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    Gravity fed lacks smoke flavour

    Ash bin. I empty it before I place wood in it. B&B is a company that mostly produces quality lump charcoal and briquettes. They also have hardwood chunks sold in bags. Most hardwood sold in bags I wouldnt touch, but B&Bs is decent. If you can harvest your own wood though, that is better.
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    Rust inside brand new Pit Boss smoker - need advice

    That’s really nothing. Just bare metal rust patina. Spray Pam or some other oil on it and it will burn off on your first cook, and turn black with the smoke creosote going through it.
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    Gravity fed lacks smoke flavour

    On my Gravity, I can easily get too much smoke. Cooking temps have a lot to do with it. 225 and loaded with wood in the bin, and you produce way too much smoke for big meats like a butt. For Brisket, I like running at 275 and I place similar sized chunks of wood in with the charcoal...
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    WSM, what makes it different from a drum?

    I always hate cleaning my UDS, so much so that I quite using it completely once I got my Gravity fed smoker. Seemed like a pain in the arse. Always get covered in grease when cleaning. Never had a WSM, but think I would like the ability to disassemble it for easier cleaning,
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    Fed up with stuck auger/startup issues

    Get you one of the 5 gallon bucket vacuums they have at places like Home Depot. They don‘t cost much at all, and you can suck the pellets right out, and you have a place to store the pellets. Congrats on the new Rec Teq. They make a good product.
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    First try with smoker

    Lucky bastard.
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    Gravity Feed Cabinet Smoker

    Cool. Looks a lot like my Southern Q Limo Jr. Hard to beat a good gravity feed imho.
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    New Recteq 1250 vs Pitts and Spitts 1250

    Well, that in a nutshell is why the Rec Teq is way more popular than a P&S (as well as Yoder and Mak). It’s hard to rationalize spending considerable more for something that basically does the same thing. It’s kind of like comparing a Camry to a BMW. Both get you from A & B just about the...
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    New Recteq 1250 vs Pitts and Spitts 1250

    The RT1250 is an updated 700 and adds a few things the 700 should have had like the upper cooking grate, and both grates now slide like the PS1250. I do like the foldable front shelf (need to be foldable as the grill is fairly deep to begin with because of the rear hopper). To compare the two...
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    Non Mammal Meat Ideas

    In Florida, we like Gator bites. Good eats indeed. Not sure where you are located or if gator is something you could find locally.
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    Choosing an offset, Need help

    Yes, you are on the right track. Not knocking the 57, but the 69 would give you more flexibility with both your fire and cook chamber,
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    The Gravity Smoker Pool is getting more crowded .. In a Good way.

    Southern Q, Deep South, T&K and Humphreys have been building them for quite some time too. Nothing new about Gravity Fed units. The Masterbuilt and Chargrill are a little different though as they function as both a grill and smoker, where all the others are smokers only. I’ve had my Southern Q...
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    Portable generator

    I’ve got a 5500 that can plug into the house and run stuff like the water heater and we’ll pump. Not at the same time, but is workable. So for instance, you can run the well, get the water pressure up, then switch over to the heater to let the water warm up. After awhile, you can switch the...
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    Fresh Trout From My Farm

    Are you in Idaho along the snake river? Looked at a few setups like yours in this area. Trout looks wonderful.
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    I just had the longest smoke of my life

    Sounds like it’s time to invest in a new smoker. I‘ve had some smokes that long, but that was for multiple proteins. If it had been two 9 pounds butts, I would have pulled them and filled them full of lead to make sure that piggy was dead.
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    BGE v Kamado Joe

    If you want to really confuse the issue, add Goldens cast iron the the list. Awesome looking and very durable .
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    Gas grill burner settings

    I am not sure what you are referring to as a smoke box to place over gas grill is. What I am familiar with are the wood chip boxes that you will with wood chips and place in the grill.. (maybe we are talking about the same thing). I have used one that I have a few times (years ago) and it never...
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    Gas grill burner settings

    yes, but every style has trade offs. The Masterbuilt is a gravity fed machine and with its design you can grill and smoke. A Weber 22” or better yet a 26” kettle can also do those things well, and should outlast the Masterbilt. The Masterbuilt gravity is pretty cool though and has a built in...
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    Is Weber the better brand?

    Weber has been long known for excellent customer service. I think they got overwhelmed with the COVID crisis though. Sales took off on grills and outdoor products, and their work force wasn’t in the office everyday As reliably before Covid. Not sure if they have returned to their pre Covid...
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    Is Weber the better brand?

    Yes, nothing is as simple as a gas grill. I too love charcoal, but without a doubt, the easiest cooking machine is gas. Turn on, let it warm up for 5 min or so. Cook and turn off. Clean up occasionally, but cleanup is simple on a Weber.
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