- Jan 31, 2015
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Hi , My name is Dean . I'M 70 yrs old and my wife and I live just north of Annapolis Md., where they are calling for single digit temps on Monday night ...
I've grilled for years but am new to smoking ( about 7 months ). I allways wanted to try my hand at it and saw on a local craigslist an "old smoker for sale".
The price was right for sure but it did need some work . Its an old Royal Oak off set smoker.,and very heavy . So we brought it home on the back of the pick up and spent two days cleaning and power washing, the metal was still in great shape. Then, after a couple of coats of flat black stove paint it started to look almost perdy .. ( I even faux painted the front metal shelves to look like wood )...
Since hanging around smoke forums ive learned a lot from you guys and I made some changes . I built a fire basket , installed a baffle , chamber gaskets ,tuning plates, chimney extender, 2 more thermometers, thru wall thimble for temp probes , pressure latch , and i even picked up a welding blanket for cold weather smoking, and boy what a difference that made .
Ive found that working on these metal beast's is allmost as much fun as cooking on them .. and yeah the kids and grandkids love what ever I serve up off the smoker .
BTW other interests are music,Corvette's, and cruise ship vacations..
Sorry for the long intro but just wanted to say thanks for adding me to the forum.
I've grilled for years but am new to smoking ( about 7 months ). I allways wanted to try my hand at it and saw on a local craigslist an "old smoker for sale".
The price was right for sure but it did need some work . Its an old Royal Oak off set smoker.,and very heavy . So we brought it home on the back of the pick up and spent two days cleaning and power washing, the metal was still in great shape. Then, after a couple of coats of flat black stove paint it started to look almost perdy .. ( I even faux painted the front metal shelves to look like wood )...
Since hanging around smoke forums ive learned a lot from you guys and I made some changes . I built a fire basket , installed a baffle , chamber gaskets ,tuning plates, chimney extender, 2 more thermometers, thru wall thimble for temp probes , pressure latch , and i even picked up a welding blanket for cold weather smoking, and boy what a difference that made .
Ive found that working on these metal beast's is allmost as much fun as cooking on them .. and yeah the kids and grandkids love what ever I serve up off the smoker .
BTW other interests are music,Corvette's, and cruise ship vacations..
Sorry for the long intro but just wanted to say thanks for adding me to the forum.
