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  1. 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...
  2. 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...
  3. 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...
  4. bigun

    Chuck Roast, Fatty, ABTs, & Morels = A good day

    Did a chuck roast some ABTs a fatty and a few morels We found yesterday All was excellent. The chuck was amazing, Took a little longer then I expected, The chuck plateued for almost 3 hours at 140 and made my total cook time 8 hours, so I didn't get to rest it as long as I wanted but it was...
  5. bigun

    Formal introduction

    Well I got to thinking and realized that While I have been posting here for a while I never did formally introduce myself (I know I should be beaten severely for this). My name is Paul, I live in Dayton, Ohio and enjoy hunting fishing cooking and tinkering with any one of a hundred projects...
  6. bigun

    Smok n pit Refurb w/pics

    Just wanted to post pics for everyone of my smokin pit refub, It was in bad shape when I bought it but with a little bit of time and effort I think it looks pretty respectable, So for a little over $50 total investment I mthink I have done pretty good. Next will come a tuning plate setup that...
  7. bigun

    Second Smoke / some ?s for the experts / q-view

    Well I braved the snow, and wind to fire up the smoker yesterday. Ribs and ABTs. The ABTs were outstanding, The ribs were good but a little bit dry, (ham texture) and I was trying to figure out why. First I trimmed and pulled membrane. then I rubbed with cambridge dry rub...
  8. bigun

    First smoke ever. A fatty and some chicken

    I haven't posted for a while as I have been busy, (School, Life, Family, Etc.) My homebuilt has been steadily coming together, but in the meantime I found a brinkman snp on craigslist for next to nothing and picked it up a couple weeks ago, After grate cleaning and a general cleaning, (It...
  9. bigun

    My first homebuilt some ????s

    I have acquired the first part of my first smoker, A half sized stainless industrial refrgerator, I am planning on heating it with charcoal. now I have some questions... First what can I use to clean this thing? It has been sitting for a while and is mildewed, as well it was used in...
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