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  1. smokingvic

    THREADS

    OK Thanks for the info , yes I am looking at them in the forums , do I leave them in the forums or do I move them somewhere so there is not so many to look at all the time.
  2. smokingvic

    THREADS

     Why isn't my threads in the order of dates and where and how or do I have to move the threads to another location to keep them organized .Any Info. on this would be very helpful or anything else that i need to know about threads. TRYING TO BE MORE ORGANIZED !!!!
  3. smokingvic

    Try My First Smoke Turkey

    Ok , Will  Do , If it quits raining for a while today , may be tomorrow , We need this rain.
  4. smokingvic

    My first custom smoker on a trailer with a converted grill. (Lots of pics)

    Nice Smoker , with all those pictures I may have to try to recall my thread back with my tiny pit and get one that really would do the smoking , will be waiting on some Q view.
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    Try My First Smoke Turkey

    I have a built bar b que pit and wanting to use it to smoke meats if possible ( want to smoke my first Turkey with this ) it is raining here so I did  not get to take any pictures but I had dimensions of it handy ,it is made of 24" OD pipe by 3/8" thick and is 43" high with two 3" pipe stacks on...
  6. smokingvic

    Whats everyone smoking this weekend ...

    Did you coat them with mustard first , they seem like they have yellow on them , I coated mine with mustard and than put rub on them.
  7. smokingvic

    Whats everyone smoking this weekend ...

    Just starting my fire , am smoking a couple of chickens , it is pretty windy this morning have to watch the temp. I'm sure.
  8. smokingvic

    Rub

      Does anyone have a mild ( Not Spicy )rub  recipe for ribs and chicken, I have seen many links but most of them are spicy and seems like that they have a lot of sugar and pepper on it , I just want to mix up my own so not to make it hot , any info. would help.
  9. smokingvic

    Beginner

      OK Bruno ,  I get the understanding that I should have the SFB vent opposite from the wind direction to act as an wind block to not kill the smoking session .
  10. smokingvic

    Beginner

    Thanks , Another thing, what direction should I have the SFB vent turned at , I always had it in the direction of where the wind was blowing from , do I need to turn it any if the wind direction changes ????         Do I need to spray the ribs with ??? every thirty minutes , I seen this in one...
  11. smokingvic

    Thermometer problem

     Thanks , This site is awesome with helpful people , I checked my temp gauges and they did have a screwdriver notches on the ends of the probes to set these , i went ahead and set both to 212 on boiling water but when they cooled down they stay at 140 to 150 , is this common and will i get the...
  12. smokingvic

    Thermometer problem

      I added two temp smoker gauges to my Char griller 5050 smoker , is there a way to calibrate them , I purchased these from Home Depot , This afternoon one is showing 90 degrees and the other shows 120 degrees , is this normal for this ????
  13. smokingvic

    Beginner

    Thanks for the Info. , I bought 2 bags of the RO 100% all natural wood lump charcoal from Wally world in the red bag made in USA ,As mentioned before I have a 12 X 8 x 4" high basket , Do i fill this basket up with the lump charcoal or not and do I need to leave a strip through the middle to...
  14. smokingvic

    Beginner

    Thanks PC Jack , I will try some baby back ribs this weekend , I am still leary on what to use for heat , I do not have anything to cut up the wood if i get some , FYI , I just got a basket made for my SFB , it is 3/16" plates welded to 12" X 8" X 4" high with 5/8" holes all over around the...
  15. smokingvic

    Char Griller 5050 Mods.

    Good morning everyone ,  OOH the Chicken Quarters was delicious ,with the heat problem that I had I am surprised they got ready in 3 hours and tasted so good ( Even my better half admitted it ) , I will be working on the basket and tuning plates this week , I appreciate everyone's help in this...
  16. smokingvic

    Char Griller 5050 Mods.

    More Update ,   Finished already did this in 3 hours and looks good , will update when my belly is not growling , I will have to work on the tuning plates , maybe get some 3" wide plate instaed of these 4" , I really do not know what charcoal I used ,I beleive it was Oak and I added Mesquite...
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    Char Griller 5050 Mods.

    OK update , I did get one plate out and the FB baffle side is showing 290 the middle is showing 310 and the left side away from the FB is showing 260 , I may not have to find a Q place after all , anyway with all these beers I drank out of frustration I probably would wind up in a bar instead...
  19. smokingvic

    Char Griller 5050 Mods.

    Thanks , yes That is what I was worried about , here is my outcome so far and it is not doing so good , here it is one hour and my fire stays on about 200 degrees , I may have to find me a Q place nearby and pick some up for my better half ,
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