boudin4evr
Fire Starter
- Jun 11, 2014
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Definitely too hot from the looks of it.
on the original crappy thermo, it was fluctuating from 200 -250, it was taking lots of coal and wood!
does anybody have pictures or videos on how it should look in smoker box? the only wood that I could find was chunks, no actual logs
i know that will help! also, do yall start with lots of lump coal with lit coal on top then add wood?
Exhaust stack wide open, air intake on SFB usually wide open as well, but I am burning all sticks after the initial charcoal for start up.
when I was using charcoal for heat and wood for smoke I opened or closed the SFB intakes depending on what temp I was shooting for. After a while you will notice that each cook will have a temp "sweet spot" that your temps will hover around. You will be wise to let it ride there.
so yall run low or no intake on sfb and how much on damper?
Ya know. My SFB had a sticker on it that I couldn't get off but the first burn took that off and the paint. So instead of a steel brush and rustoleom I use veg oilhow many of yalls paint bubbled off from first day of use? I seasoned it very well
inside and out! I guess ill just steel brush it and spray some rustoleum on it?
I seasoned mine, got many smokes before I needed to do anything. I now scrape it down every 5-6 uses, and then use high heat black spray paint to touch it up. Working well, no rust.Yep, you are "never" going to keep your paint looking spiffy in a char-griller type unit. I lightly rub mine with paper towels and peanut oil on start up, and do the same during the cool down. It's brown on top instead of black, but there is no rust yet. About every 2nd smoke, I also wipe a very light coating over the whole unit, in case they're any pin holes un-noticed in paint. I usually just use the towel from wiping the sfb for the rest of it. Already has enough oil on it for a light coat.
2 questions:
Im considering Jeff's rub recipe
I live in Mayberry with only a walmart
are all of his ingredients available there or does it call
for something special or hard