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  1. valleypoboy

    New - Oklahoma Joe's Highland Smoker

    THood, Have any pictures of your furnace fan adapter?
  2. valleypoboy

    finishing pork butt in oven

    How bad is the rain? I've had short showers hit during a 12 to 14 hour butt cook with no ill effect. You might need to bring up the temp a little to offset for the lost heat. I've read a few places that nearly all the smoke penetration happens in the first 1/2 of the cook anyhow so you can...
  3. valleypoboy

    Oklahoma Joe Tempt Control Thoughts

    Definitely have to do the wire thing. I straightened out the plate then tried to rest it on the bolts above the hole. It stayed for a time, but fell twice before I even started cooking so I gave up and left it sitting where it fell, a couple inches below the hole. I was getting between a 20 and...
  4. valleypoboy

    Oklahoma Joe Tempt Control Thoughts

    Remmy, What are the dimensions of your plate? I could probably straighten out my steel plate and see how it performs with a shallower angle, but it's only 12" long measuring from FB toward center of CC.
  5. valleypoboy

    New - Oklahoma Joe's Highland Smoker

    I figured with it designed like this, I could save space on my grilling surface, since it only comes out 3" from the inside wall. I couldn't tell you it works better or worse than a the common 90* vent elbow. My diffuser right now is thin sheet steel approximately 16" x 12". I did bend it up...
  6. valleypoboy

    Oklahoma Joe Tempt Control Thoughts

    I'd love to say stick around and someone can answer your all questions, but I think only YOU will be able to answer some of your questions. I've got the Highland and my new heat diffuser resulted in a pretty massive 100* difference between fire box side and exhaust side so I'll be re-desiging...
  7. valleypoboy

    Using a "smoking box" with a charcoal smoker

    I bought a BBQ for my father several years ago and it came with a slide out drawer "wood chip" box for smoking. That idea always nagged at me, so I picked up a little cast iron smoker box on clearance a few years ago similar to this: I don't know if thicker cast iron or the thinner stainless...
  8. valleypoboy

    New - Oklahoma Joe's Highland Smoker

    The basket can be made pretty easy from expanded steel. Look for a big 24"x24" cut of it at your local home depot or lowes. Mine came with cardboard around it showing pictures of it being used as a BBQ grate and a screen door protector. I think I found it in the section where they sell all...
  9. valleypoboy

    Temperature control for my Oklahoma Joe Longhorn

    For those with a highland, not the longhorn I found that 18" is too long to use as a heat diffuser. I cut about 2" off an 18"x12" sheet steel and it fits perfect, sits right against the walls of the barrel around 3" below the cooking surface. My sheet was thin enough I could still bend it, so...
  10. valleypoboy

    Kingsford Charcoal on Sale

    +1 to that. It seems to happen every year through Home Depot and or Lowe's. FYI, anyone looking for wood chips or chunks Home Depot is clearing out the "charbroil" brand bags right now. It's between $1 and $2 for the small bags and around $5 for the big bags. I saw Hickory, Mesquite, Cherry...
  11. valleypoboy

    New - Oklahoma Joe's Highland Smoker

    For applying silicone sealant to a door there's a few methods I read about. One is to tape one side then apply vaseline (though I think any cooking oil or grease or lard would work just as well) and clean the other side. Apply the silicone to the clean side then close the door. Let the...
  12. valleypoboy

    Quick, easy, and effective smoker cleaning method ...

    I pressure washed the inside of a decent propane BBQ once. Worst mistake I ever made. The cast iron burners rusted out to the point of causing uneven flame. I try to learn from others mistakes, but my own mistakes often lead to enlightenment. Because of the rusted out burners I figured out...
  13. valleypoboy

    oklahoma joe's smoker?

    Lots of good info in this thread: http://www.smokingmeatforums.com/t/127173/temperature-control-for-my-oklahoma-joe-longhorn The basket is pretty easy. You just need some expanded steel and a way to cut it. Just make sure you don't make it too big. I made mine 12" x 11" and it BARELY fits...
  14. valleypoboy

    Temperature control for my Oklahoma Joe Longhorn

    I think I see what you're saying, if the hole is too small it reduces heat and I waste fuel. From my reading on this smoker, the opinions are that the FB/CC opening is too large and should be closed up a little bit though. I intended to block off the top 1.5" to 2" of the hole with a plate of...
  15. valleypoboy

    Temperature control for my Oklahoma Joe Longhorn

    Thanks for the advice, I'm going to try a few more cooks with the mods I have now. I still plan on closing up the hole between the fire and cook chamber a little and sealing the top doors. I also like the idea of the baffled charcoal basket I saw somewhere, so I may build one of those.
  16. valleypoboy

    4# bone in butt stuck at 150???

    Ride it out. What temperature are you cooking at? I usually aim for 225* to 250*, but I've found mine at 300* on the end of a long cook with my butts done up to an hour faster than I expected. FYI, mine usually take about 12 hours.
  17. valleypoboy

    Some very tasty St Louis Style Ribs and done very fast

    They look very good, but I see zero visible smoke ring.
  18. valleypoboy

    noob

    StlMike, what recipe do you use for your ribs and pork butt? I too make pretty amazing ribs following the best ribs in the universe recipe (though I 1/2 the amount of Cumin) and both friends and family can't seem to get enough of my pulled pork. It's a secret recipe of my own... just kidding...
  19. valleypoboy

    Temperature control for my Oklahoma Joe Longhorn

    Big thanks to everyone in here for the shared improvements to this smoker. I used "food grade" orange RTV between the upper and lower of the fire box, between the fire box and the cooking chamber and also in the tube of the exhaust port. As others have done, I picked up a grate of expanded...
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