First off I'd like to thank Smoke for his prior review - it was inspiring for me to pull thr trigger on this cooker.
Here are some pics of it and it's first cooks:
Loading up (That's Pete, owner- Rockford Ace Hardware, MI - who sold it to me):
unboxed:
stuffed with things:
Nice 'USA made' Thermometer:
Easy to follow instructions:
Assembled:
Checked thickness - yup - 11 gauge as advertised:
That night I followed the 'curing' instructions with the veggie oil and did a dry run.
So Saturday night we decided in steak and corn:
Reverse seared and holding steady at 250° F
finished the steaks with a nice sear on a cast iron skillet over the firebox:
Sunday night we did a 'beer can' chicken.....
Before:
reversed the lid - nice feature:
After:
gotta say - it was really good...and that smoked bacon's fat melted in the mouth
~Gunsmokers~