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Re: GOT MY TOY
« Reply #14 on: May 29, 2014, 11:26:25 PM »
Congrats and you might hold the record for fastest first cook!
LOL! Most likely.
I'll need to play around with it coz I have a bunch of charcoal left in the basket. Had to choke the holes with aluminum foil.

What holes? The 4 near the top of the barrel? You typically just put the rebar rods that come with it in those. The remaining airspace around them is part of the design. It si the correct amount of sq. inches for venting your cooker - and maintaining constant temp.

Choked em to save the remaining coals. Will be used on next cook
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Re: GOT MY TOY
« Reply #15 on: May 29, 2014, 11:59:31 PM »
Excellent looking bird!!!  Tasty I am sure
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« Reply #16 on: May 30, 2014, 08:26:11 AM »
Excellent looking bird!!!  Tasty I am sure

My 7 year old daughter finished her drumstick, reached out to her mama's plate and snatched her chicken off the plate!! That's how tasty it was.
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Re: GOT MY TOY
« Reply #17 on: May 30, 2014, 09:30:23 AM »
Excellent looking birds.  ;)
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Re: GOT MY TOY
« Reply #18 on: May 30, 2014, 10:02:53 AM »
Excellent looking bird!!!  Tasty I am sure

My 7 year old daughter finished her drumstick, reached out to her mama's plate and snatched her chicken off the plate!! That's how tasty it was.

LOL, that's a confirmation of success right there!
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« Reply #19 on: May 30, 2014, 10:51:35 AM »
Excellent looking bird!!!  Tasty I am sure

My 7 year old daughter finished her drumstick, reached out to her mama's plate and snatched her chicken off the plate!! That's how tasty it was.

LOL, that's a confirmation of success right there!

Winner Winner - Chicken Dinner!!!  That is awesome! ;D ;D ;D
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Re: GOT MY TOY
« Reply #20 on: May 30, 2014, 09:11:22 PM »
Alright, your cooker is as good as your brisket.
Found a trimmed small brisket at the store.
Sprinkled it with salt, coarse ground pepper, garlic and onion powder.

PBC was running hot as hell, 325. Or could just be me, I'm a big fan of kingsford competition charcoal
That thing came up to 160 in no time, before it even caramilized properly.
BUT it was FANTASTIC!!






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Re: GOT MY TOY
« Reply #21 on: May 31, 2014, 01:41:14 AM »
That looks nice! I use the normal Kingsford - just cause Noah said so...  :D ;D But can't argue with your results!
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Re: GOT MY TOY
« Reply #22 on: May 31, 2014, 09:00:03 AM »
I know that I'm not supposed to be worried about temperature and all that but I never cook by time.
PBC is a helluva machine, I want us (PBC and I) to get to know each other. So I'll keep tinkering with it until I find that sweet spot.
As for chicken, I'll keep using competition briquettes since I always cook it at high temperature.
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Re: GOT MY TOY
« Reply #23 on: May 31, 2014, 12:45:23 PM »
Brisket looks great.  ;)
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Re: GOT MY TOY
« Reply #24 on: May 31, 2014, 12:50:07 PM »
I know that I'm not supposed to be worried about temperature and all that but I never cook by time.
PBC is a helluva machine, I want us (PBC and I) to get to know each other. So I'll keep tinkering with it until I find that sweet spot.
As for chicken, I'll keep using competition briquettes since I always cook it at high temperature.

I look forward to reading and seeing your results - good learning! Thanks.
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Re: GOT MY TOY
« Reply #25 on: May 31, 2014, 04:21:05 PM »
About to hang these little boneless ribs.


Finally got it to run on low using competition briquettes. Didn't mess with the damper setting. Just slightly covered the opening with a piece HD foil.






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Re: GOT MY TOY
« Reply #26 on: May 31, 2014, 07:18:34 PM »
FANTASTIC!! Never went higher than 250.

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Re: GOT MY TOY
« Reply #27 on: May 31, 2014, 10:17:16 PM »
Ohhhh my that is pretty. That had to be good!
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Re: GOT MY TOY
« Reply #28 on: May 31, 2014, 10:18:17 PM »
Came out really nice ER!
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