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    Merry CHRISTmas Ya'll

    To All My Smokin Hot Friends      Merry CHRISTmas and may Ya have a Happy New Year! SmokinMad  (Ron)
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    electrician needed

    Need your help......I have a fan on a old donut proofer, it is 120 volt, 15 watt. Is there a way to put a controller on it to slow it down?  The problem is....it continually blows air across a coiled wire electric heater.. the heater is heating... but, if I turn the fan off, the wire will turn...
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    Rib Styles???

    Where can I find the thread on What are the different cuts of ribs?  Memphis. St. Louis, Country? SmokinMad
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    What is the best smoke temp?

    Guys and Gals and all you MeatHeads......       What is the best temp to absorb smoke in meat?  I read an article that said the best temps for absorbing smoke, was LOW. I gathered that the Longer your meat stayed Wet or Moist, the longer it absorbed. It said that if you throw the meat on a 300...
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    Expanded metal cook grate

    To all you metal fabricators....what size expanded metal would you get to make smoker shelves to cook butts or briskets on.....looking at 24" x 24"..thinking about bending front and back down for middle support......I see .035 and then I see #16 or 9.....I know this is thickness...but what would...
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    Smokin Mans Community

    Ok Y'all... I was readin an old thread...Secrets to Great Barbecue.....and Buddy brought up a great point. "Usually I'm smokin all by my self"....Folks its not good to be all by yourself when doing something WE ALL love to do.......SO, I have to Shout Out..... This is a Shout Out to All You...
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    Belshaw donut/ Smoker

    Morning to Y'all....so, the other day, my son brings my truck home full of scrap metal he got out of an old grocery store. He was in charge of gutting the old store, to make a new store, for his grocery chain.  I see this big cabinet, a Belshaw donut proofer, Dad sees a new egg incubator, for...
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    Granddad of a Smoker

    Hey Ya'll....Thought I'd show ya my first smoker setup....The big pig cooker was my GrandDads.....its about 35 yrs young, well seasoned.....it only ways about 1300 lbs...its a Permanent fixture in the back yard....I added the old General Electric fridge, for fish, cheese and jerky. Being an...
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    Fish Jerky?

    Ok. Ya'll......would like to make some fish jerky....Any ideas...Anyone made any?.... SmokinMad
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    How to control propane heat..

    Been sittin behind a steering wheel for 30 years now, so its bout all I know. I want to turn my ole smoker fridge into a propane heated smoker. I need threads that talk about setting up a burner, that is controlled to maintain temp.  Have been lookin at pellet burners, like a traeger,      NEED...
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    a Chimney "Drip"

    New to this gig, I've been reading about the chimney problem of, Condensation. So, I wont be adding a roof mount chimney to my smokers.  My thought on the problem would be to come out the back, then, rather than putting a 90* to go up with, put a "T" joint in.  If you put a "T" in right out of...
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    Finding Old Fridges....

    USED APPLIANCE DEALERS........I have a neighbor who I call McGyver. Man make me sick. Give him an idea and he will say give me a day or two. I think DaveOmak would be another, McGyver!!!!  ANYWAYS, John has a retirement supplement job, working for a guy who sells USED appliances. You all have...
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    Removing foam....

    Was working on something one day that had foam insulation. I wanted to clean the devise, so I grabbed a can of Brake Cleaner and sprayed it on the crud. Worked great on the crud, but to my horror, it Melted the Foam.  However, it turns the foam into a sticky, gooey, mess. The goo does scrape off...
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