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Barbecue (alt.food.barbecue) Discuss barbecue and grilling--southern style "low and slow" smoking of ribs, shoulders and briskets, as well as direct heat grilling of everything from burgers to salmon to vegetables. |
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Need advice on new purchase
OK, here goes..... I just joined the group today and have already started getting replies from people who were very helpful. I decided on the spur of the moment to go ahead and grab myself a smoker of sorts. Instead of jumping in and buying the offset smoker that I was originally looking at, I scaled back a bit and bought a Brinkmann Deluxe Charcoal smoker from Lowes. I am using lump charcoal with a couple of pieces of dry oak put in. I remember years ago, I bought my mother a Cajun Cooker that was nearly identical and I seem to recall we had some problems with it. Particularly with keeping the coals from smothering due to the lack of air flow. I am seeking recomendations on how to make this a better smoker/cooker. Once I cut my teeth and perfect my skill with this, then I (read that my wife will allow me to...) buy a larger scale, offset smoker like I originally started looking at. Thanks ahead for the info folks, I really appreciate it. John T McD. -- We sleep peacefully in our Beds becuase Rough men Stand Ready in the Night to visit Violence on those who would do Us Harm......G.Orwell |
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Need advice on new purchase
John T. McDougald wrote:
> OK, here goes..... > Thanks ahead for the info folks, I really appreciate it. > Did you check out the FAQ? It doesnt get specific about that particular offset, but give some good mods that are generally needed for all offsets. |
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Need advice on new purchase
It's not an offset. I'll get one of those after I have had a little
experience with the smoker I just bought. I picked up one of those cheap Brinkmann Upright smokers. I am aware of some of it's flaws and I'm hoping that someone has come up with a few mods that will make it more useful and usable. Thnaks for the reply John T McD. -- We sleep peacefully in our Beds becuase Rough men Stand Ready in the Night to visit Violence on those who would do Us Harm......G.Orwell "Duwop" > wrote in message ... > John T. McDougald wrote: > > OK, here goes..... > > Thanks ahead for the info folks, I really appreciate it. > > > > Did you check out the FAQ? It doesnt get specific about that particular > offset, but give some good mods that are generally needed for all offsets. > > > |
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Need advice on new purchase
If and when you chunk that El Cheapo Brinkmann (ECB) do yourself a favor and
buy a Weber Smokey Mountain (WSM). It looks similar but is an order of magnitude better. Your ECB requires frequent tending while the WSM will run 225F for over 12 hours at a time with absolutely no intervention. WSM is about $180 these days, sometimes Amazon has them on sale. In fact you might go buy it right now since it'll pay for itself eventually since it uses fuel more efficiently than your ECB and is less likely to ruin a chunk of meat. Trust me: I've owned both as have many of us here and at virtualweberbullet.com. I left the ECB out by the street for some unlucky person to pick up. "Buy the best and cry only once" as the saying goes. If you insist on an offset realize they take LOTS of tending, even more then your ECB, which is a good or bad thing depending on how much free time you have and what your goals are. The WSM by conmparison is ridiculously easy and goof-proof. "John T. McDougald" > wrote in message ... > It's not an offset. I'll get one of those after I have had a little > experience with the smoker I just bought. I picked up one of those cheap > Brinkmann Upright smokers. I am aware of some of it's flaws and I'm hoping > that someone has come up with a few mods that will make it more useful and > usable. |
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