New Owner of a GOSM 3450 GT

[chisoxjim]

Just bought a GOSM model # 3450Gt on the way home from work tonight. I got it assembled, and I am going to season it first thing tomorrow,, and fire it up in the afternoon. Doing some spares, beans, tips, and ABT's.

I was looking @ the brinkman propane gassser, but the boss gave me a bonus, and told me to buy myself a new smoker. Hit Bass Pro-Shops on the way home, and payed $142.

Really looking forward to the propane smoker vs the charcoal fired ones I have used up til now. Anyone got any tips for the GOSM?

thanks jim

 

[beer-b-q]

Way to go. Hope you enjoy the GOSM.

 

[pineywoods]

Congrats have fun with it

 

[chisoxjim]

thanks folks, I plan to.
the main main reason I switched to gas was the upcoming football season, and NFL season ticket, I like football, and I like bbq, and I dont want to be sitting on the deck hovering over my offset fighting temp. Especially when it get cold.

ill post the q-view tomorrow of the feast under the approporiate topics, and a review of the GOSM here.

 

[bigtrain74]

hey congrats on the bonus! I got mine a few weeks ago. This thing is the greatest. I only have one smoke in it so far but I could not be happier.

 

[chisoxjim]

thanks, having a job right now is great, being appreciated is even better.

 

[bigtrain74]

tell me about it. theres nothing worse then showing up everyday feeling like you are unappreciated.

a bonus tells you how much they truly do appreciate you.

 

[chisoxjim]

plus the note with the check told me to go out and buy a new smoker.. my wife(CFO) couldnt argue with that...

 

[pignit]

 

[old poi dog]

Congrats to you. Its always good to have the right tools for varying situations.

Looking forward to the Qview of its solo flight.

 

[smokeamotive]

Congrats on the new toy. But it sounds maybe to me the boss is setting you up for something.

 

[mballi3011]

Congrats on the bonus and specially the new smoker. I've had one for about a year and love it. It works for everything I wanted to smoke from ribs to briskets with no problem at all

 

[nickelmore]

Congrats, I'll have to have a chat with my boss......

I like the smoke daddy smoke generator as an add on. If your handy you can make something similar, (I used a drive shaft from a venture van). But for the price/time he has the big Kahuna on ebay at a resonable price.

Bigger is better!

 

[chisoxjim]

finishing seasoning the smoker right now, gonna let it cool and then get dinner started.

smoking with apple wood, I am doing some spares, some rib tips, beans, and ABT's with orange flying fish roe, shrimp, cream cheese, and bacon. I took pics of the prepe, and I will post those pics in the appropriate areas, or on an all encompasing thread later.

 

[chisoxjim]

me and the smoker just getting started around noon. pics of the ABTs are posted, pics of the spares posted soon.



this GOSM is a nice piece of equipt. clean tasting BBQ, easy to hold a temp, even with winds around 14 mph. I hovered around 230 99% of the smoke. Built in therm is useless as I expeceted, it was reading 50 degrees hotter tha actual temp.

After one use I already like this smoker better than my offset, and the WSM I was using.