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  1. bigterp

    Grate height ?'s

    Thanks!! I like the idea of having a separate grate below the "main" grate. I think I'll just put nuts and bolts at 2 levels. One 6-7" below the top and another set further down. That way I can put my grate at either level as needed. I was forced to learn how to spatchcock chicken. Only way I...
  2. bigterp

    Grate height ?'s

    Getting my parts together for a fancy new UDS. Tired of the low capacity and babysitting my offset. I think I have everything figured out, but wondering about the cooking grate distance from the top of the drum. Seems that most guys do 6" or so. My concern with that is if I wanted to do a...
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  7. bigterp

    Help sealing leaks

    Thanks for the suggestions. I'm not sure what type of basket would fit my fire box. May even need to make something custom?? Here is what I'm working with. The smoke pit is just big enough to handle 2 spacthcocked chickens. Not the biggest in the world, but should work fine for my wife and...
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    Help sealing leaks

    Ended up smoking 3 whole chickens over the weekend and the sealing job worked GREAT!! Chickens turned out excellent as well. I ended up having to spacthcock them since my smoker lid is just a tad short to fit a 5+ lb bird standing up. Starting to get a better feel for what my smoker likes in...
  9. bigterp

    How much brine??

    Quick question I didn't address.......should my brine be in a covered container? Or can I just throw my birds in the brine, making sure they are completely submerged, and leave it uncovered in the fridge for the 10-12 hours I plan to brine? Thanks!!
  10. bigterp

    How much brine??

    Thanks!!
  11. bigterp

    How much brine??

    I have a Smoke Hollow 4-in-1 with side firebox. So it'll be indirect heat. I'm shooting for around 300 degrees for pit temp. Been working on sealing up my smoker this week, so hopefully my temperature control will be improved. I plan to brine Saturday. Remove from brine Saturday night, rinse and...
  12. bigterp

    How much brine??

    Not sure yet. Trying to get my hands on a larger tupperware container that my mother-in-law has. If I can't get ahold of that I'll be using a cooler with frozen water bottles to keep the temp down.
  13. bigterp

    How much brine??

    I'm planning on using Tip's slaughterhouse poultry brine to smoke 2 whole chickens this weekend. May sound like a silly question, but if I'm doing 2 birds should I just double the brine recipe? I'm not sure 1-1/2 gallons of water will be enough to cover 2 birds. But I also want to make sure I...
  14. bigterp

    Help sealing leaks

    Sealed up my lids last night using the stove rope. Was alot easier than I thought it was going to be. Seemed to work really well and create a MUCH better seal than before. I used the stove rope with RVT silicone on the larger gaps. Tonight I"ll use straight RVT silicone covered in saran wrap to...
  15. bigterp

    Help sealing leaks

    Thanks, thats my plan. I just want to make sure my materials and methods are on the right track.
  16. bigterp

    Help sealing leaks

    I have a Smoke Hollow 4-in-1 and need to seal around the smoker lid, firebox lid and firebox clean out door. I have some 1/4" stove rope gasket and some RVT high temp silicone (red). I plan to attach the stove rop to my smoker lid with RVT silicone and also around my firebox clean out door to...
  17. bigterp

    1st Smoked Chicken

    Did my first smoke last weekend of a turkey breast. I'd give it a 6/10. Rub was WAY to salty (my fault), and the weather wasn't the best for attempting my first smoke. But the turkey itself turned out pretty good. Either way I'm pretty well hooked!! Been debating on doing a boston butt but I've...
  18. bigterp

    A few questions after my first smoke

    Thanks again!! That makes sense. Will probably give both a try. The rope for my larger gaps around lids, and the RTV for my firebox lid and other leaky seams.
  19. bigterp

    A few questions after my first smoke

    I understand the idea of using stove rope. Should work well for the larger gaps I have between my lids. But how exactly do you use the RTV silicone? My fire box door leaks, but doesn't have a huge gap. Would I just apply some of the silicone around where the door seals to add a short of shim so...
  20. bigterp

    A few questions after my first smoke

    Thanks for the responses!! I'll check out the threads you posted about sealing up my smoker. Will probably give my smoke box a try next time. It is pretty similar to this...
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