First Build. Cart first or later? Centering door

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Post by BurnBern » May 6th, 2019, 12:25 am

Looking awesome and well done. Now you will have to post some cooks. 👍



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Post by ajfoxy » May 6th, 2019, 12:47 am

Nice! Very nice indeed. Well done :kewl:


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Post by Pete Mazz » May 6th, 2019, 3:37 am

Congrats!


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Post by mp4 » May 6th, 2019, 4:02 am

Awesomeness!



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Post by towtruck » May 6th, 2019, 10:13 am

Nice.....how does it cook?



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Post by Chukknob » May 6th, 2019, 10:14 am

towtruck wrote:Nice.....how does it cook?
I lit it up before paint and it held temp and drafted nicely. Might be a hot cooker because I made the firebox too big.


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Post by towtruck » May 6th, 2019, 11:05 am

Small fire will be your friend.



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Post by Chukknob » May 6th, 2019, 11:19 am

towtruck wrote:Small fire will be your friend.
Yes sir. Small fire and lots of small splits. I noted this during my the burn out.


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Post by Dirtytires » May 6th, 2019, 6:44 pm

Now that it’s finished, you will need to spend your time cooking!



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Post by Big T » May 6th, 2019, 8:27 pm

:LG: :LG:


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Post by Chukknob » May 30th, 2019, 6:27 pm

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125 pounds of Tri Tip for the first cook. Office luncheon. The smoker cooks like a beast.


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Post by Big T » May 30th, 2019, 6:38 pm

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Post by towtruck » May 30th, 2019, 6:53 pm

Looks good.



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Post by Dirtytires » May 30th, 2019, 11:52 pm

I’ve never seen that much tri tip in one place.....awesomeness!



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Post by Chukknob » May 30th, 2019, 11:54 pm

Dirtytires wrote:I’ve never seen that much tri tip in one place.....awesomeness!
That was load number 2. I never thought i would finish it. 2 cases


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Post by Dirtytires » May 30th, 2019, 11:59 pm

2 runs for a work lunch?? How long did you smoke it?

I’m a bad judge of normal as I worked 25 years without a lunch break but most people only get 30-60 minutes....well short of cooking time. Or did you cook ahead and warm up?



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Post by Chukknob » May 31st, 2019, 12:02 am

Dirtytires wrote:2 runs for a work lunch?? How long did you smoke it?

I’m a bad judge of normal as I worked 25 years without a lunch break but most people only get 30-60 minutes....well short of cooking time. Or did you cook ahead and warm up?
Our office has 240 people. So I cooked all morning so we could serve lunch to everyone between 1130am and 200pm. All I did was cook and slide today. Back to the desk job tomorrow.




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Post by Dirtytires » May 31st, 2019, 12:16 am

Great day! Sounds like an enjoyable lunch for everyone.



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Re: First Build. Cart first or later? Centering door

Post by Chromeski » June 7th, 2019, 3:11 am

125 pounds on first cook. That's how to start small and get used to how it cooks.
Tri tip looks great. Well done



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