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  1. valleypoboy

    Knife recommendations

    Do you have any pictures?  I'm no doctor but I'd like to see.  Electrolysis is the fastest (non obvious) way to eat holes in steel that I know of.  Maybe there's something strange going on in your dish washer? This guy knows what he's talking about.  I had a set of those cheap Henckel's...
  2. valleypoboy

    Any new WIFI enabled temperature monitors I don't know about?

    Maybe you should buy a wireless wifi security camera and use it zoomed in on your thermometer.  Honestly they're are good ones that can be found for around $50.
  3. valleypoboy

    Grate cleaners...

    It depends on the surface of your grill: Porcelain coated xxxx: Pretty hard to mess this up.   Inside - Bring it inside your home wash it in your sink or toss them in to your dish washer and the should come out good as new.   Outside - Wait for your BBQ to heat up then wipe it clean with a...
  4. valleypoboy

    Shelter for my smoker

    http://www.walmart.com/c/kp/grill-gazebo There's a lot of options from wallyworld. Also as others have said, you can DIY something similar or buy stuff dirt cheap off craigslist or DIY using other stuff off craigslist. I intend to cover my back deck using 3" or 4" PVC made to look like bamboo...
  5. valleypoboy

    Poor mans cold smoker

    What's wrong with a pineapple can? Poke a couple holes in the bottom for oxygen. I know it's no amzn tube, but at $2 it fits the poor man's buget. just my 2 cents of course but if you can afford pellets buy the amzn tube.
  6. valleypoboy

    oklahoma joe smoker?

    I can't speak to this year's models, but I got last year's on clearance and it's something ridiculous like 300lbs, so yea, it's thick guage steel. I found this site looking for ways make it better. Lots of good info info on cheap and easy modifications in here.
  7. valleypoboy

    Best smoker for a cheaper budget?

    My okie joes was $150 when I bought it. I've put a few more dollars, some blood, lots of sweat and no tears into it. (All my mods are in the okie joes mods threads). Estimated $50 in upgrades and I feel it's pretty awesome. I also have a nice propane smoker that's collecting dust now... not that...
  8. valleypoboy

    Things to smoke for Christmas Gifts, ideas?

    Driedstick, what is the mesh you used for those trays? Looks like some type of window screen.
  9. valleypoboy

    OK Joe - cant get thin blue smoke

    I'm going vote that you're over thinking it. You already have lit coals. Dump them in, put wood on top, close up the doors, open your exhaust 100% (always) and set your intake to your desired level of open. You'll have billowing white smoke for several minutes, but it should taper off pretty...
  10. valleypoboy

    Seasoning new smoker

    I'm far from an expert here, but I'd avoid Pam. Lard doesn't sound bad, but if you have it, some flaxseed oil is by far the best oil for "seasoning" cast iron so I'd think it would be best here too. When I got my ok joes, the inside was coated in oil already, though I have no idea what type.
  11. valleypoboy

    New years eve , first cheese smoke

    I've only done my own once now, but letting it age a bit really made a difference. At 1 week mine had a very mild smoke taste, at 2 weeks it's much more pronounced. Just my findings... oh, mine was cheddar, monterey and pepper jack. I think the softer aka wetter cheeses absorb the smoke...
  12. valleypoboy

    What is going on with smoking cheese?

    Must have been dumb luck for me. I put a pineapple juice can in my fire box, lit a couple briquettes dropped a couple chunks of mesquite waited maybe 20 minutes for it to get smoking real good and stated laying out the cheese blocks. I had them laying on one of those teflon bbq sheets so i...
  13. valleypoboy

    Cheese and the Food saver

    Butchdon, There is lots of info on cheese, proper storage, proper aging, etc. You should read the warnings, consider the process as our ancestors have done it for thousands (?) of years and decide yourself. Personally I don't think there is any real risk in the process as I'm doing it. Once you...
  14. valleypoboy

    Cheese and the Food saver

    I smoked then vacuum packed a few pounds of cheese before Christmas. I cracked open and shared 1 package at Christmas with mild cheddar, monterey jack and pepper jack. The smoke was very mild, but impossible to miss. A week later we opened a second batch and the smoke is much stronger, but not...
  15. valleypoboy

    Cleaning OK Joe or any offset smoker

    I don't clean (yet). IMHO cleaning with water invites rust. I've read about scraping the buildup with a spackle tool, that's what I am planning on doing. I just had to de-rust the top grate from the firebox, bottom probably needs it too. I seasoned it with flaxseed oil so hopefully that keeps...
  16. valleypoboy

    Temperature control for my Oklahoma Joe Longhorn

    Hasn't been cleaned... don't judge me
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    Temperature control for my Oklahoma Joe Longhorn

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    Oklahoma Joe Smoker Temperature

    Rhaugle, have you done any modifications? off the top of my head, a charcoal basket mod will help your heat problem because it will add draft below the fire am allow you to put a lot more charcoal in without fear of it falling out. See the other OK JOE'S threads for details pictures etc. If you...
  20. valleypoboy

    New - Oklahoma Joe's Highland Smoker

    I like it because it takes up so little space.  I'm losing 4" (Maybe it's 3", I'll have to go back and check) into my cooking surface, the dry elbow goes a lot further in.  If you have a cut off wheel or other way to cut sheet steel and a way to bend sheet steel it can be made out of much...
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