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mitch04

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May 12, 2015
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Hey everyone, my name is mitch I am currently stationed on oahu. I will be purchasing a smoker soon. Can't wait to learn from you you all
 
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  Good afternoon and welcome to the forum, from a cool cloudy day here in East Texas. Lots of great people with tons of information on just about  everything.

Gary
 
Welcome to SMF! :welcome:
We're glad to have you. The search bar at the top is your most valuable resource here. This forum has been around for over ten years, so there is a good chance that any questions you may have, have already been answered (they may have 10 different answers, but you'll get an instant response non the less).
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Welcome from SC, Mitch. I'm sure you will enjoy this site. Lots of folks sheer with tons of knowledge who are always ready to share ideas, tips, recipes or anything else that you may need. All you have to do is ask. I sure hope you can get back to a better location soon. I know you must be miserable having to wake up every day on Oahu. What a crappy to live. Seriously, it's beautiful there. I have been to Maui, Hawaii, Oahu and Kauai. We loved every one for a different reason. Enjoy your stay and good smoking. Thanks for your service, Joe
 
I think I've decided on purchasing the oklahoma joe highlander, it will need a few mods which I've researched. It should be fairly easy to get it the way i'd like it. I'll post pics when I get it
 
Welcome to the forum Mitch! Thank you for your service! Enjoy your new smoker when you get it, and we'll be looking forward to the Qview. I worked on Oahu for 6 months back in the 90's. Really beautiful there, loved hiking in the mountains! Happy smokin', David.
 
I bought the oaklahoma joe highlander, currently smoking a 15 lb brisket. Kingsford charcoal mesquite wood chunks. I'm 14 hours into it at about 225 (hard to keep it stable, definitely need to deal it) everything was going fairly well but I'm starting to lose the 'tbs' going more to a white and at times thick white smoke. Is it because the charcoal is creating to much ash ruining the air flow?
 
Charcoal doesn't seem to be keeping temp up high enough. The wood does just fine though
 
Kingsford will produce a lot of ash. Keep ash knocked down and maintain good air space under coal grate for proper air flow so you don't choke out. Good luck on your cook. Thanks for your service.
 
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I like to use lump to get a good bed of coals started with a chimney of briqs. When the lump is going good, I put in a couple of splits and go with wood from there.
 
I'm trying to find somewhere here that sells wood! Hawaii is limited on everything it seems
 
Awesome, I appreciate the help. Update on brisket. Thin blue smoke,just reached the stall phase
 
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