I got a good deal on some pork butts so I decided to go with pulled pork for my first smoke. I was kinda lazy this time and didn't brine it like I normally do. Put a dry rub on it and let it set overnight in the fridge. It must have turned out pretty good since I bought 14 pounds of butt and almost all of it was gone the same night it finished (halloween party).
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This is about 10 hours into the smoke. Took about 20 hours total but forgot to take pictures of the final product before it was devoured.
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Looks like it works great JP!
Looks like you got that bad boy smoker working, nice looking butts.
So what was the fix with the smoke coming out the generator ?
Great looking butts and a AWESOME smoker.
Talk about smokin some jerky. Is that 30 racks?
Quote from: OU812 on November 02, 2009, 11:34:59 AM
So what was the fix with the smoke coming out the generator ?
I didn't see nearly the smoke leakage when it was heated up. I'm going to bend the drip shield up as well and see if that will help keep the smoke from leaking when I'm cold smoking.
Quote from: classicrockgriller on November 02, 2009, 11:53:45 AM
Talk about smokin some jerky. Is that 30 racks?
Jerky is on the top of my list to try next. There is room for a ton of racks but probably won't get too many unless I can find a cheaper place to buy them. The one I do have I got from sausagemaker.com and was just over $50 after shipping. They are 18 X 21 sheets and have 3/8 inch holes. If anyone has a cheaper place to get something like these then please let me know.
Great looking pork butts there JP. Glad to hear your first smoke went well and you will get that bad boy dialed in! ;D
Here's a link to Allied Kenco. They have some racks that might work for you. Keep us posted.
http://www.alliedkenco.com/catalog/index.php/cPath/40_353
Thanks for the link HawkeyeSmokes. They have some that should work. I also saw they had a 4" smoke stack with a damper on it that I might consider getting as well.
You might wan to check out some of those appliance recycle places and see if they have any old oven racks you could cut down. I would think that would be a lot cheaper.
Quote from: watchdog56 on November 02, 2009, 04:24:56 PM
You might wan to check out some of those appliance recycle places and see if they have any old oven racks you could cut down. I would think that would be a lot cheaper.
That would work to if you can find the right ones. Just don't use any from a refrigerator as the plating isn't designed for the heat.
JP, if you need a damper in your vent, one of these might work. If you can find the right size for the vent you have. Guessing you have a 4" now.
http://doitbest.com/Main.aspx?PageID=64&SKU=429245&utm_source=Froogle&utm_medium=FREECSE&utm_term=429245&utm_content=6790&utm_campaign=DATAFEED
http://www.homedepot.com/h_d1/N-5yc1vZ1xkk/R-100396928/h_d2/ProductDisplay?langId=-1&storeId=10051&catalogId=10053
What is the width of your racks? I too will keep my eyes open as I do a lot of work around commerical kitchens.
Quote from: classicrockgriller on November 02, 2009, 11:34:39 PM
What is the width of your racks? I too will keep my eyes open as I do a lot of work around commerical kitchens.
They are 18 inches wide and can be up to 26 inches deep.
OK, and I'm sure you want SS. Will keep my eyes open for ya.
jared, kinda been thinking about your smoker and just a few thoughts.
The Bradley racks are 15 inches (that is tip to tip, or side to side),
you will need a little for hanging on so say 14 inches. If you could find some metal to put
on one side of your smoker racks to close that distance you could get 4
bradley racks for about $30. Just a thought.
Don't shoot me, I'm just the piano player. ;D
That is an awesome looking smoker.
I like your smoker What is heat source I missed that?
Any other images?
here is a link to jared's start of his smoker
http://forum.bradleysmoker.com/index.php?topic=11909.0
I have a vent on mine and had to build a custom damper
Took 2 lids for canning and sandwitced between a them a piece of silicone cut from one of those flexible cooking sheets.
rivet together and works great
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Looks nice, awesome job.
Wonder if you could use that floor heating strips or mesh like they use up north in floors under your bricks.
Pre-heating your bricks would be off the chain.
Great idea ........Thanks
This went through 2 floods
under 5 feet of water( not the Bradley smoker unit )
had to re-season it each time
after sterilizing it with a pressure washer and lots of Bleach.........
Quote from: mrdennisg on November 05, 2009, 11:15:22 PM
I like your smoker What is heat source I missed that?
Any other images?
http://www.cabelas.com/cabelas/en/templates/product/standard-item.jsp?_DARGS=/cabelas/en/common/catalog/item-link.jsp_A&_DAV=MainCatcat602009-cat20120&id=0005860510798a&navCount=1&podId=0005860&parentId=cat20120&masterpathid=&navAction=push&catalogCode=XK&rid=&parentType=index&indexId=cat601233&hasJS=true
Here is the link to the heating element I went with. It has worked very well and I have it plugged into a PID that was recommended by some of the people on this forum.
Jared, I found you some racks.....18 x13 so you could put two a shelf. they are $7.00
I will post a pic for you soon as I find which camera I took it on.
Quote from: classicrockgriller on November 11, 2009, 10:09:28 PM
Jared, I found you some racks.....18 x13 so you could put two a shelf. they are $7.00
I will post a pic for you soon as I find which camera I took it on.
Where can I find these? Thats a great price.
Jared,
CRG is at deer camp. You'll hear from him again sometime in 2010 if they find his body in time. :D :D :D
KyNola