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    New printer propane smoker?

    I build my UDS last year and now everything looks like a potential smoker to me. I found this sucker today while on its way to printer heaven and I immedately thought propane smoker. It would have to be gutted and burned out, but its basically a metal cabinet. Too much trouble? Thoughts?
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    Taste and smell gone. Having a hard time.

    Well, I ran into something a few weeks ago that I never guessed would have been a problem. I have completely lost my sense of taste and smell and I am having a really hard time with it. So three weeks ago I had a viral sinus infection. At the time I didn't know it was viral, thought it was just...
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    Need pork rub recipe ASAP.

    Hey, Well, my wife said that she would be interested in eating some pulled pork. She usually does not like pulled pork so I am going to jump on this opportunity while I can. I need a good pork rub recipe that I can put together with a quick trip to the grocery. I plan on doing the shopping...
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    First charcoal smoke disaster. Q-View

    It went bad... really bad. The fire that is not the food. The food was excellent, but only because I pulled it out of hell and away from the fire god. So I swapped pans and proceeded to load it full of lump charcoal. Well not full. I did place my metal seperater in the middle in an attempt to...
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    ECB elec to charcoal mod.

    So I guess I can post here in the charcoal section now. I was talking about converting my elec ECB to charcoal and I did it. I went to the local Lowes and did some recon on the ECB smokers. The only difference between the elec and the charcoal ones is the pan itself. One holds and element and...
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    Homemade chip pan for electric ECB.

    Well, I fired up the ECB this weekend, but before I did I made a pan to hold the chips above the element. I have to say that it worked well. I started with an old baking sheet and a pair of tin snips. 10 mins later this is what I had. I cut some slots and bent them down to be used as feet. The...
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    First smoke Q-View

    Well I fired up my new ECB on Saturday. Everything turned out real nice. I decided that I would make up a fatty and some ABT's for my first run on the smoker. For the fatty I used a pound of Italian sausage and a pound of regular breakfast sausage. I combined the two, mashed out flat and...
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    Test run for my new electric ECB

    Well, I am planning on smoking a chicken this weekend...first time smoking anything. I thought it to b a good idea to go ahead and do some test runs on the smoker. I haven't ever used one and i have no idea how it will perform. I started by filling up the water pan and then I ran the...
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    Got my new smoker!

    Ok , so I decided to pull the trigger on the electric ECB. Glad I did too. Looks brand new and for only 40 bucks. Gonna give everything a wash down and fire it up to check the temps. Plan on throwin a chicken on this weekend. Until then here's a pick of the smoker. Like you haven't seen one!
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    Electric to charcoal conversion

    Ok guys, sorry to start a new thread, but this is a different question. Past history real quick. Looking for first smoker and have a found a used once elec ECB for $40. So I called the guy with the smoker today and have plans to pick it up tonight. Talked with my wife and she really wants...
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    Electric Brinkmann for first smoker?

    Hey gang, I just joined and am currently lookin to purchase my first smoker. I was pretty much settled on a Brinkmann GDC (gourmet delux coal), but I happened upon a guy that has a new Brinkmann electric for $40. Good deal me thinks. So here is my line of thinking at this point. I planned on...
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    Hello from Kentucky

    Wanted to stop in and say hi. I have been lurking here for a while and thought it was time to introduce myself. I hunt and have always has the interest in smoking, but just thought it took too long. I don't have the lifestyle that allows me to stand a babysit a smoker for 6 hours. I have gotten...
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