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I belong to the countries oldest operating Militia, predating the Constitution by several months. Today, though still technically active National Guard, we act as a historical armory and honor guard. Anyways, Saturday was our Fall BBQ. A Rainy windy morning turned into a great day for a dinner...

Morning All! Just made the terrible mistake of looking at next Saturdays forecast and it's calling for rain. Naturally I have a 100 person cook. I'm no stranger to cooking in the rain, however I've never used a stick burner in the rain. My Reverse flow chimneys are directly above the firebox...

Yesterday I smoked what was probably my somewhere around 50th brisket. Never have I had so much difficulty. Go figure too, it was the first brisket in who knows how long that I was under zero time constraint. 15.7 # angus select, very flexible, pretty well trimmed from the butcher. Admittedly I...

I'm on a mission this summer/fall to run my smoker every weekend. Why? Because I can. Anyways, Saturday morning I finally got around to building an upper rack (only took 2 years to build something that took me less than an hour) and wanted to season and test it out. Knowing that my smoker runs...

In an effort to show appreciation for my guys, I opted to take Monday off and run the smoker. I know, it's a tough thing but someone has to do it! Ended up cooking: brisket, 2 bone in butts, turkey, 2 racks St. Louis ribs, 3 racks pastrami beef ribs, and some slaw. 2 marrow bones for the...

I have a large event coming up next month (250 head +/-). Briskets and pulled pork are the main event, sides include potato salad, cole slaw, baked beans, all the traditional staples. A friend of mine working in NYC stumbled upon this restaurant and sent me an article about their smoked...

Greetings all! I've been (unfortunately) super quiet here for months... this whole work thing really gets in the way!:( Anyways, finally got around to painting up the smoker, pics attached. Of course, the second I paint it and call it "done" I've got this hankering to add.. go figure! :D I...

Hi ya'll. I recently completed a 500 gal reverse flow smoker. Firebox is 3/8", baffle plates and all other material is 1/4". Calculations were based off of feldons: 500 gal tank firebox is 42" wide, 28" tall, 32" deep, yielding 97.7% efficiency 6" ID exhausts, 66.58"needed, both exhausts are...

This weekend was a semi-annual fundraiser for the local historic Train of Artillery. These guys have been in existence since February of 1776. The museum is filled with memorabilia from photographs to muskets, cannons to swords. The museum rents out it's hall for all sorts of local community...

Getting ready to paint up a 500 gal tank. I left the original paint (I believe it's powdercoating or some high strength epoxy) and just grinded down the areas I needed to weld. Can I paint over the existing, or should I remove down to bare metal? Second part- short of mechanically removing...

Good Morning all! I am in the process of a 500 gal trailer rig. Approximate dimensions of the tank is 37” dia x 10’ long. I scored an incredible deal on a boat trailer that once held a 17’ wooden chriscraft. The trailer looks like it’s been splashed in the saltwater maybe 5 times ever…leaf...

Good Morning! I am new to this forum, but have been cooking for about a decade now; parties ranging from 10-150 people. I'm currently working on a 500 gal propane tank, reverse flow smoker.  I used feldon's calculator, and based upon it's calculations, I'm requiring a 6" exhaust at 66". Given...

Good Morning All! My name is Geoff, I currently reside in Portsmouth Rhode Island. I'm new to the "online" smoking community (been following the website for a little while now), however I've been cooking for about a decade now. I've never owned a commercial smoker; all units have always been...