Char-Griller Pro at auction

[fccworship]

Hey all. I am brand new here, and have never used a smoker before in my life. BUT. this past month i purchased this Char-griller pro at an auction for $50.00 so here we go. I spent a lot of time on this site finding out the good points & bad points of this monster, and decided to take what was on here and try a few mods of my own. Comments are welcome for sure.

With the auction tag still on

http://www.smokingmeatforums.com/image/id/742782

Side firebox was never used

http://www.smokingmeatforums.com/image/id/742788

But it was used as a grill a couple of times.

http://www.smokingmeatforums.com/image/id/742790

Mod 1: 20 ft. of HD foil as a blanket

http://www.smokingmeatforums.com/image/id/742792

Grillpro heat diffuser between grates and grill liner for more heat sink.

http://www.smokingmeatforums.com/image/id/742796

Grillpro ceramic tiles in place.

http://assets.smokingmeatforums.com/6/60/609e4c75_009.jpeg

Fireplace bricks in place to hold "water" pan.

http://www.smokingmeatforums.com/image/id/742800

Two 3 inch thermometers at grate level.

http://www.smokingmeatforums.com/image/id/742802

Good old fashioned lard.

http://www.smokingmeatforums.com/image/id/742804

Trying a grill wok for charcoal. held a 10 lb. bag.

http://www.smokingmeatforums.com/image/id/742806

Two more grill pro diffuser plates. 18 inches with extenders on top.

http://www.smokingmeatforums.com/image/id/742808

Cranked up for an all night burn in.

http://www.smokingmeatforums.com/image/id/742810

Tomorrow i will extend the exhaust pipe down to grate level, and close up the gaps i found tonight.

Sunday i will smoke my first rack of ribs, and a pork shoulder. All from our own pigs!

Thanks to everyone for the advice. I will keep everybody informed on what’s next. I am excited to see what i can do with this bad boy.

Kevin

 

 

[smokeydez]

Lookin' good so far!

One question, what does the lard do?

 

[bruno994]

Seasons that baby up real nice.

 

[fccworship]

One thing i found out last night was that having the charcoal up on the actual cooking grate didn't leave it much room to heat the chamber...the hottest i got was 200.

when i lowered it to be more inline with the hole it bummped up to 250 quick... AND... the wok works great, i just don't know how long it will last.

 

[pineywoods]

Congrats it looks great

 

[smokinhusker]

Awesome find and great mods. Good luck with your first smoke and take lots of pics for us!!!!