New Dyna-Glo vertical offset smoker

[wimpy69]

Don't forget a chimney starter. A 18" roll of heavy duty foil can be used for a heap of stuff. Lucky guy. Enjoy

 

[mikethehammer]

I bought these gloves on Amazon and worked great, took my lavalock basket out and refilled and never felt any heat, as for wood it varies but oak,hickory,Apple,cherry,peach,pecan, hope this helps

 

[mikethehammer]

Opps forgot to put in the pic of the gloves I got

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• mikethehammer
• Jun 8, 2017

 

[mikethehammer]

I got 240° to 250° on top off CD and 225° to 230° on lower racks for around 4 hours.

Hey Mike,

How did you find the baffle worked for your smoker? Are you getting more even temps top to bottom?

Jon

 

[grillnchill12]

Thank you all for the help!!

 

[cromans]

Thanks to everybody on this I got my smoker on Tues and finally had a chance to put it together today. I put nomex tape on both doors and used rtv on the fire box, both handles and the smoke stack

 

[orgtizz]

I got 240° to 250° on top off CD and 225° to 230° on lower racks for around 4 hours.

Mike, can you tell me the dimensions you used for the baffle plate?

 

[shipwama]

Hey guys and Gals, dont want to hijack this, but i was reading this for a while, and i purchased, but i wanted to let everyone know that walmart has this right now at 141.00 plus another 5 off for pickup at store..

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• shipwama
• Jun 20, 2017

 

[orgtizz]

So has anyone used the 1/2" lavalock oppose to the 1"? If so did you double up on it?

 

[smokin lou530]

My wife bought me this smoker for Fathers day. I fired her up for the first time right out of the box with no mods, and sure enough, she burned hot and gulped too much air. Of course, I couldn't resist using it anyways and controlled my temps by the amount of fuel I used. The first rack of ribs came out Great!

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• smokin lou530
• Jun 21, 2017

I have the Sili-Bond RTV 6500 on the way, along with a few more cans of paint to finish off my mods. My son talked me into painting Darth Vader on the door :) Hope to share more pics once I'm finished with the build.

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• smokin lou530
• Jun 21, 2017

 

[simsfmly]

You can follow me by clicking here  today as I'm using my Dyna Glo to smoke up a London Broil for Roast Beef.

 

[shipwama]

I did a sirloin tip roast today as my first cook( after a seasoning run) first ever attempt at smoking. I cooked to 60c or 140f as it was lean .. I just finished a shaved roast beef sandwich which was incredible. Thanks everyone for passing around the knowledge. Going to try ribs tomorrow.

I only added sealant between fire box and around thermometer and chimney vent. Waiting on tape for doors to help seal and allow for better control of temp.

Thanks again everyone

 

[smokin lou530]

Congrats on a successful first cook! My silicone should be here Monday. I can't decide if I want to try using it on the doors with the wax paper or go for the nomex.

 

[shipwama]

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• shipwama
• Jun 24, 2017

Sorry if I missed in the pages previous.
What does everyone think about this to seal the door and secondly what do you think of I cut it narrower length wise as then I wouldn't need a 2nd package?

Thanks everyone

 

[shipwama]

This thing is simply amazing. 2nd day of use. Today I did some Pork back ribs using a 2-2-1 method and they were incredible. After the first 2 hours of ribs I threw in a Whole chicken which I brined for 3 hours. Then I butterflied it. And it was finished around the same time as as the ribs. Very tender not dry. Will be meal prep for work lunches this week.. YUM

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• shipwama
• Jun 25, 2017

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• shipwama
• Jun 25, 2017

 

[smokin lou530]

Does anyone have any suggestions for modifications to the dampener on the firebox? Mine fits real loose and I have the nuts tighten down all the way.

 

[wimpy69]

You can go with a longer bolt with some springs to add tension to the damper plate. There are some pictures of this mod with other damper plates just go the search bar. Here's an example

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• wimpy69
• Jun 27, 2017

 

[mikethehammer]

Mine was to, but when mine is fired up and the metal expands it's a good fit.

You can go with a longer bolt with some springs to add tension to the damper plate. There are some pictures of this mod with other damper plates just go the search bar. Here's an example

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• wimpy69
• Jun 27, 2017

 

[simsfmly]

Does anyone have any suggestions for modifications to the dampener on the firebox? Mine fits real loose and I have the nuts tighten down all the way.

I was worried about mine being to loose, but actually on the first cook it expanded to where I had to lube it a little to get it to move at all.  Actually bent back the thumb thing when I was trying to move it.

 

[rootsman]

How'd the lavaloc basket workout?  Worthwhile?