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Outdoor Cooking Equipment => Grills & Smokers => Charcoal Smokers => Topic started by: LostArrow on May 14, 2016, 11:44:47 AM

Title: Old School Cook
Post by: LostArrow on May 14, 2016, 11:44:47 AM

When I first started smoking it was on a homemade barrel cooker made from a 55 gallon barrel.
Charcoal fire with wood chunks on one end meat on the other.
Cook usually involved adding a few briquettes every 45 min or fr 8)esh beer whichever came first  ::)
Didn't worry bout temperature, smoker didn't have one & didn't know what a meat thermometer was!
Well the main chamber of my offset is a 36 in long barrel! It's got thermometers but I don't pay attention to them.
Big bag chicken thighs ( my favorite) marinated in Blakes B3 sauce & Italian dressing.
Kingsford & hickory chunks , adult beverage , fetch with Lucy & music  8)


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Title: Re: Old School Cook
Post by: Pam Gould on May 14, 2016, 11:55:05 AM

I like barrel cookers too, simple and basic is the way to go. I mostly cook over open fire at the campground for 35 years now.
Lucy looks good.    .☆´¯`•.¸¸. ི♥ྀ. 

Title: Re: Old School Cook
Post by: hikerman on May 14, 2016, 02:43:14 PM

I don't know why, but the beer always tastes better when the meat is on the cooker! ::)

Title: Re: Old School Cook
Post by: smokeasaurus on May 14, 2016, 04:58:57 PM

I feel my batteries charging LA  :)