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Offline LostArrow

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First cook on my POS smoker!
« Reply #-1 on: February 24, 2013, 01:09:14 PM »
Went hog hunting this weekend & score was pigs won 1 to 0!
On my way home picked up a 5-6 lb pork butt & put on my new cooker.
First cook , 4th time to burn charcoal in it!
I may be foolish for buying a $69 cooker but I'm not stupid ::)
I wasn't going to ruin good meat till I got this cooker dialed in!
Loaded with about 8 lbs charcoal & a couple oak chunks & cruising right along about 250F



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Re: First cook on my POS smoker!
« on: February 24, 2013, 01:12:26 PM »
Good going LA.  As we old charcoal cowboys know..less fuel less heat........
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Re: First cook on my POS smoker!
« Reply #1 on: February 24, 2013, 01:13:31 PM »
Watching this one...
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Re: First cook on my POS smoker!
« Reply #2 on: February 24, 2013, 01:42:36 PM »
LA..did ya get your hooks yet?
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Re: First cook on my POS smoker!
« Reply #3 on: February 26, 2013, 07:18:18 PM »
The butt turned out great , took a little more charcoal then expected 10 lbs but otherwise a good cook.
Borrowed a 12 in charcoal ring/fence I made for another cooker , think ill make a 14 in diameter for this cooker.
Going to hunting camp to become my " set & forget " slow smoker.

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Re: First cook on my POS smoker!
« Reply #4 on: February 26, 2013, 07:20:18 PM »
That came out real good. Looks like ya got a heckuva smoke ring as well.

Is it still a POS  LA ?
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Re: First cook on my POS smoker!
« Reply #5 on: February 26, 2013, 07:53:02 PM »
Smoke mine was not usable out of the box.
So much airflow from leaks the temp ran way too high.
It would've been very frustrating for a novice cooker.
I've got it running ok now & should be fine for L.A. Hunt camp.
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Re: First cook on my POS smoker!
« Reply #6 on: February 26, 2013, 08:08:26 PM »
Good to hear. The one I use has a huge gap between the middle and top section. I tried my best to get em back to round but I have a big wedge of hd aluminum foil that I have to wedge in there.

Now the one that my brother has hardly leaks at all and works real nice.......go figure..... >:( :D
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Re: First cook on my POS smoker!
« Reply #7 on: February 26, 2013, 08:12:17 PM »
Quote from: LostArrow on February 26, 2013, 07:53:02 PM
Smoke mine was not usable out of the box.
So much airflow from leaks the temp ran way too high.
It would've been very frustrating for a novice cooker.
I've got it running ok now & should be fine for L.A. Hunt camp.

Did you have to make any mods to it to get it tamed down & dialed in?

Whatever you did seemed to work for you. That butt sure looks pretty dang good!
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Re: First cook on my POS smoker!
« Reply #8 on: February 26, 2013, 08:20:46 PM »
Quote from: TentHunteR on February 26, 2013, 08:12:17 PM
Quote from: LostArrow on February 26, 2013, 07:53:02 PM
Smoke mine was not usable out of the box.
So much airflow from leaks the temp ran way too high.
It would've been very frustrating for a novice cooker.
I've got it running ok now & should be fine for L.A. Hunt camp.

Did you have to make any mods to it to get it tamed down & dialed in?

Whatever you did seemed to work for you. That butt sure looks pretty dang good!
Tightened door with a washer.
Made a gasket with high temp silicone between top & middle sections , & used  a charcoal ring.

Used Permatex high temp silicone ultra copper gasket material
« Last Edit: February 26, 2013, 08:24:03 PM by LostArrow »
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Re: First cook on my POS smoker!
« Reply #9 on: February 27, 2013, 12:51:05 AM »
i think you butt looks good.  nice bark and color to it.  bet it was very tasty. 
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Re: First cook on my POS smoker!
« Reply #10 on: February 27, 2013, 11:50:02 PM »
Looks great. Nice butt
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Re: First cook on my POS smoker!
« Reply #11 on: March 05, 2013, 07:46:02 PM »
For wings, that will be my "go to" smoker/grill...it is pretty versatile with smokin' and grillin'

Glad to see you have one LA...Maybe you can give me some good pointers

On my last cook, I had an apple mini-log snuggled up next to the charcoal and it smoked just right.
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