1st cook on the Old Country Gen 2 + pics

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philpom

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Feb 16, 2023
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Denton, TX.
Finally got around to burning it out and seasoning it. The wife and I dropped by the local farmers market this morning and I grabbed some local short ribs. I was dieing to toss some meat on the new smoker....

Ribs were nice and meaty, I started the smoker using "hard wood" and swapped to pecan once I had a nice bed of coals. Felt like I was tossing toothpicks on the fire 2 or 3 times an hour, it ran nice.

Seasoned only with garlic salt and black pepper. This cook ran about 5 hours and averaged 275°f. For the first cook I removed all deflectors and tuning plates.

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I haven't seen much here about this smoker so I figured I'd post some random closeup photos. During my cook the third thermometer, the ball valve, and grease bucket showed up. I calibrated all three thermometers at 200°f. The SS ball valve was a steal for $15.

The weld quality on O.C. is a common theme, these all look pretty good to me.

Ribs rocked!

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Here is the smoker it replaced. It lasted nearly 10 years of abuse and neglect. I hope the new ones lasts 40 years or more.
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Nice looking unit. Food looks great too!

Nice looking smoker and great pics of those ribs

Those ribs look insanely delicious!

Great lookin cook. Nice work 👍

Nice cooker and those ribs are perfect!

Jim
Thanks guys, flavor was spot. I need to get 3 or 4 more cooks on this new smoker just to make sure I understand it's ins and outs. I'll be doing something this upcoming weekend for the bigger family Christmas party.
 
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