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  1. bigmel

    Big batch of wood i need ID on..... please dont be firewood.....

    I bought a bunch of wood from an arbourist that said was manitoba maple.... im up in canada. And i find this little stem on one of the stumps that dont look quite right.... so i thought i would throw this out here.... what could this wood be? I pray its a smoking wood.... i bought a splitter...
  2. bigmel

    Is this maple wood and is it good for a stick burner?

    Hey all! I just ended up with a load of maple wood from a tree cutter that did an old yard full of maple trees. Seems to smoke and smell like the maple chunks ive bought. Its for sure hard as well. Just want to know its safe to use in my stick burner as fruitwood is next to impossible to find...
  3. bigmel

    Homemade 75gallon first cook went awesome! Thanks a ton guys!!!

    So after a good 2 days burn in and working out the kinks i finally got to throw a BBQ for the family on the new grill. I am in love with this thing!!!! My first stick burner and i am just so impressed. Heats evenly burns nice and clean and dont take too much to keep her going! The brisket was on...
  4. bigmel

    Firebox build for 60-75 gallon reverse flow how am i doing?

    Still new here but ive been reading alot trying not to jam the place up with too many questions. I am building my firebox right now. I went 22" ×22" × 20 high. Vent is a foot give or take. Im still looking for a 60-75gal tank to mate with it. How does it look so far? Any suggestions? Going to...
  5. bigmel

    Would you age a brisket point for 2 weeks or freeze it if you ran out of free days?

    I got a couple packer briskets on saturday and did one whole and one just the flat. Now i have a nice looking point in the fridge left over in a ziploc and no free days to smoke it for 2 weeks maybe 3. I have aged plenty of primal cuts in a second fridge i have downstairs so this is not the fear...
  6. bigmel

    Hello from alberta

    Hey everyone Im mel from alberta long time smoker first time poster. I started with a bradley then the charcoals then i picked up a coldsmoker and get to play with my friends big green egg alot. Now im ready to build a proper stick burner. Im a welder by trade so i cant justify someone else...
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