I'm no where near as colorful as Hound is in expressing my continuance as a rust head, but I'm happy to say my 20x42 arrived today. Can't wait to fire it up for my first cook.
JohnG wrote: > I'm no where near as colorful as Hound is in expressing my continuance > as a rust head, but I'm happy to say my 20x42 arrived today. Can't > wait to fire it up for my first cook.
That's a Damned Fine piece 'o steel, John. Congrats. -- Dave
John, allow me to give you a simple tip or two for using your 20x42.
First, did it come with a ball valve under the grease opening? (Can you tell that mine didn't?) If not, get one, and get a piece of pipe 4"-6" long to put under it. Then you can just stick a jar (like a mayonnaise jar) underneath, and control the grease outflow with the ball valve.
Second, if yours is like mine, in the firebox is a piece of extended metal with two parallel ridges. Place it with the ridges UP and parallel to the long direction of the smoker. Put your logs across the ridges (perpendicular to the long direction). That'll help keep air flowing underneath the logs, which will keep them burning and not smoldering.
A third tip at no extra charge...although there's a baffle between the firebox and the main chamber, you'll find that it's still quite warm in the chamber near the firebox hole. The baffle helps, but not all that much. Conversely, you will find that the lower grate at the end farthest from the firebox does not get very warm at all...you'll be able to keep cooked meat warm there, but you won't be able to cook any meat that's at that far end.
Congrats on your new 600-lb baby.
--THC
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> I'm no where near as colorful as Hound is in expressing my continuance > as a rust head, but I'm happy to say my 20x42 arrived today. Can't > wait to fire it up for my first cook.
> John, allow me to give you a simple tip or two for using your 20x42.
> First, did it come with a ball valve under the grease opening? (Can > you tell that mine didn't?) If not, get one, and get a piece of pipe > 4"-6" long to put under it. Then you can just stick a jar (like a > mayonnaise jar) underneath, and control the grease outflow with the > ball valve.
> Second, if yours is like mine, in the firebox is a piece of extended > metal with two parallel ridges. Place it with the ridges UP and > parallel to the long direction of the smoker. Put your logs across > the ridges (perpendicular to the long direction). That'll help keep > air flowing underneath the logs, which will keep them burning and not > smoldering.
> A third tip at no extra charge...although there's a baffle between the > firebox and the main chamber, you'll find that it's still quite warm > in the chamber near the firebox hole. The baffle helps, but not all > that much. Conversely, you will find that the lower grate at the end > farthest from the firebox does not get very warm at all...you'll be > able to keep cooked meat warm there, but you won't be able to cook any > meat that's at that far end.
> Congrats on your new 600-lb baby.
> --THC
Most of this looks applicable to my NB Silver. Thanks.
> I'm no where near as colorful as Hound is in expressing my continuance > as a rust head, but I'm happy to say my 20x42 arrived today. Can't > wait to fire it up for my first cook.
Congratulations and Kudos for resisting the siren call of the pottryheads.
> First, did it come with a ball valve under the grease opening? (Can > you tell that mine didn't?)
Yes, I got the brass ball valve. I was planning on hanging and old paint can under it.
> Second, if yours is like mine, in the firebox is a piece of extended > metal with two parallel ridges. Place it with the ridges UP and > parallel to the long direction of the smoker. Put your logs across > the ridges (perpendicular to the long direction). That'll help keep > air flowing underneath the logs, which will keep them burning and not > smoldering.
Thanks for the tip.
> A third tip at no extra charge...although there's a baffle between the > firebox and the main chamber, you'll find that it's still quite warm > in the chamber near the firebox hole. The baffle helps, but not all > that much. Conversely, you will find that the lower grate at the end > farthest from the firebox does not get very warm at all...you'll be > able to keep cooked meat warm there, but you won't be able to cook any > meat that's at that far end.
What about some ABTs? Does it get hot enough at the lower far end for them?
> Congrats on your new 600-lb baby.
Yeah, and it's a true 600-lbs. It was quite a bit of work to get it from the front on the house to back. Hit the grass out back and watched it sink 2-3 inches. Had to use some 2x4s to roll it on to get it to it's final spot.
colossia...@cablespeed.com (JohnG) writes: > Yes, I got the brass ball valve. I was planning on hanging and old > paint can under it.
Just make sure you have a cover for the can so you can close it up after it's filled with dee-licious grease.
> What about some ABTs? Does it get hot enough at the lower far end for > them?
Beats me. Although I'm a regular lurker/occasional poster here, I don't recall having ever heard of ABTs before. I just googled to see what they are.
> Yeah, and it's a true 600-lbs. It was quite a bit of work to get it > from the front on the house to back. Hit the grass out back and > watched it sink 2-3 inches. Had to use some 2x4s to roll it on to get > it to it's final spot.
First time I used mine on a warm day, it left some permanent depressions in my paved driveway. Now I lay a couple of thin plywood pieces beneath the wheels to spread out the weight.
> Beats me. Although I'm a regular lurker/occasional poster here, I > don't recall having ever heard of ABTs before. I just googled to see > what they are.
Fully loaded is an understatement! I had mine made with a single door instead of the double doors. Thought it would make it a little easier to load and unload.
> > What about some ABTs? Does it get hot enough at the lower far end for > > them?
> Beats me. Although I'm a regular lurker/occasional poster here, I > don't recall having ever heard of ABTs before. I just googled to see > what they are.
Uh, OK I'm another long time lurker and googled ABTs myself and I'm still clueless. Can anyone fill me in on ABTs? Thanks in advance.
>> > What about some ABTs? Does it get hot enough at the lower far end for >> > them?
>> Beats me. Although I'm a regular lurker/occasional poster here, I >> don't recall having ever heard of ABTs before. I just googled to see >> what they are.
>Uh, OK I'm another long time lurker and googled ABTs myself and I'm still >clueless. >Can anyone fill me in on ABTs? Thanks in advance.
>Dan
ATB... Atomic Buffalo Turd
Peppers stuffed with cream cheese and various other goodies.
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