Recent content by Chipper

I have a six year old #1 that's been living on my outside patio.  It's got some unsightly rust on it's exterior I'd like to remove and was curious how to go about it without creating an, "I wish I hadn't done that," moment.  The rust isn't deep, rather just superficial.  Wish I'd been wiping it...

Sometimes you don't have a table nearby to set things down.  So you set them down on top of your smoker.  Plastic or wood items aren't a problem.  Metal racks, pans and utensils can scratch and mar the smoker's really nice finish.  So, how about a protective plastic, foam rubber or felt pad, cut...

Just received our second #1 smoker for our Massachusetts trailer.  Our first smoker is at our Florida trailer.  Mamma June and I chose the #1, again, because seein how the recent election has caused our circle of "friends" to contract drastically we don't need any additional cooking capacity. ...

Just finished cold smoking a piece of Salmon with my new cold plate.  I learned a lesson on how heat can become a wild animal when cold smoking.  First I cured my salmon for 48 hrs using a 50/50 salt/sugar Gravlax recipe I got off the internet.  Tasted great with just the salt cure but it needed...

Planning on smoking a 5# bird tomorrow, my first.  I was hoping to set the bird, brined and rubbed, into a shallow aluminum disposable pan together with potatoes and other veggies so they would cook in the juices.  My question is; will this arrangement affect the smoke of the chicken, act as a...

You reach a point in life when you realize...your cardiologist doesn't know what the hell he's talking about!  Just smoked my first Boston Butt and it was damn near a religious experience.  I've had my #1 for about five months now and have done a mess of ribs, some Salmon and Kingfish.  But I...

Got my #1 smoker and definitely made the right choice.  There's just three of us and the #1 is the perfect size.  I was almost ready to buy a Bradley but didn't like the construction or all the moving gizmos.  My first ribs turned out great thanks to the valuable advice I got on the forum. ...