early father's day suprise

[gypsyseagod]

i was going to smoke a meatloaf but the wife brought this home http://s178.photobucket.com/albums/w...ewgrill024.jpg then she suprised me w/ this (the just assembled virgin pics http://s178.photobucket.com/albums/w...ewgrill028.jpg http://s178.photobucket.com/albums/w...ewgrill025.jpg http://s178.photobucket.com/albums/w...ewgrill026.jpg http://s178.photobucket.com/albums/w...ewgrill029.jpg so now i'm up late curing the thing & tomorrow's inaugural smoke will be a 9.77lb bone in pork shoulder. see what ya people started lol. p.s. whe even got me 50 lbs of meat & a brisket too boot- what a good wife..

 

[cheech]

Awesome.

Make sure you keep us up to date on how it works out for you

 

[billyq]

What kind of pit is that?

 

[oillogger]

I am not sure but I believe your wife loves it when you smoke some meat. Now I could be mistaken.

 

[hillbillysmoker]

Let the smoke roll. What a lovely gesture and nice gift. I am sure you were surprised. Have fun.

 

[gypsyseagod]

it's a brinkman smoke'n pit 810-3040-w. i can already tell it'll need a few mods.the lid is thin on the firebox but it'll work for house cooking & small parties. still it wasn't bad for $150. i'll be posting the pork porn tonight from the first smoke.

 

[linescum]

i have the exact same thing as you have there. the only thing i have done is raise the charcoal pan in the cook chamber and a water pan. i could use a baffle or some tuning plates especially if your loading it up full, but for the most part i use an on grate thermometer to read grate temps, as you might have to shift your meat around to keep it in a good comfort zone.

all in all i am quite happy with my ECB and have turned out some dang good "Q".

 

[gypsyseagod]

yeah i found a few of the same things- raise the fire basket ( i haven't tried burning on 1 side of the main chamber yet) and kind of maybe weld a plate across the top of the main fire pit lid to drop the air flow lower across the chamber - or maybe (since i live in the hickory state) just get a cord of wood & some real heavy foil & damper experiment-i have never used a thermometer in my life except to check for doneness temp before carving.i go by look,time,feel,moving the meat around, & color of the coals-i know the main design but it's thinner metal so i'll have to get used to it.plus it will take @ least a cord to get it seasoned or blued in right(some people use the word cured).

 

[ikinya6]

Wow. Whattawoman! Have fun.

 

[gypsyseagod]

a couple new pics http://s178.photobucket.com/albums/w247/gypsyseagod/ http://s178.photobucket.com/albums/w...nt=ribeyes.jpg http://s178.photobucket.com/albums/w...urrent=ecb.jpg just a couple shots of the pit, deck( gladiolas,jalapenos,tomatoes, & lilies coming in great)and the pit-pre-mods)

 

[hawgheaven]

What a great wife!

Have fun with the smoker, you're gonna love it. I'll guarantee you'll find yourself modifying and tweeking the crap out of it... it's an addiction.