Recent content by mnsmoker

Wishing all my SI friends a very merry christmas happy new year and much success with all your holiday plans.

It seems that my Auber will not work in single digit temps. A couple weeks ago I posted that I thought my element might be out but after further investigating it appears to be the Auber. After my original post I brought the #2 in the heated garage opened up the back checked my connections even...

How do I know if the heating element or the controller is bad on the #2. Went to fire it up today and nothing, at first I thought it was the Auber so I plugged it in direct and nothing. If the stock controller is bypassed there is no way it could be that is what I'm thinking, when I turn the...

The ole #2 doing it's thing, dare I say perfection....I know I'm getting a little cockey . 235 for 10 hours pulled at 185 because of bad weather finished in the oven fell apart...awesome!!!

Wishing all my SI friends a happy 4th and much success with all your cookouts this weekend !!!!

I'm planning on doing 8 racks of spares in the #2 on the 4th, found some smaller ones at wal mart for around 10 bucks they are around 15 inches long so no trimming or cutting in half needed. My question is do I need to rotate with that big a load...bottom to top after a couple hours or just go 5...

I love my #2 so much I'm thinking about ordering a #1 just for doing fish mainly salmon ( Itend to get lazy on cleanup )  the #1 would be perfect for this, I could order a fixed probe and have an awesome fish/ salmon smoker....what do ya think??

Just watched a video om a product called the Briner, definitely ordering one. I do lots of chickens and this will be awesome, never seem to have just the right container, tried everything, the wife never seemed to enjoy the 5 gallon bucket, another good excuse to fire up the ole #2!!!

35 day New York Strips. 14 days in.

Well I finally pulled the trigger on a ribeye 16lbs. @ 8.50 lb. 140 bucks got her bagged and in the fridge its been all of 30 minutes and I already want to look gunna be along 28 days. Will post with pictures a long the way.

I have been thinking about doing my first brisket in the #2 but the trouble is the only place I can find a whole packer they have only been stocking select grade. While I have done a bunch of choice grade briskets I am wondering if a select would be a waste of 30 bucks I read somewhere that...

Despite the -4 temps yesterday I just had to do some babybacks. Found some shorter yet thick ribs for 12 bucks a piece so I did not have to even cut in half. Seasoned with famous Daves 2 small loaf pans full of water next to the element 3 ounces of hickory and a few chunks hickory charcoal...

Friday at 10 pm I decided to put the pork butts in as they would probably take 16 hours.With temps at 4 degrees I was skeptical to say the least. After 1 hour she was running 225 so I cranked her all the way to 250 I saw temps from 244 - 248 for 12 hours. After 12 hours internal temp was 165...

WOW!!!!! Am I impressed I only saw temp swings of 3-4 degrees that with the stock unit no mods or auber controller. For most of the 5 hour smoke it went from 226-223 it went to 219 only once and 228 once not bad right out the gate. I gave up checking on it after 3 hours and went out and blew a...

3 racks spares and apan of beans in the #2. Its blizzard conditions today so a good day to sit home and watch the smoker. Hope to get some pictures up soon. I always wrap my ribs but today I am going 5 hours 225 like a lot of have done will post when they come out.