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CHEWBACCA !!!!!

Losing my brisket cherry this morning. Fat side down because Myron said to. 13 lbs trimmed “full packer”. My own rub. Burning oak and hickory. Still figuring where the heat is in places throughout the pit. I have 2 analog therms. 1 at each end. I have a digital therm and probe bottom shelf and a Smo...

I just use oak since it doesn't get to smoke the bottom of the fish i believe its fine to use a little stronger wood to get the smoke taste. This is how I do it; Smoked Fish Dip Begin with a simple brine about 2 quarts of cold water, 1/4 cup salt, 1/2 cup brown sugar, mix until completely dissolved...

Bought a 14Lb brisket and a ton of bb ribs. Made a bunch of rub. Christmas will be good.

Fish report soon.

Heaven

Dude you are smarter than me. I looked at like four things on your pit and was like, damn I shoulda done that....
Great work. Very practical layout.

I keep coming back to this thread to look over your stuff. It is my one of my favorites. I love the style. I fabbed my FB door with a lip on the bottom just like you did. Do you regret it as well? I wish I had allowed for a way to scrape ashes right out the opening instead of scooping them. A flush ...

I put fish in my smoker on heavy foil, that king fish is awesome fish dip. I would love to catch that sword fish. I don't put it on the grate, I think I would if that was all I used it for. Or if I was going to pressure wash it. jm2cw What wood do you like for fishdip kings? Apple or pecan I figure...

Sword from September

So far... I did some beercan chickens. Perfect. Boston butt came out so so. Ribs were great. Swineapple was disgusting. Bacon was mealy and not crispy. I ruined it. Corn on the cob thrown on the smoker in the husk was great. Baked beans were smack yo momma delicious. This week will be the maiden voy...

I am planning a folding shelf, a chimney cap device, and some grab handles around it before I paint it.

Any opinions on stripping the silver CC to bare or just spraying over it when I do the legs and FB? Color will be plain ole black.

I never thought it was worthy of a name. Hmmmmm. Is it a she?

Good day. I worked on it while I cooked. Added thermometers, built a coal box, fiddled with stuff all afternoon and then:

It’s hot fellas. Holding around 240 a while now.

Ok. So, regardless of how many shelves you would put in your CC,if you guys were building a new pit what would be your bottom shelf min and max height above the baffle plate be?

8 hours in the shop kicking off now, after coffee.

Shoulda put this in reverse flows, sorry.

Heyall, thanks for the inspiration and knowledge on this web site so far. I'm nearly done with my backyard 120gal RF horizontal. It was a propane tank I bought for around $100 and have finally got around to putting together. Personally, I weld often as a hobby and do repair work locally for one off ...