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  1. omegared

    Masterbuilt Sportsman Elite 44" propane smoker

    I picked up all the stack pieces at Lowes. Iron damper,6inch stack,stack collar. I spent I think....20 bucks. Ran it the other day and it regulated smoke really Nice! I didn't get any temp swings either. Held 215 for 4 hours.
  2. omegared

    Masterbuilt Sportsman Elite 44" propane smoker

    I still need to seal and screw down the stack. I still have to cut some sheet metal and cover the lame factory smoke exhaust slider thing.
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  5. omegared

    Masterbuilt Sportsman Elite 44" propane smoker

    Smokes like a freight train. Full pan will smoke for 5-7hours using large wood chunks. I don't soak them. Have you installed a gasket on your smoker? I have on mine and it made a world of a difference!. Reduced temp swings. Next mod I'm going to do is seal up the crappy exhuast and install a...
  6. omegared

    Masterbuilt Sportsman Elite 44" propane smoker

    Here is a pic of my new wood chip box. I just used two 9x12 cake pans i bought from wally world. I just reused the stock wood chip bracket by just spreading them out to fit the cake pan. Works like a charm. Half pan of chips will smoke for 3 hours, full pan 6 hours.
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  9. omegared

    Masterbuilt Sportsman Elite 44" propane smoker

    With one burner, I can maintain 210 on lowest and 250 on highest setting. I haven't tried both burners one yet. I haven't installed a pressure regulator ye either. I'm going to do that this weekend. I'll fire up both burners this weekend and report back. I think the seal gasket is a must. Prior...
  10. omegared

    Masterbuilt Sportsman Elite 44" propane smoker

    I put a gasket on mine, changed out the stock temp gauge and replaced the factory wood chip box.  going to add a proper smoke stack this weekend hopefully. I run one burner and easily maintain 215-220.
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  12. omegared

    new member

    Hey guys and gals! I'm a Texas native that loves BBQ! I'm 28 and have 7 years in the restaurant biz.4 years in pizza and 3 years in bbq. I used to manage sunny bryans bbq. got out of the restaurant biz and I'm now in the HVAC biz. Ran my own road side bbq biz for a couple of summers and worked...
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