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Smokin-It Smokers => Model 3 & 3D - The Big Brother => Topic started by: Three Sons BBQ on December 23, 2013, 10:39:56 PM
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Well. Today finished last tweaks for winter setup. Installed hood and exhaust to outside (works great). Added cabinet for smoking supplies. Presently auto tuning Auber PID. NOTE will leave garage door ajar 2" for fresh air although likely not necessary. Initially one can smell smoke during the heavy smoke stages; however come the second hour there is no trace or smell of smoke which is very different compared to no exhaust hood.
Presently pork butt rubbed and waiting for an 18 hour marathon smoke to be ready Christmas Day. Optimistic better results in store this round.
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Nice setup there, Steve! Ready for any kind of weather!
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I like it!
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Very nice setup there!
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Ah, hmmm, I'm speechless. What a sweet setup.
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Very nice setup. I'm more impressed with your garage. Mine is so full of stuff. I don't have a bare wall in the garage, three lofts full of crap, and the floor is still a mess.
I need to get rid of some stuff.
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Awesome! ;)
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how cool... my garage (lovingly called The Pineroom)is also finished, and has its own meter service (200) run to it. no water out there yet though. i am slowly preparing for my wife to throw me out of the house...LOL.... I really like the idea of the hood and chimney. i may have to steal this idea.
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Hi Steve:
That is a really cool set-up but I'm with rickne, I am really impressed with your garage! You should see where I have to store my #2!
A suggestion, if I may, to really push your installation over the top (not that it isn't already): Install a urinal on the wall next to the smoking area! A urinal in my garage is something I have dreamed of for years.
Cam
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The garage is attached. Which explains why it's tidy as it's used mostly as a kids play area and a transition are for folks to hang out in the summer.
As for the urinal... Yah right my bed would then be in the shed. :-\
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Good thinking, Steve! Comfy, but not TOO comfy! ;)
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Superb!
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Very nice! I have a similar setup but mine is a little more "ghetto" looking! ;D
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I like the setup but you can have that kind of cold weather, not to much of a problem down here in Texas.
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Grew up loving the north... Four seasons snowmobiling skiing ice fishing... It's really kind of fun.
Have to agree come March the natives get restless.
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I like this suggestion. It's my first winter smoking and I was looking for an alternative to setting it outside in bad weather. Particularly since I use the Auber with each smoke. Does the vertical vent simply rest on the smoker or is it supported in some way? Was considering setting up something like this in my garage.
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Just a $10 aluminum double wall chimney vent from hardware store... Only need for first one hour of smoke when it's really heavy...then you can set it to the side and just let the fan pull air out. Not perfect... But it works well.
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Neat set up, where east or west in PA are you? Our new Gov might have to regulate that vent you put up.
John
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Is your fan a vented or non-vented style?
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Vented. To the outside... To get smoke out of garage.
In winter... Leave garage door open a foot for fresh air. Turn on ceiling fan to force lingering smoke / air out of garage. Hood tries to get as much smoke as possible out of garage direct. Duct I just rest on SI to guide smoke to vent. After 60 min... I close garage, turn off ceiling fan, put vent away, and let smoker run with just hood vent on.
This works well. In fact the first several steps aren't required... But I do them anywY to be safe. After the one hour mark... I go to sleep. 😉
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I like your setup. I've been rolling mine from the deck into the house during this cold weather (single digits today) to prepare it (see pic attached) and then back out to cook. Pulling the finished product and cleanup have remained outside on the deck due to the mess. Things might get more difficult for me when we actually start getting snow. I might have to move it into the garage at least for prep and cleanup.
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Whoa... I love the sight of a number four.
When I buy another... Probably in 20 years when we retire and we move to a new house.... It will be a number four just because. 😉
I would say worst case leave it in the garage... You can do all setup there... And smoke in garage with door open... This way unit shielded from environment.
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That's awesome, Great idea! :)