Just as a side note since we are in the Smoking-it site. After my "belches" I looked the smoker over very well to see if there might have been any damage. Absolutely none, it is a heavy duty dude, in fact, for comparison:
I recently ran across a new Bradley smoker, assembled, larger size than my Smoke-it #2 on the local Craigs list that had never been fired up. (retail price $ more than my #2). Knowing my daughter and son-in-law liked my smoking and wanted to start trying it themselves, I decided to see if I could give them a gift. The price was more than really right, not much more than shipping of my #2.
Told Wifey, this is a brand new high dollar smoker. Let's look at it and decide if we want to keep it ourselves and give my Daughter my old Smoke-it #2 or not.
Called the seller and took Wifey along in my pick up to help me load it. What a waste of Wifey's time. Ever picked up an empty tall cardboard box all by yourself? Had to tie it down not to keep it from shifting, but to keep it from blowing out of the back of my truck.
Immediately made the decision of which way to go. We gave it to them as a present, wondering how it will do in cold weather, wondering how long the electronic gizmowhiz electronic temperature controller will last, wondering how long the mechanical drive special puck smoke feeder assembly will feed.
I hope it works well for them as long as it can. When I am gone and they have to go through my stuff, only then can they can have my dependable as my oven, hot water heater technology, if it is too cold turn on, if it is too hot turn off, average 225' Smoke-it #2 and get back to smoking and pull things out the door like I do.
“Set it and forget it” has a whole new meaning with the Smoke-it smokers.
The only down side I can see to what I am doing now is that there is no way to justify several hours over night sitting on the deck drinking more than a few beers “watching” the smoker. Put the Pork Butt on in the evening, go to bed, get up in the morning and go to the lake for the day, play golf, etc. come home, drop in the cooler an hour or so, pull the smoked pork butt and eat it.
Want to bitch about not having a crispy bark? Simple, as you are unloading all your stuff from 8 hours on the lake, or all your hours on the golf course, fire up your gas grill and spend a few minutes singing the outside skin.
Works for me, your mental attitude may vary.
I recently ran across a new Bradley smoker, assembled, larger size than my Smoke-it #2 on the local Craigs list that had never been fired up. (retail price $ more than my #2). Knowing my daughter and son-in-law liked my smoking and wanted to start trying it themselves, I decided to see if I could give them a gift. The price was more than really right, not much more than shipping of my #2.
Told Wifey, this is a brand new high dollar smoker. Let's look at it and decide if we want to keep it ourselves and give my Daughter my old Smoke-it #2 or not.
Called the seller and took Wifey along in my pick up to help me load it. What a waste of Wifey's time. Ever picked up an empty tall cardboard box all by yourself? Had to tie it down not to keep it from shifting, but to keep it from blowing out of the back of my truck.
Immediately made the decision of which way to go. We gave it to them as a present, wondering how it will do in cold weather, wondering how long the electronic gizmowhiz electronic temperature controller will last, wondering how long the mechanical drive special puck smoke feeder assembly will feed.
I hope it works well for them as long as it can. When I am gone and they have to go through my stuff, only then can they can have my dependable as my oven, hot water heater technology, if it is too cold turn on, if it is too hot turn off, average 225' Smoke-it #2 and get back to smoking and pull things out the door like I do.
“Set it and forget it” has a whole new meaning with the Smoke-it smokers.
The only down side I can see to what I am doing now is that there is no way to justify several hours over night sitting on the deck drinking more than a few beers “watching” the smoker. Put the Pork Butt on in the evening, go to bed, get up in the morning and go to the lake for the day, play golf, etc. come home, drop in the cooler an hour or so, pull the smoked pork butt and eat it.
Want to bitch about not having a crispy bark? Simple, as you are unloading all your stuff from 8 hours on the lake, or all your hours on the golf course, fire up your gas grill and spend a few minutes singing the outside skin.
Works for me, your mental attitude may vary.
