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  1. bennylt

    Whole chicken

    I was only planning on hanging because of convenience. For one, my smoker is home made so for racks i currently have cookie cooling racks because they fit perfectly. I'm working on other solutions though. But anyway they are a little too flimzy for something like a whole bird. I also have...
  2. bennylt

    Whole chicken

    I was thinking about brining a chicken over night then hanging it whole in the smoker, not stuffed. Will that work or end up too dry?
  3. bennylt

    My DIY Smoker

    I cant thank you all enough for the advice. Seriously. I already make my own jerky, but not smoked. I cure it first then dry it on a furnace filter strapped to a box fan. sounds crazy but really works. so tender because the meat is never cooked. So anyway, here is what i did with EXCELLENT...
  4. bennylt

    My DIY Smoker

    Thanks. Yah i had planned on doing that if i started using any "real" fire. thats one of the reason i left the bottom open, so i always had that option. i also have a small travel type gas grill. i but i could use that in the way, surrounded by blocks with smker box on tim out of harms way...
  5. bennylt

    My DIY Smoker

    This plate says 800 watts. So i will need to find a more powerful one. In the mean time i wonder if i can use a secondry heat source. Could i put already started lump charcoal in the same pan with my wood chips? Or maybe I can put them in a coffee can next to the plate for additional heat?
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    New guy from PA

    Central. I live in Spruce Creek and work in State College. I am originally from West Chester (Southeastern PA), but went to Penn State. After Graduation I got a good job offer here so I had no reason to leave. I love thsi town!.
  7. bennylt

    New guy from PA

    Thanks! I feel welcome already. I just posted "My DIY Smoker" thread with a couple pics. i have more of the build, but its just a wooden box so who really cares. Please go check it out and give advice. I wasnt really expecting it to work flawlessly right off the bat. I am a tinkerer, so this is...
  8. bennylt

    My DIY Smoker

    I am a newby, and a glutton for punishment. I decided right off the bat to build my own simple smoker. I stole Alton Brown's idea from good eats, consisting of a simple box, with an electric hot plate inside. I am happy with the result, however since i had no idea of the BTUs of the plate...
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    New guy from PA

    Hello everyone. Very nice community you have here! I have been reading for a little while. I am new to smoking, a friend just got himself a gas smoker and we have experimented with it... Pretty good results but the better will come with time. I also just built myself a DIY electric...
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