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Outdoor Cooking Equipment => Grills & Smokers => Charcoal Smokers => Topic started by: LostArrow on April 18, 2012, 11:11:00 PM

Title: First Cook on CGK
Post by: LostArrow on April 18, 2012, 11:11:00 PM

First cook was one rack of St. Louis ribs.
Cooked with charcoal & 3 chunks hickory.
Temp ran from 240F to 275F for 5 hrs.

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Title: Re: First Cook on CGK
Post by: Ka Honu on April 19, 2012, 01:38:29 AM

Lookin' good.  Call me.

Title: Re: First Cook on CGK
Post by: smokeasaurus on April 19, 2012, 08:57:10 AM

Were those the temps you were looking for...maybe as the inside gets seasoned up more it will run a bit cooler..........

How was the overall performance of this nice looking pit??

Oh, and those ribs looked really good...did the pit hold the moisture in or do you use some form of water pan??

Title: Re: First Cook on CGK
Post by: TentHunteR on April 19, 2012, 09:24:13 AM

SWEET!!!

I think the 240° - 275° range is perfect for ribs. It seems like you got that new smoker dialed in just right on your very first cook. Impressive!

So how did you like the new style Royal Oak briquettes? Do they seem to burn just as long (five hours seems pretty decent to me)?

Title: Re: First Cook on CGK
Post by: TMB on April 19, 2012, 10:29:31 AM

Looks good  LA,  now how hard would it be to fit a Big Easy chamber into it???   ;D ;D ;D

Title: Re: First Cook on CGK
Post by: Ka Honu on April 19, 2012, 12:50:12 PM

Tommy, you are incorrigible!

Title: Re: First Cook on CGK
Post by: LostArrow on April 19, 2012, 06:42:27 PM

Tommy,NO!

Ten hunter , the 5 hour cook burned less than 1/2 of the briquittes.
I hope I love the new Royal Oak local grocery had 2 bags (18 lb) for $6.98, I've bought 200 lbs & probably pick up more!
Smoke , it'll run below 225F ,but a tiny change in airflow makes a bib change , I kinda chased 240F

Title: Re: First Cook on CGK
Post by: TentHunteR on April 20, 2012, 11:26:12 AM

Quote from: LostArrow on April 19, 2012, 06:42:27 PM

Ten hunter , the 5 hour cook burned less than 1/2 of the briquittes.

WOW, even sweeter!  That smoker will pay for itself in money saved on charcoal.

Title: Re: First Cook on CGK
Post by: TMB on April 20, 2012, 03:06:30 PM

Quote from: Ka Honu on April 19, 2012, 12:50:12 PM

Tommy, you are incorrigible!

Now, if I ever posted a thread about a cook or cooker that I didn't tweak you would wonder "whats up with Tommy?"

You know by now I'm going to tinker with everything  8)

Title: Re: First Cook on CGK
Post by: smokeasaurus on April 20, 2012, 09:35:24 PM

Tommy is a tinkerer........ :o ;D