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  1. ilmsmoker

    Hello from Wilmington, NC

    Hey y'all!  My name is Rick, I live in Wilmington, NC and have been cooking on charcoal and/or wood grills and smokers of some sort for about 34 of my 45 years - learned grilling from my father, grandfather and uncle from 11 years old until my late teens when my best friend's dad introduced my...
  2. ilmsmoker

    3 fires in the new Okie Joe

    Wanted to do a quick update on my experiences so far with my “new to me” original Oklahoma Joe 16” offset.  I have burned 3 fires in her to date.  A little detail on each below… The first burn was supposed to be a dry run.  After about 2 hours over 500 degrees (trying to clean her out a bit) I...
  3. ilmsmoker

    New to me - Old school Oklahoma Joe!!

    Thanks to gr0uch0 for the help last night, I was able to determine that my Craigslist find was in fact an Oklahoma Joe from before the CharBroil buyout!  I bought her and brought her home today.  This is a 16" diameter model - I'm not sure if they called them Longhorn back then or not.  The...
  4. ilmsmoker

    OK Joe Longhorn

    So not knowing the history of Oklahoma Joe other than knowing there was a time they "sold out" and became a Chinese "knock off" I'm trying to determine which category this one falls in to.  The only real discerning characteristic I can pick up on is that the fire box doesn't have the bolted seam...
  5. ilmsmoker

    Offset smoker questions

    Hi all!  First post on the forums.  And probably a newbie question.  A little backstory first...I grew up and still live in Eastern NC.  I learned to smoke pork shoulders as a teenager on my best friend's farm watching his dad cook over live coals while my buddies were in deer stands. I wasn't a...
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