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    Original Oklahoma Joe’s Smoker

    I have a restored original OK Joe’s smoker. I rescued this from a parking lot and have brought it back to life. New paint, new tires, new light and new wiring. This thing is a beast. 1/4 inch steel chamber and cooking box. It is ready to go to the next home.
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    What is on the inside of my smoker?

    I completed my my first all day cook using almost purely charcoal yesterday. It finished after dark yesterday and I didn’t notice this white “ash” until today when I cleaned up. Can anyone tell me what this is, of it is a problem and if so, what I did wrong? I used Jealous Devil lump charcoal...
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    Cold Weather Q

    I live in Colorado and it seems everytime I fire up my offset the weather is COLD. I have a fully welded 1/4 steel offset and I am able to keep my temps constant even when cold. I put a digital thermo on the FB side and non-FB side and each read my target temp. With that said, It seems...
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    Offset smoker pig roast

    I am restoring a big offset style smoker. It’s 5’ x 2’. The entire reason for buying it was to ultimately roast a pig. My question is, has anyone ever roasted a pig in an offset style and if so, what do I need to start thinking about for my cook? This is a new smoker to me, but I will have...
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    Charcoal Basket Dividers for Minion Snake

    My smoking world was turned upside down last weekend when I filled my Charcoal Basket with lump and it burned for 5+ at a very even temp. To dial in my burn even more I decided to make some dividers for my charcoal basket. Here is my attempt at doing so. I am a barely serviceable welder, but...
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    Longhandle Custom BBQ Pits- who’s has heard?

    Forum Mates: I have looked on the inter webs and can’t find much on my backyard BBQ. Does anyone know anything about this guy? It was a Craigslist barn find from a few summers ago. She’s solid, 1/4 inch throughout but I don’t know anything else really. Just curious if the company is still...
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    Old School OK Joes

    check our what I was able to pick up. Full resto is underway. New paint, new racks etc. Super excited to get it fired up this spring, if not sooner.
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    Fire/Heat management- 20 inch diameter Offset

    hello forum! This is my first post; I’ve been hanging out for awhile. I have a 20 inch diameter, 3 ft long, 1/4 inch steel offset smoker and I struggled with it this weekend. Here are my issues that I need help with: 1) I take the temp with two digital probes. One at about 18 inches from...
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