigslist for a quick cheap freezer and don't let it get you down. Do some online searching for the problem your having with your oven. Most issues are fairly common within a particular model line. Maybe something you can repair yourself, appliance are not to complex to troubleshoot once...
  4. davenh

    Royal Oak Discontinued?

    That article is kinda old, from 2005, guess they are still alive. The only RO lump being stocked around here is the made in Paraguay stuff, no made in USA. More likely the business model is changing more to imported charcoal. Bought a bunch for $3.99 a bag. Burns fine in my smoker, but Naked...
  5. davenh

    Smoking/Cooking for 50 plus friends saturday....

    Really great job Alex! Your brother must have been thrilled with it all. You got some talent man...both cooking and in planning
  6. davenh

    Do baby backs have same membrane to remove as spares?

    I find starting at the center works best to pull the membrane on BB's. Peels right up no paper towels or trying to grip the end. Use something blunt and make a little separation, work a finger under the membrane through to the other side and tear it right up from the center. Just...
  7. davenh

    Kindness and Understanding

    LOL...ALX..you need a new avatar...j/k
  8. davenh

    Kindness and Understanding

    Pretty much what I meant by saying have a thicker skin Guess your version would be more PC
  9. davenh

    Kindness and Understanding

    I absolutely agree that everyone should treat others with respect. I also feel there is something to be said for having a thicker skin.
  10. davenh

    Sausage and maintaing temps

    Here's the original build thread. http://www.smokingmeatforums.com/for...ad.php?t=72683 And here's the change I made adding a gravity feed firebox. http://www.smokingmeatforums.com/for...ad.php?t=78904 If you get an old metal lined fridge with fiberglass insulation your already 3/4 done...
  11. davenh

    Sausage and maintaing temps

    Make sure you build plenty of thermal mass into the bottom part of your smoker. Like a heavy plate to absorb heat and also divert the air flow towards the walls. This will help equalize temps by forcing the hot air flow to expend energy heating the bottom of the smoker before rushing out the...
  12. davenh

    Latch Broke on MES

    Just call Masterbuilt, they should send you a new one.
  13. davenh

    Welding Experts (I need your advice)

    You can hit up some metal salvage/recyclers for scrap stuff, usually some odds and ends laying around. Also call a few local metal fabricators and ask them if they have any scrap cutoffs you can buy. It's scrap to them and they will just take a few bucks for some nice new steel. Good luck.
  14. davenh

    Welding Experts (I need your advice)

    Few suggestions from a novice welder myself....orientate your work so that your welding on a flat horizontal if possible. Welding vertical beads are a lot tougher. Also a good starting point for selecting amperage is 1 amp for each thousandth thick the rod is. In other words a 1/8 rod is .125"...
  15. davenh

    MES Fire

    Just a thought...I would think with the MES sealed properly there wouldn't be enough air in there to support a fire, should have used up the little O2 and went out. Maybe there were some gaps in the door seal or your chip loader wasn't in right, letting too much air in the chamber. I notice...
  16. davenh

    MES.... hot corner!

    Dave..what your probably seeing is the radiant heat coming off the element. If I remember correctly, don't think there is anything covering the short element section that goes across from the back wall to the housing. The IR heat coming off the glowing red element has a direct line of sight to...
  17. davenh

    Kingsford on sale at Lowe's until the 7th

    PM me your email address and I'll send you a PDF copy.
  18. davenh

    Steel thickness - insulated cooker

    I did the main box of my insulated smoker with aluminum sheet. Basically ended up with a Stumps style gravity feed weighing in around 325 lbs. Cooking chamber is 20x20x43. Just another option for cutting down the weight. If you want to know about anything related to Stumps clones, check out...
  19. davenh

    Babyback vs Spares. The winner is...

    For me it's BB's over spares. A lot less fat and connective tissue. Too me they taste better. I have done plenty of both and hands down everyone has liked the BB's better. I just bought some at Sams Club for $2.99 lb, not a bad price. I also find foiling is not necessary to get tender juicy...
  20. davenh

    Charcoal and smoke advice

    I give the bottom of the chimney about 40 seconds with my propane torch (reg plumbing torch) and it gets it going pretty good. I also didn't like all the fireflies from the newspaper.
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