Yesterday was a red-letter day at the Gizmo house ….. too tired to post last night.
Turns out the grate storage rack was a perfect place to pre-warm splits.
FB ran about 525F while the CC was around 280F.
We eventually learned the recovery time was short - IF we remembered to set the controls correctly….
Pesh using Orvis as a table to apply rub to the chicken….
There was 1 thigh left so I stuck it in FedEx to DC.
In this pic you can see Egor's normal operating set-up ….. no drawbar - just sitting on jack stands.
And just my wife and I set it up in about 30 seconds! Gawd! - I love that woman!
…. almost as much as this new cooker …. I can say that because she doesn't check this forum.
This is Ray spritzing his butt….
Okay that came out wrong
Considering all the distractions the cook went pretty well - but we were chasing temps trying to learn Egor's quirks …. I think I got a bead on him now though. He's much more responsive to changes in the draft and flu damper than I'm used to so it was a bit of a roller-coaster. But we managed to pull 4 excellent categories off throughout the day. The next time will be a lot more accurate on times/temps.
And we got a long way on Orvis with 3 cooks in the kitchen (pun intended)
1) Hinged both FB and CC doors.
2) FB door "T" handle
3) CC door handle
4) Added the handy shelf below the CC door - wood looks great - it will match the bottom shelf
5) Welded the FB onto the main cabinet/carriage
6) Installed the draft door handle - 1 inch rod 3 inches long - I hope it's stout enough….
7) Installed 2 temp probe wire ports on the ends of the CC - Ray's design - looks cool!
8) Installed FB door toggle clamps/hard points
glad to hear that it went well 