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this question will probably raise a few eyebrows, asking it on this site, but i am going to ask it anyway. there are very conflicting reports available, as to how good this  is " one fits all rub and sauce " . At around $18,  when there are 100's of free recipes out there, it seems very over...

try bending/rolling the mesh using a 5l paint tin or simlar, then something a bit smaler, as it will spring back. this will give it some curved strength and make it easier to fit.

hi Wade the ash is my nightmare, after the disaster the other night. so i think the snake would give me peace of mind, and not vhoke the vents. thinking of 3 wide by 2 high, 1/2 way round, using the heat beads which arrived today. what chips do you use, they look a lot smaller than the ones...

thanks Wade and Danny would i be correct in assuming that if i used the snake method, this would minimize the chance of choking the vents with ash in future. does this method supply enough heat for an ECB, as it must be at least twice the internal volume as the weber in dannys photo above...

gary, here it is.                                    

did a pre smoke burn off sunday night, and was very surprised by the results, using lidl briquettes. used 2/3rds weber chimney, and monitered temps for almost 5 hours, actually struggled to get the temp down to 225f, without killing all the draught. so monday night was to be the first smoke...

finally found the time to start the "pre use" mods on my new gourmet ecb. i have started at the bottom, so this post is about modding the base. none of the mods are my ideas, they are from different sites around the internet, but i have added my own tweaks to them. i have always thought that...

another quick thought,;  if the exhaust is much bigger than the bottom air vent, then surely this will draw more air due to convection, ( heat rises etc ), and therefore give a higher reading in the smoker, than if the two vent settings matched.  So without an adjustable ex vent, then the very...

THINKING LOGICALLY ABOUT THIS, and presuming there arent any leaks elswhere, then if the exhaust vent size is 1/2 the size of the intake vent, then 1/2 the smoke will have to find another way out, i.e. through the bottom, door, seal etc., or will become stale and create tar and other nasties. i...

i bought 12mm gasket on ebay, but it was like elastic, so after i glued it on, it was only about 8mm, so it didnt seal properly. i then bought 18mm on amazon, thinking after streatching it, it would end up about 12mm. this one didnt strestch at all, obviously a much better quality, so thinking...

hello Bob thanks for the interest. i have started the mods, and posted in the UK forum, but before i add any more, i want to move the thread to this forum, but cannot work out how to move it have you got any ideas??

people have replied, and i dont want to re start the thread, lots of pics etc just want to move the whole thread

hi i started a thread in a forum, but now realise it would be better to have it in a different forum. as forum rules dont allow duplicate threads, is it possible to move it

finally found the time to start the "pre use" mods on my new gourmet ecb. i have started at the bottom, so this post is about modding the base. none of the mods are my ideas, they are from different sites around the internet, but i have added my own tweaks to them. i have always thought that...

most  ecb draught mods seem to be 2 weber type vents in the bottom, yet reading several posts, they only get opened half way. Is the original central hole big enough for the required air flow, if so, why all the extra vents??

hi wade what is the best way to get the probes into the smoker, i thought maybe a heat resistant grommet on the side?? i am just about ready to start the mods, so trying to finalise the details. thanks Bob

hi Bob i have had one for 20+ years, and it has done an enormous amount of work, as i was in manufacturing for several years, but has finally seen better days. the new one is identical, made by irwin, , so should see me out. i have got hold of some 4" ally discs, but of course they havent got...

think 20mm should be ok.. for the vents X 100mm - 4". re the step drill, just shelled out £25 for one, as the cheap ones have a very limited life. sure i will find a use for it in the future.

think it is only painted,and very thin, which makes it difficult to drill a neat hole. a drill bit will probably tear the metal, and a hole saw is also very aggressive, leaving a very rough cut, which will require dressing, that will damage the paint finish. a step drill removes 1 mm at a...

a step drill is the best tool, but expensive, unless you can beg/.borrow one.