New here, new to smoking meat and new to having time to do all these things since I'm also newly retired.
I'm from the Catskills region in NYS and just purchased my first smoker, an OK JOE's Highland, I know it's not the best but it's the best I could do in my budget and I think it'll serve me fine.
I did some of the mods that are suggested like sealing the lids with high temp wool, also sealed the firebox to CC mating with high temp RTV.
I also bought a 9" pie plate and cut 1/3 of it off to make a plenum for the exhaust 1" off the grates.
I just finished seasoning it and have purchased some cornish hens for my first smoke this Wednesday
Here's a pic of her finishing the seasoning process. seems as though one of my hens wants to try it out first, she keeps going by it.
Anyway thanks for having me here and I look forward to sponging any and all information from all of you.
Bruce.
I'm from the Catskills region in NYS and just purchased my first smoker, an OK JOE's Highland, I know it's not the best but it's the best I could do in my budget and I think it'll serve me fine.
I did some of the mods that are suggested like sealing the lids with high temp wool, also sealed the firebox to CC mating with high temp RTV.
I also bought a 9" pie plate and cut 1/3 of it off to make a plenum for the exhaust 1" off the grates.
I just finished seasoning it and have purchased some cornish hens for my first smoke this Wednesday
Here's a pic of her finishing the seasoning process. seems as though one of my hens wants to try it out first, she keeps going by it.
Anyway thanks for having me here and I look forward to sponging any and all information from all of you.
Bruce.
