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by LeonardK
July 18th, 2019, 6:29 pm
Forum: Reverse Flow Smokers
Topic: Cabinet Smoker vertical as Reverse Flow
Replies: 0
Views: 3163

Cabinet Smoker vertical as Reverse Flow

Wanting more rack space to smoke, I have a big box to cut down to Mini GF size and some steel pre-cut for another rev flo firebox. Just feeling like doing something with what I already have and I know I like smoke flavor from wood, instead of putting a GF furnace on this box just put the other fireb...
by LeonardK
July 17th, 2019, 1:21 am
Forum: FOOD!
Topic: PORK...Butt or Ribs, What To Cook Them With?
Replies: 10
Views: 1793

Re: PORK...Butt or Ribs, What To Cook Them With?

Well I still have a few ribs left in freezer, Lime marinade was a good idea and both the coconut and special was the Smuckers Tart Cherry Fruit Spread along with some brown sugar. I really felt like these ribs needed some really spicy salty kind of rub When yall cook your pork ribs, what's your favo...
by LeonardK
July 16th, 2019, 4:46 pm
Forum: Smoker Clones
Topic: Stumps mini clone from existing box 24% over
Replies: 41
Views: 14258

Re: Stumps mini clone from existing box 24% over

Now is just about the windup before I get the stuff and build the GF. You know I just finished the RevFlow a few months ago. Smokes real good but only has 3 sq foot of rack to cook on. Rev Flow Smoker 16 x 36 just painted sm.jpg Here is a scale side view of the wood burning GF I plan to build that w...
by LeonardK
July 15th, 2019, 12:06 am
Forum: Smoker Clones
Topic: Stumps mini clone from existing box 24% over
Replies: 41
Views: 14258

GF w/ Wood Burning Furnace...better smoke flavor burn wood

I worked on this today, taking my time, made mistakes before. Here's a vertical plan, mainly intending racks 18x24, have 3 foot each, gotta burn WOOD to get that deep strong smoke flavor Wood Burner on GF 31 inch hi ins cabinet 1 Vert Plan 1-- 3inch spaces.jpg So, to make it a little easier for wood...
by LeonardK
July 14th, 2019, 6:25 pm
Forum: FOOD!
Topic: Brisket on a Reverse Flow Smoker: How Much Fat Do You Trim, Before Smoking?
Replies: 11
Views: 2006

Hi Mo, So What Else Is There Besides Brisket and Pork Ribs?

Hi Mo Smoke! Been enjoying this RevFlo smoker, 6 er 8 briskets smoked so far and about 6 racks pork ribs 2 pork butts, skinless chicken leg quarters, hamburger Lately looked/studied butcher charts pics of cow and hog... got parts of cow memorized ...brisket comes from behind front legs at the bottom...
by LeonardK
July 14th, 2019, 12:12 pm
Forum: FOOD!
Topic: Who doesn't want ribs
Replies: 14
Views: 2499

Re: Who doesn't want ribs

Hi DirtyTires These were bigger but at Staples prices, guess I might buy more from HEB at $2.49/# didn't find any difference StaplesStMtMkt Ribs$4.77 each.jpg Walmart had good deal on pork spare ribs I should get some try them Pork Spare ribs Smithfield Walmart $1.74per# s.jpg BabyBack ribs Smithfie...
by LeonardK
July 13th, 2019, 8:46 pm
Forum: FOOD!
Topic: Who doesn't want ribs
Replies: 14
Views: 2499

Re: Who doesn't want ribs

That Looks Real Good, Boston. But why don't you ALL tell what KIND of Meat you cooked so we don't have to ask AFTER you posted? Share what you know. Is this St Louis Style Pork Ribs or what? I'm just starting to cook bigger things than chicken and hamburgers, brisket, etc, those ribs look long like ...
by LeonardK
July 6th, 2019, 12:51 am
Forum: FOOD!
Topic: PORK...Butt or Ribs, What To Cook Them With?
Replies: 10
Views: 1793

Re: PORK...Butt or Ribs, What To Cook Them With?

These were very tasty peach or tart cherry w/ brown sugar and I put coconut milk over all I probably should have foiled them .... tried better to bond the ingredients to the ribs... or does it always fall off so easily Really good with the tart cherry Pork ribs br sugar peach preserves smoked 1.jpg ...
by LeonardK
July 6th, 2019, 12:27 am
Forum: FOOD!
Topic: PORK...Butt or Ribs, What To Cook Them With?
Replies: 10
Views: 1793

Re: PORK...Butt or Ribs, What To Cook Them With?

No pics but: St Louis Style pork ribs marinated in lime juice covered in pulverized serrano pepper and salted smoked 3 hrs foil time cover in Smuckers Tart Cherry Spread, brown sugar and butter, and coconut milk for cooking smoked 3 hrs again This is the one that is really good Otherwise smoke with ...
by LeonardK
July 5th, 2019, 9:10 pm
Forum: FOOD!
Topic: PORK...Butt or Ribs, What To Cook Them With?
Replies: 10
Views: 1793

Re: PORK...Butt or Ribs, What To Cook Them With?

Trying it.... 9pm foil time... brown sugar plus ingredients, except tomato 250 degrees steady
Ribs Tom Cherry Peach Coconut 646try4.jpg

Leonard
by LeonardK
July 5th, 2019, 8:08 pm
Forum: FOOD!
Topic: PORK...Butt or Ribs, What To Cook Them With?
Replies: 10
Views: 1793

Re: PORK...Butt or Ribs, What To Cook Them With?

Foil time at 830 pm, thinking of not foiling just put coconut/pineapple, tart cherry spread, tomato sauce/sage and keep on cooking I don't really know what I'll miss not foiling All this crowded up hi as I can get on the 14" rack in 16" pipe and lots of white and gray smoke, like it heavy 16x36 clea...
by LeonardK
July 3rd, 2019, 12:58 pm
Forum: Reverse Flow Smokers
Topic: WHADDYA THINK of this plan?
Replies: 12
Views: 2052

Re: WHADDYA THINK of this plan?

Hello DMW I get obsessed with numbers, drawing things, figuring out how big, what shape etc, and like to think/plan with scale pics too, So: You might want to run a problem about a Rev Flow smoker thru the forum calculator for FB size, Throat size etc...then compare to Feldons calculator just becaus...
by LeonardK
July 2nd, 2019, 4:25 pm
Forum: Reverse Flow Smokers
Topic: WHADDYA THINK of this plan?
Replies: 12
Views: 2052

Re: WHADDYA THINK of this plan?

I know this is a little different, not using your pipe, but I built a rev flo cooks 2 briskits out of 16" pipe, heat mostly in top of pipe, I wish now I had built a box where I could put briskits depthwise on rack 20x42 up in the hot part of the pipe And to save room the firebox could be put under t...
by LeonardK
July 2nd, 2019, 3:46 pm
Forum: Reverse Flow Smokers
Topic: Hinge Recommendations
Replies: 10
Views: 1573

Re: Hinge Recommendations

Hi I was expecting something about hinges you made, I used 1/2 inch slick rod and seamless pipe on my rev flo smoker, but always interested to see what someone else comes up with for latches/hinges This seems like a real good time to mention that steel is 480#/cubic foot....1/4" plate/foot = 10# and...
by LeonardK
July 2nd, 2019, 3:27 pm
Forum: FOOD!
Topic: PORK...Butt or Ribs, What To Cook Them With?
Replies: 10
Views: 1793

Re: PORK...Butt or Ribs, What To Cook Them With?

That coconut milk is not really very good, there's better stuff to cook with, had some on a pc pecan pie, not good Tasted the Habanero pepper with chips and onion dip, was good and not too hot, this will work very good on smoked meats I pureed about a pound of Habanero w/ seeds before, cooked w/ tom...
by LeonardK
July 1st, 2019, 4:22 pm
Forum: FOOD!
Topic: PORK...Butt or Ribs, What To Cook Them With?
Replies: 10
Views: 1793

Re: PORK...Butt or Ribs, What To Cook Them With?

At crutch Foil time smoking about 250 degrees, will this coconut milk burn???? I use this for making chicken curry but mostly add it at the end. Someone warned me coconut, they are thinking regular fresh would burn on ribs on a reverse flow smoker... Has anyone cooked with real coconut or this canne...
by LeonardK
July 1st, 2019, 12:25 pm
Forum: FOOD!
Topic: PORK...Butt or Ribs, What To Cook Them With?
Replies: 10
Views: 1793

Re: PORK...Butt or Ribs, What To Cook Them With?

I've always liked stuff hot, maybe so I will be satisfied and not over-eat Anyway smoked is great too, been using Serrano but at store weighed amt I think I puree to put on meat, too much pepper paste, so to reduce the amount I picked a hotter pepper from 22k to 325k on scale suggesting I use about ...
by LeonardK
June 30th, 2019, 9:38 pm
Forum: FOOD!
Topic: PORK...Butt or Ribs, What To Cook Them With?
Replies: 10
Views: 1793

PORK...Butt or Ribs, What To Cook Them With?

I've always thought I just liked strictly salty peppery taste Watched a Mike Delmarva youtube vid "...how to cook baby back ribs 101" the 3.2.1 method After cooking some st louis and baby backs on rev flow, I re-heated some in teflon pan with enough brown sugar for just a kettle corn salty-sweet tas...
by LeonardK
June 30th, 2019, 8:42 pm
Forum: FOOD!
Topic: Baby backs for dinner.....
Replies: 8
Views: 1497

Re: Baby backs for dinner.....

Hey here you are...
What'd you cook these on, rev flo or offset?


Looks real good but, What's on them?
by LeonardK
June 30th, 2019, 8:03 pm
Forum: Reverse Flow Smokers
Topic: Horz Reverse Flow Smoker 36L 16" OD pipe build but like ideas suggestions help
Replies: 79
Views: 8280

Re: Horz Reverse Flow Smoker 36L 16" OD pipe build but like ideas suggestions help

Yep already control heat w/ stack open using intake only BUT really WANTING bigger 20 x 42 INCH COOKING RACK Investment, front, back, side plates and cover all flat Has no-one else ever been dis-satisfied with a 16 inch rev flow, and wanted more rack space, wanted more space where most of the heat r...
by LeonardK
June 30th, 2019, 7:41 pm
Forum: Reverse Flow Smokers
Topic: Horz Reverse Flow Smoker 36L 16" OD pipe build but like ideas suggestions help
Replies: 79
Views: 8280

Re: Horz Reverse Flow Smoker 36L 16" OD pipe build but like ideas suggestions help

Hello Towtruck That ans surprises me as a solution, but, guess I really got stuck now wanting more rack area to cook on specially briskits 10 hrs or more cooking and like today prepping ribs n butts for 5 hr cook Trying ideas Butt: cut up butt like it was country ribs, in pcs... marinate in lime.......
by LeonardK
June 30th, 2019, 7:14 pm
Forum: Reverse Flow Smokers
Topic: Horz Reverse Flow Smoker 36L 16" OD pipe build but like ideas suggestions help
Replies: 79
Views: 8280

Re: Horz Reverse Flow Smoker 36L 16" OD pipe build but like ideas suggestions help

Hi Thank yall for answering, the area of max heat is already exclusively AT the top so putting the exhaust higher up probably won't change that, will it? I mean build a fire for 250 and I want to cook where the heat and smoke are MOST, in the upper radius I built a shelf but the cooking area is ONLY...
by LeonardK
June 29th, 2019, 3:17 pm
Forum: Reverse Flow Smokers
Topic: Horz Reverse Flow Smoker 36L 16" OD pipe build but like ideas suggestions help
Replies: 79
Views: 8280

Re: Horz Reverse Flow Smoker 36L 16" OD pipe build but like ideas suggestions help

After about 10 or more smokes on this, finding it's 100 degrees colder at bottom main rack 14x33, I have to make fire for 350 to cook at 250 here. So I considered chopping the top and expanding to be able to cook on a main tray 4" from top where the heat and smoke is with a maintray size of 20x42 He...
by LeonardK
May 26th, 2019, 7:17 am
Forum: FOOD!
Topic: Smoke flavor on Rev Flow vs GF smoker
Replies: 4
Views: 1304

Re: Smoke flavor on Rev Flow vs GF smoker

I'm really glad to hear your reply with more careful thought, mp4 Might go ahead and build with larger ash tray intended as alt stick burner for an insulated cabinet along with GF and make GF burn box a little bigger like 7.5x9.5x2.5 for wood pcs along with lump or charcoal Rich mentioned his burned...
by LeonardK
May 26th, 2019, 4:49 am
Forum: FOOD!
Topic: Smoke flavor on Rev Flow vs GF smoker
Replies: 4
Views: 1304

Re: Smoke flavor on Rev Flow vs GF smoker

Hello mp4 So glad you answered and I wish some MORE of you WOULD in spite of OLD pictures, The QUESTION is NEW BUT here are some some NEW pictures, HEB has a super sale on Kingsford 14# bags, 2 for $10.... it's supposed to burn longer and hotter, I use mix of charcoal or lump and mesquite Today, new...

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