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I am no expert, but I do a little catering & am willing to share my experiences with others who may have questions of their own. Good or bad...this is how it went. I am also lazy...this is a copy & paste of my response on another forum. Well...it is over & done, and could have hardly gone better. Go...

FEC=Fast Eddies Cookshack....just a well known brand of pellet cooker. I have to say, I love mine, but have not fired it up a lot since I built the 500 gal. reverse flow to Frank's plans. Both great cookers, just depends on what you need to do.

rib roast is sold with ribs or chine bone intact, prime rib is with bone removed, rib eye is prime rib just cut into steak before cooking and porterhouse is a 1lb or more T-bone. as for cooking time and differences when I do a prime rib in the oven I set my oven for 500 and roast the prime rib for ...

Right now I am planning on cooking them (probably 5) in my reverse flow smoker. No problem maintaining 250°-300° in it. The temp that I pull at will depend a lot on how they are coming along...don't want to have to hold them forever. Also, at about $100 apiece I'm not too interested in screwing thes...

Thanks...I'll check it out!

The good folks here have been a great source of information & advice on more than a few occasions, so...I stand before you again. In a couple of weeks I will be doing a catering job and serving prime rib for 80. I will be cooking (or bringing up to temp.) on site, using my reverse flow smoker. For t...

Well in this case, the only Judge involved was the customer...and they devoured it. Along with the BBQ'ed Bologna. Not sure what it is about a stick of bologna fresh off the pit, but a lot of the good ole boys around here get plumb emotional about it.

Sorry...no qview this time. I am bad about that. Midnight when I took them off the smoker, and the next morning was too much of a scramble getting other stuff done and loaded into the cambro's to fool with getting pictures.

Must not have happened:-)

I've had my share of pig parts on the smoker, but am still a bit of a n00b when it comes to brisket, Long story short I had lunch for 100 today...meats were Barbequed Bologna, Pulled pork and brisket. Picked up a couple of Choice packers... 16 lb. & 18 lb....threw a little rub on 'em and put those s...

That'll all work Frank! :) I also probe the flat end with an old instant read dial-type temp gauge that no longer works. I keep it just for this reason. With time you will learn how that probe should feel as you push it in and you'll know when to pull it. Every brisket is different so just keep pro...

One of these days...and soon I hope, I am going to load this thing up and just cook for pleasure. Having to sometimes rush to get everything panned up, loaded in the cambro's and delivered doesn't always leave a lot of time for pictures. So just a couple on Thursday's brat cook. About 220 brats smok...

I'm no welder, but I know good work when I see it.

And that sir, is really.nice.work.

Good job on what I am sure is a great cooker.

I'm too tired/lazy to go out to the truck and get the camera....will get some pics uploaded in the morning. I had my second cook on Darth (may hang with that name:-) Thursday...did about 220 brats for an annual fundraiser at church. It did even better than the first time...Lord, this thing is easy t...

smokeone wrote:Nice work Upinsmoke! That is a thing of beauty!
I think I would call it Black Beauty!

Thanks...but I need to be clear here lest someone think I actually have some skills. A friend of mine did all the fabrication work...I drank beer and threw money at it.

Wow upinsmoke! Thanks for the kind words! I am glad we could help. That is what this site is all about. You did a great job on the smoker and sounds like you did a text book job running it during your cook. Looks great and I hope to see more pics of future cooks! Sent using Forum Runner. Try it out...

As some of you will know from my post in the "building" an RF smoker forum, I have had this cooker for well over a month now ready to go. Just got around to cooking on it yesterday. The main reason for the delay was simply that I was afraid of it. At least in the sense that I was afraid I would scre...

Thanks dcman. Does the oak add or contaminate to the flavour? S1 is right....I think it kicks in a bit of good mix flavor.... Rick.....I don't remember seeing anything either but I will look for it soon.... Frank thanks for clarifying....I didn't know....just seems like $$$ to run just charcoal tho...

Frank......thanks for the video. Good job!

Frank_Cox wrote:John, I plan to make some videos this weekend on running a pit like yours. Hopefully I'll have them up sometime this weekend

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Frank,

Thanks for the heads up...certainly interested in checking that out.

k.a.m. wrote:upinsmokebbq, awesome job on the re-hab she turned out fantastic.
I have to admit you had me with the pics of the 50lb. boxes of rods I love me some stick welding.

Thanks! Yeah, I think my builder went through some rods on what he called the "cooker from hell"

Thanks for the kind comments...all credit to my builder and Frank's plans. All I did was throw money at it, grind a few welds and paint. It still lacks a few details to be done. I have springs for the handles...and need to get handles on the grates to ease pulling them out...plus another coat of pai...

So....a few of the finished product. At least it's all more or less one color now...second coat as soon as weather permits. Using 1,000 degree paint from True Value. http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/jj68/WaywardSon01/Food/Up%20In%20Smoke/Reverse%20Flow%20Build/IMG_1911.jpg Slide out grates: http:/...

:LG: :LG: Great job John! No warming cabinet? now that woulda made it heavy! :welder: Thanks Frank. Got tired of buying steel :D Actually still thinking about the warming cabinet. Weight is not really the issue as I have about 100 lbs. tongue weight without my cage for the wood...or any wood loaded...

Boy howdy...yep. Went back in and "organized" my photos. Forgot about breaking those links.

I'll fix it.

Edit: Dang...that was a pain. Took my computer challenged self over a half hour. Fixtl

Took some today as it sits now. I'll try and post those tonight...........Best...........John

I'll try and get some pictures of the "largely finished" product today and get them posted up. It looks much better with the front extended, woodbox on, coat of paint, etc. Down to the details now. Plus getting a few butts on there & a fire going in it. Got to remember to take pics of the racks also...