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  1. Roman Buffalo

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    I will say the kings Ford competition does reduce down to nothing it’s pretty impressive. If I’m at Bjs they usually have a 2pack for pretty cheap I just remember burning through it pretty quick. I’ve had good luck with the ridge brand briqs from Lowe’s which if I’m not mistaken is a offshoot of...
  2. Roman Buffalo

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    I have no shame in saying I just grab the cheapest briquettes available at Home Depot or Lowe’s haha no matter if it’s cheap or expensive charred wood I’ve tried a bunch there’s no getting around it, it likes to eat. firing mine up this weekend to do a pork butt and a slab of bacon
  3. Roman Buffalo

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    I use mine in the winter here in western NY a fair amount I set it up in my lean to or roll it just outside my garage. It’ll use a little more fuel than normal but the temp holds like it should. I’m in ski country so lots of wind and snow.
  4. Roman Buffalo

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    I can’t speak from experience on the 980 but the 1050 is a beefier version of the 560 it’s not just a bigger smoker. Not sure if that helps at all.
  5. Roman Buffalo

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    The only thing I think you can really do is change up your fuel and see if it helps. That does seem like a lot.
  6. Roman Buffalo

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    About 400 cubic mm per hour of ash movement. You’ll need a air flow analyzer with a particulate collector. Once you take your reading over an hour you’ll have to take collector filter and chemically seperate the particulate from the filter and weigh it out. Hope that helps. I’m joking. Think...
  7. Roman Buffalo

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    @jmancuso Another thing to try to help get even more air at start up ( again use some sort of fire starter so you have a good steady flame to start with) is pop the top of the charcoal hopper open for a few minutes and hold down the switch to keep the fans running. when its rolling smoke pretty...
  8. Roman Buffalo

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    that doesn’t sound normal. Typically only takes around 10 minutes or less to get up to smoking temp 220-250ish. Don’t use the paper like the manual says to use. Buy your self some fire starters make sure you pull both plates out. If you have some leftover coals in there ive noticed it takes a...
  9. Roman Buffalo

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    I agree smoke is absolutely a subjective thing! One man would say a traeger is the ultimate smoker while another would say a campfire is all you need. Id say give it a go sometime its all part of the learning experience and just trying new stuff I get bored cooking things the same way. And dont...
  10. Roman Buffalo

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    Id use the middle rack for the brisket as well. Don't be surprised if it cooks a lot faster then you'd expect. Every time I've done a brisket its done hours earlier than I planned just powers through the stall. Not complaining about that at all rather have dinner done on time then have folks...
  11. Roman Buffalo

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    Those would be nice for the middle grates! Id leave the cast irons in though for the bottom row you'd be giving up a decent amount of heat retention.
  12. Roman Buffalo

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    I haven’t honestly had an issue with burn through on mine I’ve had almost a year now. I guess it all depends on how often your cranking it up to inferno mode. Ive only peaked it out maybe 6 times the rest of the time it’s under 400
  13. Roman Buffalo

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    Do your self a favor and before you cook anything in there after you do your initial seasoning - line the bottom and top of the manifold with foil. Makes it a lot easier to keep it clean
  14. Roman Buffalo

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    At first when I read this I thought you were putting epoxy into your smoker to cure that would have made some pretty exotic flavors for your food haha .
  15. Roman Buffalo

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    All good points. Great for grilling stuff that take more than 5 minutes to cook. If your just firing it up to grill a handful of hot dogs your wasting more time loading and lighting it than its worth I keep a little camping gas grill around if i'm doing that. But chicken, burgers, steaks, pork...
  16. Roman Buffalo

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    You most definitely can Ive done it several times
  17. Roman Buffalo

    Smoked fresh ham

    I think all is well actually. I went to split it into two pieces so I could freeze one of them since we weren’t having people over anymore and sampled a piece from inside and surprisingly it was really good I think just taking too shallow of a sample slice I was getting the saltiest portion of...
  18. Roman Buffalo

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    35 degrees out here in western NY ski country and once again the 1050 proves its a beast! 18# fresh ham and a 5# pork roast fit comfortably on the 2nd rack with room to spare surprisingly. 11 hours later and we got a beautiful looking ham prepped for Christmas. Now I just have to figure out if I...
  19. Roman Buffalo

    Smoked fresh ham

    Good Morning and Merry Christmas to all! I attempted my first smoked ham from scratch this year from a pig I butchered this fall. I was super excited about the whole process. Due to some time constraints I ended up using the sausage maker brand brown sugar ham cure as it claimed around a 7 day...
  20. Roman Buffalo

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    little late on the post but I smoked a 15lb turkey on the 1050 for turkey day and it was pretty much amazing in every way. Maple/bourbon brine, some AP seasoning and heath riles peach rub. Took about 5.5 hours @ 300 on the middle rack took longer because it was stuffed. Only thing I probably...
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