Official OS BBQ/Grilling Thread

[FlyingFinn]

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I haven't but I am thinking about building a wood fired oven from scratch.

[mestevo]

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Pork was on sale.

[Fresh Tendrils]

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Smoking a chicken the size of a small turkey today on the future in-laws' Vision Kamado grill.

I think I'm in love.

[Fresh Tendrils]

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What kind of wireless meat thermometers do you guys use?

[mgoblue]

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What kind of wireless meat thermometers do you guys use?

I'd be interested to hear too...might be willing to pick up a cheaper but decent one if it exists

[Trevytrev11]

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http://www.bbqguys.com/item_item_2877988.html?utm_source=Google&utm_medium=shopping-campaign&utm_term=2877988&adbrand=Maverick&kpid=2877988&gclid=Cj0KEQiA9ZXBBRC29cPdu7yuvrQBEiQAhyQZ9DWT6Zlg0vd3THyddoY5JQ6iE6L6GFcrK7x3evjg7tMaAv-r8P8HAQ

I use this for smoking.

It is double pronged (one for the meat and one for the smoker temp). You can set alarms on both so you are notified when your cooking temp falls out of the desired range as well as when your meat hits optimal temperature.

The range on the remote is decent as well.

I think they have newer ones that you can sync your phone too, but this one works just fine for me.

[Fresh Tendrils]

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I found this on Amazon:this on Amazon:

300 ft range wireless receiver beeps and flashes when meat temperature reaches your programmed temperature
Smart LCD Backlit Screen shows 3 different colors in reactions to different temperature it receives
Temperature range of probe: 16°F to 482°F (-9°C to 250°C), ±1.5°F/0.8°C accuracy
The 6.5" food grade stainless steel probe with step-down tip design to get temperature more precisely and quickly
Cooking thermometer is programmed with preset temperatures for various cooking levels recommended by USDA - Program, ground beef, ground poultry, BEEF, VEAL, chicken, PORK, poultry, LAMB, FISH; All Preprogrammed Temperatures can be reprogrammed to set cooking temperatures to suit your personal taste

[shogunofharlem3]

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What kind of wireless meat thermometers do you guys use?

I use the Maverick Redi-Check when I smoke on my WSM. Love it!

[Mabster]

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Pizza!

[Herky]

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Anyone have tip on how to keep the heat up on a Brinkman smoker? I've installed a better temperature gauge and drilled some holes in the ash pan but still have a hard time keeping a constant 200 to 210 degrees when smoking ribs. I have to keep adding wood chips/lump charcoal which will spike the temp. My ribs turn out well but sometimes I have to finish them off on my Weber grill or start them in the oven.

I know it's not the best smoker in the world but I got a cheap one to practice with. I've got my eye on a Weber Bullet in the future and plan on getting an electric one as well for jerky and bacon.

[Phobia]

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Anyone have tip on how to keep the heat up on a Brinkman smoker? I've installed a better temperature gauge and drilled some holes in the ash pan but still have a hard time keeping a constant 200 to 210 degrees when smoking ribs. I have to keep adding wood chips/lump charcoal which will spike the temp. My ribs turn out well but sometimes I have to finish them off on my Weber grill or start them in the oven.

I know it's not the best smoker in the world but I got a cheap one to practice with. I've got my eye on a Weber Bullet in the future and plan on getting an electric one as well for jerky and bacon.

I tried to find an old thread where I had same smoker but did several mods to it for this very reason. A big one was oven door gasket rope installed along the lid to seal the giant air gap around the entire thing. Flap with holes drilled on top lid and same thing done under the base.

I'll continue to look and see if I can find my old post.

[bigeastbumrush]

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That's what I did. Bought some gasket rope and sealed it along the front and back of the lid. You have to seal both the top and the bottom to get it flush.

Also bought some fire-resistant sealer (I forget the brand name but the sealer is red) and filled all the holes around the grill. There are a ton of tiny holes in the smoker.

That being said I still can't get a perfect seal. The gasket wears away after a few uses.

Brinkmans are poorly built to be honest.

[Sinner]

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Didn't do much grilling or smoking this year but did a lot of baking.

These are 3 of the cheesecakes I baked...didn't know where else to put this but have put some pictures here before.

Sweet Potato Cheesecake

Spoiler

Strawberry Shortcake Cheesecake

Spoiler

Banana Pudding Cheesecake

Spoiler

[shogunofharlem3]

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Came home from work to this the other day. Don't care about the fence , but if you look to the far left, my poor smoker got wholloped! (shockingly my wife cared more about the fence)



Had to wait for pictures for home insurance but I went out to rescue and salvage what was was remaining of old smokey and I found it took the whollop well. Only the door was dented. The rest is fine. No one was hurt. it is a huge tree.

[mgoblue]

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We had damage from a storm too...sucks with the deductible, but you can probably have part of that go to damage to the smoker and just fix it yourself too....

Grilling steaks tonight for my wife's birthday tomorrow (since it's a Friday in lent we can't do meat tomorrow).