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  1. racerjohnbf

    Fire brick?

    Awesome! Thanks!
  2. racerjohnbf

    Fire brick?

    Thanks I'll look into that as well. I may just buy a little extra expanded to make that as well.
  3. racerjohnbf

    Slow-Cooked South Carolina Pulled Pork

    Did you try this recipe smoked? If so how did it turn out?
  4. racerjohnbf

    Fire brick?

    Thanks for the pics! What I'm thinking of doing now is to add a layer of expanded metal as suggested, shorten the legs of the tray a little and add some short sides to help keep the coals from falling off the edges.
  5. racerjohnbf

    Fire brick?

    That's what I plan to do this year. I don't cook on my smoker as much as most of yall probably do so that hurts the learning curve. I probably only get it out 4 or 5 times a year on a good year lol, I'm hoping to change that this year though. I've gotten my smoke a lot better over the last...
  6. racerjohnbf

    Fire brick?

    Yeah I've definitely been running my fire all wrong. I may try the extra layers of expanded metal to help keep my coals from falling through. I'm still curious about the use or firebrick though. And if the bricks I linked would be the correct type to use? I know when my parents used to...
  7. racerjohnbf

    Fire brick?

    I have always had a hard time keeping a consistent temperature going on my Lang 36. I've been reading some posts on here and watched a couple of videos on fire management and I think I now know my problems. First I've been using too large of splits for small smoker. That's and easy fix. But my...
  8. racerjohnbf

    What should I do?

    Thanks for the tip!
  9. racerjohnbf

    Offset Smoker Fire management

    Yep. I would add that using a dead blow hammer would ensure you don't damage the poll of your axe if doing it this way. https://www.harborfreight.com/4-lb-neon-orange-dead-blow-hammer-69004.html
  10. racerjohnbf

    New member from Virginia

    Thanks for the warm welcome everyone! Looking forward to learning and improving my skills. Pimp my smoker! Lol! Funny thing was I custom ordered it based on some pics on their website and told them the need to be able to move it around easily. I had no idea what it was gonna look like. I was...
  11. racerjohnbf

    What should I do?

    Thanks for the link. I will be getting a moisture meter, I had no idea they were that cheap. I will get it split and stacked as soon as it dries up enough to get my neighbor's splitter over here. I'll have to have them over for ribs as a thank you! I'll probably have enough wood for the next 5...
  12. racerjohnbf

    New member from Virginia

    Hi guys! I'm John, I just joined the other day but I have been smoking meat for quite some time. This is great site and I'm looking forward to being a part of it! A little about me.... I'm from Virginia. I'm a mechanic at a golf course I like to fish I like to bowl I like grilling and smoking...
  13. racerjohnbf

    What should I do?

    Small update... I went and cut another load today, the wood looks pristine when first cut. Other than that one peice that is really black, I think it is just surface mold from all this rain we have been having, because it pretty much scratches off with edge of a axe. I'm attaching 2 pics of the...
  14. racerjohnbf

    What should I do?

    I've read about that happening with oak. It will be interesting to see what it looks like when I split those pieces.
  15. racerjohnbf

    What should I do?

    Thanks for the replies! I'm going to cut some more to bring home this weekend, then as soon as it dries up a bit around here my neighbor offered the use of his wood splitter so I'll get it split and stacked on a couple plastic pallets under my lean to on the back of my garage so it will stay...
  16. racerjohnbf

    What should I do?

    Hi, new member here looking for some advise. I brought a load of red oak home from a tree that was cut down where I work. It was just cut 2 or three weeks ago. In one of the pieces there are black spots mostly in the sapwood. When fresh cut the black was very light, but after the rain we have...
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