I have been looking at getting a KBQ C-60 for a while, but ended up getting a larger smoker that can be left unattended for a few hours at a time.
But of course I still want a C-60. Isn’t that lovely how that goes?
I do have a couple of questions though. When I cook brisket, I have been putting them on a shallow hotel pan with a rack to keep it from sitting in the juices. The main reason I started doing this was to keep the juices from dripping on the brisket sitting on the rack below it (if I’m cooking more than one, obviously). It also makes cleaning easier. Since the racks in the C-60 are the same size as the hotel pan, does a hotel pan interfere with the smoke/heat circulation? I don’t see myself cooking more than 3 at a time in it, so I’d have brisket on top, pan on next slot down, brisket on next rack, pan, brisket, pan. Is there enough space for that? The website didn’t give much as far as dimensions that I noticed.
How low of a temperature can you reliably get? I like to smoke bacon sometimes, and I’m thinking about starting with sausage too. I have a pellet grill, but the lowest I can go is 180F.
Any good method to keep embers etc from being a hazard? Other than keeping it away from anything potentially flammable. Having to plug it in limits where I can put it.
Along those same lines, how much power does it use? I’m thinking a solar panel with a battery could run it and I’d be able to keep it a little further from the house and shed.
But of course I still want a C-60. Isn’t that lovely how that goes?
I do have a couple of questions though. When I cook brisket, I have been putting them on a shallow hotel pan with a rack to keep it from sitting in the juices. The main reason I started doing this was to keep the juices from dripping on the brisket sitting on the rack below it (if I’m cooking more than one, obviously). It also makes cleaning easier. Since the racks in the C-60 are the same size as the hotel pan, does a hotel pan interfere with the smoke/heat circulation? I don’t see myself cooking more than 3 at a time in it, so I’d have brisket on top, pan on next slot down, brisket on next rack, pan, brisket, pan. Is there enough space for that? The website didn’t give much as far as dimensions that I noticed.
How low of a temperature can you reliably get? I like to smoke bacon sometimes, and I’m thinking about starting with sausage too. I have a pellet grill, but the lowest I can go is 180F.
Any good method to keep embers etc from being a hazard? Other than keeping it away from anything potentially flammable. Having to plug it in limits where I can put it.
Along those same lines, how much power does it use? I’m thinking a solar panel with a battery could run it and I’d be able to keep it a little further from the house and shed.
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