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  1. bigun

    Brinkmann 40" Smoke 'n' Pit

    Easy mods. A baffle, I used a disposable aluminum pan, or an oven liner, just something to keep the heat down a little. Smoke stack extension, I used aluminum flashing and just rolled it and stuck it in the exhaust vent. The flashings springiness holds it in with no ther help. And a...
  2. bigun

    Royal oak WTF

    They said something to the effect, that the raw wood is stored on concrete, and then loaded with heavy equipment into the kilns, she stated this is probably how it got in there.
  3. bigun

    Royal oak WTF

    Just got off the phone with royal oak. They thanked me for my concern and are sending me a money order for $10.00 to cover the cost of a new 20lb bag. The said they didn't send out bags (probably because of the cost of shipping) and they only had coupons for the briquettes. So a money order was...
  4. bigun

    Royal oak WTF

    Yeah wrong picture. That was what the concrete was smoking. A butt and a chuck, but I didn't get any finished pics because we had to make a run to my parents house so as soon as they were done into the cooler they went and we shared with my parents.
  5. bigun

    Royal oak WTF

    OK so I am used to seeing a few pebbles in the fire box after using Royal oak But I had a first yesterday I found a fist sized chunk of concrete in my fire box, On top of that this bag has had lotts of unburned paper in it, has anyone else had this happen or did I get a bad bag. I am debating...
  6. bigun

    Questions about coal.

    I don't read the paper either but old phone books seem to work really well. about 25 pages of phone book and 15 minutes later I am off to the races.
  7. bigun

    Brinkmann Smoke 'n Pit

    The water pan helps with temperature regulation, Since water / Steam cannot rise above 212 degrees until all the water in a container is vaporized. Much the same as a pot of boiling water will always de 212 (+or- for altitude) The result is you end up with a large resevoir of heat that will...
  8. bigun

    Show your dog

    Here are the 12 paws that keep me busy. The first 3 are my Brittany Sadie, one from a hunting trip and the other two are her palying fetch with snowballs. The next is my wifes Brittany Zeb, and the last is our German Shorthair, pepper.
  9. bigun

    Ugly smoke

    Using royal oak lump. usually throw a few chunks or whatever I am using for wood in the chimney to get it buring before dumping.
  10. bigun

    If you could only eat 3oz. of meat?

    venison tenderloin, enough said.
  11. bigun

    Ugly smoke

    My other question for the day (the first is in woodsmokers) is it normal to have ugly smoke rolling for the first 5-10 minutes after I dump a fresh chimney of lit coals in the firebox? After that the smoke settles down and I have nice thin blue or even invisible smoke which I like, but I hate...
  12. bigun

    dead wood?

    One of two questions today (The other will be posted in charcoal section) can I use dead standing branchs I cut out of the 20+ walnut and apple trees in my yard or do I need to stick with green wood that I have seasoned myself? the reason I ask is I am pruning my apple tree a little bit and it...
  13. bigun

    CharGriller Issues!!!

    I am not an expert by any measure of the word. But my first question about the heat would be what mods have you done. I know with my snp I had issues keeping the temp even until I added a charcoal basket, extended the chimney down and added a baffle. About the bubbling and flaking, how did you...
  14. bigun

    Mounting a Smoker on Trailer

    You could always mount it offset and if it did prove unstable add a wood box, or a cooler or something else behind it to balance it.
  15. bigun

    Not needing a Mod??

    I don't know maybe I am weird but I think the modding is part of the fun, just like I enjoy tending the fire, and trying out different rubs and things. I just generally tinkering with the smoker, food, and fuel to find good combinations and see if I can improve on them. If I wanted simplicity...
  16. bigun

    Metal questions

    This thread got me thinking and researching. As nearly as I can tell zinc begins to peel from galvanized at about 200° C thus allowing it to become aerisolized and possibly contaminate food. Aluminum while it can deform and melt real low,as previously stated, as nearly as I can tell dosen't pose...
  17. bigun

    Metal questions

    Galvanized is bad stuff. It releases Zinc, I believe, if it gets above a certain temperature. The aluminum should be good however, but plain carbon steel is the best. ETA beat me to it texashunter
  18. bigun

    Formal introduction

    I may have to do that, Usually we hunt deer but I am guessing you noticed the bord dog in my avatar. That is my 4 year old brittany who is a semi trained bird dog. I also have another brit and a GSP at my house, but I haven't had the time to train them since I have been in engineering school...
  19. bigun

    Formal introduction

    Just posted chuck pics last night, and posted rib pics a couple months or so ago. I wish I had time and money to smoke something new everyday but I am married and have kids so you know where most of my money and time goes.
  20. bigun

    Formal introduction

    We just dusted them lightly with flour salt and pepper and fried them in a cast iron skillet in pure butter. it didn't help the cholesterol any but man they are good. There is a pic in the other thread I started last night that shows them being cooked and a few of the end product plated up.
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