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  1. cpfitness

    Brinkmann Trailmaster Limited Edition

    its strange, I'm probably almost right at the level of the grate since I put them pretty low on the door but the temps I was measureing with my digitals were also angled so the tip of the probe was equally low.  I'm wondering if it is picking up the temperature of the outside of the door or...
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    Grate Thermostat issue

    Hello all.  Just installed a couple of Brinkman Grill thermos at grate level on my New Brinkmann Trailmaster Limited edition.  I did the boiling water test to the thermos and they were spot on but once installed, they are not giving accurate readings versus my digital thermos in similar...
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    Brinkmann Trailmaster Limited Edition

    goofed up editing previous post
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    Brinkmann Trailmaster Limited Edition

    We are under way with the first smoke! A couple of observations. The brinkman thermos I installed on the door are not accurate and I think its because the probes are too short. Anyone know anything about this? They are probably only about 2 inches long. I tested them in boiling water along...
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    First Bacon in the new smokehouse

    i see them all nicely packaged yet my shipment must be delayed?????   
  6. cpfitness

    Brinkmann Trailmaster Limited Edition

    installed all the mods and fired up a few coals again.  I'm actually concerned that the baffle is blocking too much heat but I'm going to chalk it up to simply not lighting up enough coals. The temperature on the stock thermo was having a hard time getting up to 250-275. I put the firebox damper...
  7. cpfitness

    Brinkmann Trailmaster Limted Edition - mods

    FYI Harbor Freight has the wheels for anywhere from $3 to $5.  going to grab a set of them along with an angle grinder so I can trim my tuning plates up!
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    Brinkmann Trailmaster Limited Edition

    jury is still out on the 3m fire block.  it cures to a hard cement like quality. but I think it's going to do a perfectly good job of handling the massive gaps where the 2 firebox halves go together.  What I ended up doing was hitting the fireblock on the inside seams and then using the red...
  9. cpfitness

    Silicone

    Actually, I went ahead and gave the 3m stuff a go.  the white papers on it specifically cite repairing cracked fire bricks and wood stoves as a use for it and it's supposed to be good up to 750 degrees CELSIUS so should be great for the firebox.  I won't be surprised if it doesn't do well for...
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    Brinkmann Trailmaster Limited Edition

    Thanks for the quick reply! I was concerned about the seasoning because the insides are still fairly oily feeling so i thought perhaps I didn't have enough heat going through it.   I did some more research on the 3m Fire Block sealant.  I'm starting to think that this stuff might be the BEST...
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    Brinkmann Trailmaster Limited Edition

    This thread has died off a bit over the last couple of months but hopefully some of you earlier posters see this and can chime in since surely you all now have lots of experience with this bad boy! Just got a new one.  I have some limited experience with the el cheapo brinkmann smoke n pit...
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    Neighbor got a Brinkman Trailbalzer for Xmas...not going so well..advice?

    again I realize this is an old post, but as someone who is also on a budget I'll share my personal insight.   I love food, I love cooking, I love entertaining.  I like to think that I'm not a cheapskate but don't spend just to spend either.  I will gladly pay more for something that flat out...
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    Neighbor got a Brinkman Trailbalzer for Xmas...not going so well..advice?

    I know this is an old thread but just wanted to bump it to say I am experienceing the EXACT same thing.  I'm not a total noob; I had a brinkmann smoke n pit that I did some very basic mods too.  just got a new trailmaster LE and happened to see brinkman thermo's in the accessories section so I...
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    Silicone

    Reviving this thread. Also just bought some of this stuff from Home Depot because they didn't have the red RTV.  I am going to go get some of that tomorrow at a local auto parts store but based on reading a couple of comments here, do you guys think this stuff will work to seal a fairly large...
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    Royal Oak Lump Charcoal

    IF I had a better way of cleaning the ashes out while smoking with my cheapo brinkman, I would use kingsford Blue because as you mentioned home depot everywhere has 40lbs for $12.  The royal oak definately burns much much hotter but I agree with others, lots of non standard sized pieces that...
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    what lean pork cut for tacos?

    pulled pork with a pancake for your taco shell and a little vinegar based slaw and that is as good of a taco as you will ever have!
  17. cpfitness

    Brinkman Smoke-n-pit horizontal mods.

    yes and it has tasted great!    Bear with me here.  I'm not saying your wrong, I'm simply offering my theory and hoping you can offer some more actual concrete scientific proof to your points.  I understand what your saying, I don't want my meat bathing in hydrocarbons but whether that stuff is...
  18. cpfitness

    Brinkman Smoke-n-pit horizontal mods.

    I understand what your saying, not sure if I totally agree though.  when I see leakage, I'm seeing lots of smoke come out of the leaks, not just heat, so it reasons that if I sealed up all those leaks, heat stays in but so does smoke so then I need a wide open chimney to get the smoke out.  but...
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    Brinkman Smoke-n-pit horizontal mods.

    sorry, somehow I'm just seeing this now but i guess there is plenty more summer left so I hope this helps.  My understanding is that since heat rises, if you don't extend the chimney down, the heat goes right up to that chimney and out, but if you lower it down it helps to actually keep heat...
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    Skirt Steak

    i'm coming late to the party here but chimichurri sauce works great on skirt steak.  there are varying recipes but basically its either PArsley, Cliantro or a mix of the 2 as the main base.  Add to that some fresh oregano, olive oil, red onion, and a bit of red wine vinegar or lemon/lime juice...
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