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  1. E's Smokin

    Question about Fire Bricks

    I have a OK Joe Highland, I have a lot of mods & my Temps & cooks have been really good. Now I'm thinking about adding fire bricks to cut down on fuel usage & still maintain the temps I use charcoal to get the base going & the all wood after that. Should I put the fire brick in the fire box &...
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    What to do with a bucket full of ash

    This is probably a stupid question, I tried doing a search but couldn't find anything, SO I have a trashcan full of ash that I would like to get rid of , what do I do ? Bag it up & put it with the trash next pick-up ?, put it in the garden ? I never really thought about it , I guess I was...
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    ??? Thermal Mass

    After a couple cooks on my OK Joe Highland, I realize that fire management is no joke. If I line the fire box & the cook chamber with fire brick will I be able to maintain the heat without using so much charcoal , or maybe just the fire box. I do use a charcoal basket & I've turned the grate...
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    1st Cook on my New OK Joe Highland

    Well Sunday 8-5-18, was the day. The wife & kids were away so it was Dad & Dog time I figured I wasn't going to fire it up for 6-8 hours for just 1 meal , soooo I picket up a rack of ribs , a pork loin tip (bone in) & a chicken, just for fun Saturday afternoon I started the seasoning ...
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    Pork Loin Tip

    My wife picked up a 3 lb bone in pork loin tip, can I treat it like a small butt & inject it, rub it & through it on the smoker until the I T comes up to around 200* or is there anything special that has to be done. I plan on seasoning it Saturday afternoon & smoking it Sunday morning for Sunday...
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    Finally, Tomorrows the Day

    After all the crazy hours I've worked, weather permitting I'm finally going to season my smoker ( OK JOE Highland ) tomorrow I have several cans of Pam for the inside & WD40 for the outside I have charcoal & several logs of oak, if there's anything you can think of let me know I'll check this...
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    Making A Rub

    When making a rub I like SPOG, is that a 1 to 1 portion & then when you add heat is that also 1to 1 Thanks E
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    Question About Fire Bricks

    When using fire bricks, do you just line the fire box with them or do you put them in the Cook Chamber as well for thermal mass I'm new to this & if I decide to do this I just want to do it right the first time Thanks again for all your help E
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    Lump or Brickettes

    I just picked up a few bags of Royal Oak that was on sale at Lowes, they were brickettes, when I got home the other bag of Royal Oak that I picked up last week was lump Which is better for seasoning the smoker,( hopefully this weekend ) Thanks E
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    Bark on the Logs

    When putting logs in the fire box do you take all the bark off the logs or leave it on for more smoke Thanks E
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    Hi from South Jersey

    Hi All I didn't know this was the intro forum I joined last week & sorta posted an intro thread the New Members forum Anyway I just put together an early fathers day gift, an OK Joe Highland. I plan on seasoning it this week & cooking on it this weekend (if the weather holds out), I've been told...
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    New Guy from South Jersey

    Just wanted to say Hi I just got an early fathers day gift from my family, a new OK Joe Highland, seems like that is the gift of choice lately, Its not even out of the box yet. Hopefully this weekend I'll be building & seasoning it, I already picked up a lot of mods for it, figure I'll build it...
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