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Default Gotta Get a New Smoker

On 9/1/2013 1:22 PM, bigwheel wrote:
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> mawil1013;1861416 Wrote:
>> On 8/25/2013 6:07 PM, bigwheel wrote:-
>> piedmont;1859466 Wrote:-
>> Consider this, I have a cooker that has a cooking chamber to dimension
>> of a kitchen oven , comes with two adjustable grids. you can do
>> burgers
>> or brisket to spare ribs. it comes fully insulated, is virtually wind
>> and rain proof. Coals can be maintained without opening cook zone, as
>> in
>> add coals without losing heat. Has a special drawer under cooking
>> chamber to facilitate this. How much for one of these? Well, I paid
>> $15
>> for mine. What is it? It's an old gas stove with the bottom metal
>> removed. Best damn cooker I ever had.
>>
>>
>> Michael-
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>> There ya go. I like to cook in old ice boxes..but the Warden say it
>> looks a bit too ghetto to have the defunct appliances laying around in
>> the yard. What does your boss say?
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>> I used the theory of; start off big-N-ugly with a 55 gallon barrel, so
>> an appliance white used gas stove is prettier, she was in.
>>
>> But to appease her vision of yardly beauty, I'm on the look out for a
>> stainless steel used gas stove.
>>
>> I'm sooo impressed with the sweet way it cooks I am never going to use
>> any other cooker. Here is a pic...
>>
>> http://tinyurl.com/l4yzl7x Michael, Piedmont, The Practical BBQ'r...

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> Looks great. Smart thinking on that one. Bet a person might could even
> put a electric element in the bottom on that puppy and get rid on the
> nasty old charcoal. Broke down SS restaurant stoves are prob fairly
> inexpensive. Had a pal who could have got anything a person might want
> along that line in his long tour as official Maintenance Man for the
> famous Waffle House chain. He dont work there any longer so that deal it
> out..lol. Maybe you could make friends with a guy like that? Would also
> not hurt to bug some of the used restaurant supply places. Course they
> tend to be proud of their stuff so dont get a skinning on it.
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It would be easy to modify with whatever you wanted inside the bottom
drawer, for sure. But I like my Kingsford. I do have the desire to
temporarily add an electric pan to do some cold smoking in the future.