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  1. bob1961

    whole steelhead trout ??

    dont know yet he has not given it to me yet. i'll probably filet it. i have an old char broil smoker i converted it over to a RF that's bout 14 years old.
  2. bob1961

    whole steelhead trout ??

    i want to cook in smoker but not sure how long or go by temp ?
  3. bob1961

    whole steelhead trout ??

    smoke it any way i can, yes he has it whole with skin in freezer. i just know how long or cut into steaks or smoke it whole ?
  4. bob1961

    whole steelhead trout ??

    my neighbor is giving me a whole trout and i want to smoke it whole. i'm not sure how to go bout doing it as i haven't done but 1 fish in smoker. ok go !.........bob
  5. bob1961

    REVERSE FLOW CALCULATING TUTORIAL ....

    thanks again dave, I just wasn't seeing why reading a lot of threads....so a non RF SFB smoker you can use the calc without going up 50% like you said....getting ready to start my 250 and trying to go with a RF or just a SFB smoker Thumbs Up ....
  6. bob1961

    REVERSE FLOW CALCULATING TUTORIAL ....

    what is the reasoning behind the 1.5 bigger FB then the calc says, the area under the fire grates that don't equate to usable FB area ???....
  7. bob1961

    REVERSE FLOW CALCULATING TUTORIAL ....

    does the tank with rounded ends make up the part where we need to use 1.5 times the FB size for the calc to work properly ??....I am planning to cut the round ends off and weld flat plate on, i hate the round ends on smokers, thanks....
  8. bob1961

    Adding coals/lumps

    here is how I use that can, fill it up with my two starters of hot lump....plus you can see how much lump I use, that should last me bout 6/7 hours running at 230/240 before I need to use more lump....
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  11. bob1961

    Adding coals/lumps

    I use it for making a hole in the lump for the lit stuff to go in like the minion method, only picture I have.... when I do some ribs in a few days i'll post a better picture Thumbs Up ....
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    Adding coals/lumps

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  14. bob1961

    Adding coals/lumps

    I load my charbroil SFB with as much lump as I can around a 3lb coffee can in one corner with both ends cut out....I light two starters of lump and when I can see red coals almost to the top of the starter I dump both into the coffee can, then pull the can out....I can run 230 for 8 hours adding...
  15. bob1961

    my char griller smoking some

    when you see how much the lump DOES NOT ash up as bad as the pucks do, you'll be hooked....you can even use lump for the dutch ovens as well Thumbs Up ....
  16. bob1961

    my char griller smoking some

    try using lump charcoal for higher heat, plus it does not ash up like those pucks....lump is hard wood made into those black charcoal, then I use small amounts of fruit wood for smoke flavoring....I load up my charcoal basket that looks bout the same size as your with royle oak lump....
  17. bob1961

    if offset smokers are meant to be wood burners, why do we still use charcoal??

    my main use of lump is for heat, I use 3" squares of fruit woods for smoke flavor as needed for the BTS....
  18. bob1961

    butter in a squeeze bottle ????

    yeah PARKAY in the blue bottle with yellow label :devil: .... thanks guys, I was sure I wasn't the only one going nutz over that knowing it was PARKAY Thumbs Up ....
  19. bob1961

    butter in a squeeze bottle ????

    thanks I never knew that :biggrin: ....
  20. bob1961

    butter in a squeeze bottle ????

    I keep seeing tv BBQ comp's and see them say butter when doing ribs when foiling using a blue and tallow squeeze bottle....but the only squeeze bottle I know of that color is PARKAY margarine ????....I'm planning on ribs this sunday and want to try how they do it on tv, but I know of no butter...
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