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    Siracha mayo "Fancy Sauce"

    When I make a grilled chicken sandwich I always mix up sriracha, Miracle Whip & sweet relish and use that as a spread.  However, I bought something new I found at the store the other day, it's pre-chopped chipotles in adobo sauce in a squirt bottle (can't recall the brand at the moment).  I love...
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    Masterbuild XL Mods - Post your mods here!

    I can already tell I'm going to have to do this too.  Smoking some chickens, and twice now I've had to put a fire out.  Until I can get a cheap cast iron skillet, I'm taking the wood pan out of the old Brinkmann split door and using it.  Probably going tomorrow to get a cheap skillet and a...
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    Academy Sports in Athens, Ga. has GOSM big block Stainless Steel Smokers

    Measurements on the one at my Academy are 36"x16"x16".  So I'll probably be buying a Masterbuilt XL this weekend lol. :(
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    Academy Sports in Athens, Ga. has GOSM big block Stainless Steel Smokers

    We've got an Academy in West Monroe, LA.  I'll try my best to get over there after church tonight and take some pics if they have any in stock.
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    Rival K.C. Smoker Roaster Grill

    That was me, I paid $40 for mine but YMMV with Wal-Mart. RaceyB is in FL and his Wal-Mart said absolutely not since it's grilling season all year long. Someone in NC I believe found a Wal-Mart selling them for $35. I replaced my charcoal pan with a stainless steel grilling wok from Home Depot...
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    Rival K.C. Smoker Roaster Grill

    Your experience with it seems to be the same as mine. I had one for about a year and after several attempts to get some decent food out of it, I donated it to my trash man a month or two ago. Thermostat is all out of whack (225 doesn't equal 225 apparently) and there's no easy way to add more...
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    First smoke on the Brinkmann split door

    Today I'm doing a brisket that my folks bought yesterday. The charcoal pan is out and the Charmglow Stainless Steel Wok is in! It's a perfect fit, I just used a pair of pliers to straighten out those rounded handles. Little bit harder to add charcoal during cooking but not much. Just checked...
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    First smoke on the Brinkmann split door

    Gave the leftovers to my sister & her family. She told my brother in law how I make the sandwiches (meat, coleslaw then the glaze). He said he'd try anything once. I think after the third sandwich he was hooked. Apparently the whole bunch was pretty impressed lol. And Raceyb, I read what...
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    First smoke on the Brinkmann split door

    Thanks! Honestly I never had a pulled pork sandwich until someone opened a Corky's here (I don't think I ever bought anything there other than the Pig with a Paddle). We've got a few places that do chopped bbq sandwiches, but it just isn't the same. They closed down last year (sign on the...
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    First smoke on the Brinkmann split door

    I picked up the Brinkmann Split Door on clearance last week at Wal-Mart, and did my first smoke with it Saturday (first time I've tried it in years). Unfortunately, I couldn't get the temps over 200 no matter what I tried. I drilled several holes in the charcoal pan (1/8", too small maybe?)...
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    Smoking newb here

    Hey guys, I'm Brian from Monroe, LA. I donated my Rival KC Smoker to my trash guys and picked up a Brinkmann Split Door charcoal smoker yesterday (on clearance at Wal-mart). I am most definitely just learning, and the KC Smoker wasn't the best thing to learn with. If the rain holds off I'm...
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    Brinkmann Split-Door on clearance at Wal-Mart

    Any mods you guys recommend for this smoker? I'm going to season the thing after work today (weather permitting, 50% chance of rain). I think I read somewhere about drilling holes in the charcoal pan, or using a certain grilling wok (so the coals can breathe better). Anything else to look out...
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    Brinkmann Split-Door on clearance at Wal-Mart

    I picked mine up at lunch, they had 3 left for $40. They had a decent fire pit for $50 as well (square kind with decorative tile on the border). I'm going to season it tomorrow or Friday and I'll come up with something to cook Saturday. I'm thinking brisket. :D
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    Brinkmann Split-Door on clearance at Wal-Mart

    Yep, that's the one! I'm going to head by there at lunch and hopefully they'll still have a couple left. A friend of mine just got off work and he's headed by to get one for himself. Thanks guys!
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    Brinkmann Split-Door on clearance at Wal-Mart

    Been lurking awhile, and figured I'd ask a question before I buy this thing. I think they're regularly $74, and they're on clearance at my local Wal-Mart for $40. Given that I have no smoker at the moment, is that a good buy? I understand it'll need some mods to get it to right temps. I...
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