My Homebuilt's maiden smoke

[t-bone tim]

Hi guy's n gals ....I am breakin in the ole Q bottle right now as I type with it's first load....3 racks of sides ,a 3 # boneless cross rib roast, a 1 # and a 2 # fattys and 24 abt's ....

I loaded 1 chimney of unlit lump and another of lit on top ....added a chunk of apple and away it went ....staying between 200 and 230 with no problems what so ever ,,,so far very easy to control the temp ....2 hrs in I added 2 handfuls of unlit lump and another chunk of apple ....temp still at 225

...for those who haven't seen it I am including a pic....will post the q-view after it's done ....I am gonna need a name for it ....any suggestions ????? all appreciated.....

 

[meowey]

Cool looking unit! Sorry, no names popped into my head.

Looking forward to the finished Q-view!

Take care, have fun, and do good!

Regards,

Meowey

 

[walking dude]

how bout some pics of the inside......BEFORE meat was loaded
interesting project..........you take progress pics while building it?

Wd

 

[walking dude]

opps never mind

saw your post on the project


Wd

 

[deejaydebi]

Nice Tim -
It reminds me of something but I can't remember what, a cartoon guy Mr peanut or something. Looks good and seems stable enjoy you earned it!

 

[Dutch]

Interesting unit you have there T-bone. Kinda looks robotish-how about Roboque for a name? Or if you're into "Star Wars" there is R2Dque!

 

[teacup13]

i second R2DQ

 

[richtee]

Heck...I kinda like "Q-bottle" Or "Q-Bot" for short!

 

[smokincowboy]

I like Q bot and R2DQ