Got it painted and a few of the finishing touches still needs a lot more but I can use it till I have time to finish.
Fire brick in the FB floor only
Expanded over secondary intake at floor level
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Expanded at main intake.
A few shots of the "almost" finished smoker
Best excuse to not help in the kitchen for Easter dinner is to be outside cooking ribs and pork loin.
Yea I know she's doing a ham.
Started with a chimney full of Kingsford.
Probes in place to check temps in four different places.
Sorry. I took about five shots and one or the other had bad glare.
The temp stayed steady between 225 and 230 real well without any adjustments but the wind is blowing and the outside temp is around thirty five.
Somewhere along the line I saw someone use Pillsbury grand's to test for even temps.
Ok these got to go.
I have to get the ribs started. They look even although not done.
Top layer was good but doughy inside
Ribs on!
I wanted St Louis but Costco only had three packs of baby backs to choose from. I should have gone on Friday
Nice thin smoke
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Got a little brutal removing the fat from the loin I was in a hurry
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Almost killed me to not open the CC door for two whole hours but the ribs need wrapped and its time to put the loins on.
Outdoor temp got up to about forty but the wind kicked up to thirty MPH gusts and that took a toll on the temps jumping ten degrees back and forth.
Ribs at two hours before wrap
Ribs wrapped with apple juice and vinegar.
loins on also.
Ready for slicing.
The smoke ring is better than the pic shows I should have turned the flash off.
Mommas ham was good too
Slicing up leftovers for the freezer.
Pieces in the back with the dark meat took the smoke a lot better.
The ribs don't really have a smoke ring they're just pink all the way through.
Thanks for watching the show I have a lot more to do to this, but for now I need to get to other projects before the weather breaks.
All in all it works real well and much better than my old one. I neglected a lot of details and hope to get them posted as soon as I can.
Wish I had taken better pics but nothing I can do about that now.
Cant wait to try it out with warmer temps outside and less wind but I think this would be usable in the winter if I wanted. It did real well.
Happy smoking
Scott