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Smoking Techniques => Sausage Making => Topic started by: Sailor on September 09, 2011, 12:09:50 PM

Title: I got a box today
Post by: Sailor on September 09, 2011, 12:09:50 PM
I have been looking on Craigs List for an electric turkey roaster for months and finally found one in my city.  They wanted $25 for it and said they only used it once.  I only drive my truck on Sunday's too  ;D

So I calls them up and ask it they will take $20 for it.  Yes they tells me.  I say I will be there Friday afternoon to picks it up as I am in Key West for work.

I drives home today and drives over to pick it up.  Looks it over and plugs it in and she gets hot so that is a good sign.  I says where is the basket.  She says it never came with a basket.  I says the box says it comes with a basket.  She says it never came with a basket.  I says, I wonder how you get the turkey out if there is no basket.  She says she only used it for a party and never had a turkey in it and it didn't have a basket.   :o

I says a basket would sure be handy to have to get a turkey out and she says she will take $5 off it cause the basket is gone.  I whips out my wad of bills and pay her a $5 and a $10 and walk away with a big smile on me face. 

What do I need a basket for anyway?  I am doing sausage and I gots a nice pair of tongs to pull them out with.  This model sells between $60 and $70 in the store so I am a thinkin that I got a pretty sweet deal.

This is a 18 quart roaster and she will hold my lengths of Summer sausage.  I am one happy camper.
(http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e25/jcompton1/3k13p13l15Q15P25X4b92491f181d235419fb-1.jpg)
Title: Re: I got a box today
Post by: devo on September 09, 2011, 12:15:11 PM
Good scoop for sure
Title: Re: I got a box today
Post by: NePaSmoKer on September 09, 2011, 12:22:12 PM
I'm old school. Would much rather taste the smoky goodness then wash it all off or fat it out.


For emergencies  :o
(http://i868.photobucket.com/albums/ab242/nepas1/new/DSC00277.jpg)
Title: Re: I got a box today
Post by: classicrockgriller on September 09, 2011, 12:23:08 PM
Sweet Deal! I probably should have gone that way, but I just

like the looks of them old Westinghouse roasters.



Title: I got a box today
Post by: mikecorn.1 on September 09, 2011, 12:28:57 PM
Sweeeeeet!!


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Title: Re: I got a box today
Post by: Sailor on September 09, 2011, 01:11:17 PM
Quote from: NePaSmoKer on September 09, 2011, 12:22:12 PM
I'm old school. Would much rather taste the smoky goodness then wash it all off or fat it out.


For emergencies  :o
(http://i868.photobucket.com/albums/ab242/nepas1/new/DSC00277.jpg)
And you even have a basket  ;D
Title: Re: I got a box today
Post by: NePaSmoKer on September 10, 2011, 06:58:12 AM
A Tisket a tasket i even gots a basket  :o

DOH
Title: Re: I got a box today
Post by: Quarlow on September 10, 2011, 10:37:47 AM
Quote from: NePaSmoKer on September 10, 2011, 06:58:12 AM
A Tisket a tasket i even gots a basket  :o

DOH
OH MY GOD that was really bad Rick, really bad. You are officially a gradute of the cornball college.  ;D ;D ;D
Title: Re: Re: I got a box today
Post by: NePaSmoKer on September 10, 2011, 01:41:57 PM
Quote from: Quarlow on September 10, 2011, 10:37:47 AM
Quote from: NePaSmoKer on September 10, 2011, 06:58:12 AM
A Tisket a tasket i even gots a basket  :o

DOH
OH MY GOD that was really bad Rick, really bad. You are officially a gradute of the cornball college.  ;D ;D ;D

I gittin it

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Title: Re: I got a box today
Post by: grnhs on September 10, 2011, 03:26:50 PM
great buy, now just find out where to set the dial with it full of water to get 160*. mine is just barely on.
Title: Re: I got a box today
Post by: beefmann on September 10, 2011, 04:55:06 PM
great deal
Title: Re: I got a box today
Post by: classicrockgriller on September 10, 2011, 11:16:29 PM
Has anybody tried running one of these thru your PID.

Might want to use the meat probe instead of the small

temp probe.
Title: Re: I got a box today
Post by: Sailor on September 11, 2011, 05:07:31 AM
Quote from: classicrockgriller on September 10, 2011, 11:16:29 PM
Has anybody tried running one of these thru your PID.

Might want to use the meat probe instead of the small

temp probe.

I am not sure how many watts this roaster carries.  Someone on here in another thread (wish I could remember) said they run theirs with the PID.  I think Kirby suggested to seal the probes just in case it slips into the water.  I will have a bit of time today to take it out of the box and play with it.  Will hook up the PID and see if it will work.  Hoping that I don't blow up my PID.   ;D
Title: Re: I got a box today
Post by: Smokin Soon on September 11, 2011, 05:36:24 AM
They do make an immersable probe for the Auber. I was thinking about that my self
Title: Re: I got a box today
Post by: OU812 on September 11, 2011, 08:23:28 AM
The roaster I have holds a constant temp without an PID.

Just sayin.  ;D
Title: Re: I got a box today
Post by: Sailor on September 11, 2011, 09:04:19 AM
Quote from: OU812 on September 11, 2011, 08:23:28 AM
The roaster I have holds a constant temp without an PID.

Just sayin.  ;D
Yep, you is correct.  I just finished my test run.  Filled it up with water and cranked up to get the temp up and after it got to the 160 degree area I backed the control off to just under 200 degrees and she held 160 for 2 hours no problem. 

So used to using a PID to maintain temps in the Bradley I guess  :o
Title: Re: I got a box today
Post by: Habanero Smoker on September 11, 2011, 01:04:34 PM
Quote from: Sailor on September 11, 2011, 05:07:31 AM
I am not sure how many watts this roaster carries.  Someone on here in another thread (wish I could remember) said they run theirs with the PID.  I think Kirby suggested to seal the probes just in case it slips into the water.  I will have a bit of time today to take it out of the box and play with it.  Will hook up the PID and see if it will work.  Hoping that I don't blow up my PID.   ;D

You may be recalling one of my posts. In that post I was not referring to an electric roaster. I was describing the setup I use; which is a stock pot with water, heated by a hot plate, and I use my DigiQ II to control the hot plate.
Title: Re: I got a box today
Post by: OU812 on September 12, 2011, 09:46:15 AM
Quote from: Sailor on September 11, 2011, 09:04:19 AM
Quote from: OU812 on September 11, 2011, 08:23:28 AM
The roaster I have holds a constant temp without an PID.

Just sayin.  ;D
Yep, you is correct.  I just finished my test run.  Filled it up with water and cranked up to get the temp up and after it got to the 160 degree area I backed the control off to just under 200 degrees and she held 160 for 2 hours no problem. 

So used to using a PID to maintain temps in the Bradley I guess  :o

Did ya mark the roaster with a perment marker where that sweet spot of 160 is?
Title: Re: I got a box today
Post by: Sailor on September 12, 2011, 12:57:00 PM
Yep, Got her marked and will be ready to go.
Title: Re: I got a box today
Post by: OU812 on September 12, 2011, 01:02:22 PM
Quote from: Sailor on September 12, 2011, 12:57:00 PM
Yep, Got her marked and will be ready to go.

Sweet.

Now its time to make some stuff to cook in that bad boy.  ;)
Title: Re: I got a box today
Post by: Kevin A on September 12, 2011, 02:06:29 PM
Temps in my roaster are pretty constant, so never really felt the need to use a PID, etc. Just a reliable easy-to-read thermometer so I can keep an eye on things. Poaches usually last less than an hour most times.

—Kevin
Title: Re: I got a box today
Post by: Sailor on September 12, 2011, 03:00:45 PM
I will give the roaster a work out this weekend.  Planning on making those Asian Chicken Sausages that Kevin has been making.  Really looking forward to trying them.