Hi everyone! Very happy to be apart of the community. I’m new here and recently moved into a home where they left a large smoker. I have NO IDEA how to use this thing. It looks to me like a lot can be done with it.. So after searching around online, here I am! I’ll spend some time today going through the site and figure out the basics. I’ve included a couple of pictures of what I’m working with. I can’t wait to use it!
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- La Crescenta, CA
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Jambo Backyard Smoker
KBQ
Weber Smokey Mountain (22" & 18.5")
PK360
PK Original Grill
Pit Barrel Cooker
Weber "Brownie" Circa 1978 22"
Weber 70th Anniversary model 22"
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Weber Gas Grill, Silver A
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Welcome. So. Cal boy myself. You have an offset smoker. First thing is clean it. Scrub it out, wipe it down. Next, load up the fire box (far right) with some lit charcoal and let her rip. See what the temps are like on your dials. Then do some research on this website and read, read, read. Then get an idea what you want to bbq and ask the forum for some recommendations.
Easy Peasy.
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Home Built 55 Gallon Ugly Drum Smoker - "MUDS"
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Howdy from Kansas Territory, Welcome to Th Pit!
Lookin forward to learnin along with, an from ya!
Quite th smoker ya ended up with, there!
Th presence of wooden handles, an their shape make me think mebbe ol skool (Original) Oklahoma Joes Smokers but I might be wrong, not th first time
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- Mar 2015
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- Orange County CA
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Lone Star Grillz 20x36 offset
Weber 26" kettle
PK Classic
Weber Genesis gas grill
Lodge Sportsman Grill
Weber Smokey Joe Silver
Smoke Hollow 44 gas smoker
Cheapo Brinkmann charcoal smoker with DIY propane conversion
Southern California has exceeded our quota. Now that you are here, I’ll be forced to leave. Thanks for that... and welcome.
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Cookshack Smokette Elite
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lots of probes.
Fireboard
Welcome to The Pit. If it were my cooker, I'd start a fire in it, (you want the dirty first smoke for visibility), and look for leaks around the doors or anywhere else. You want all the smoke going out the chimney, but tiny leaks should be OK. Big leaks may make it hard to control temps. If you find big leaks, gaskets available on Amazon might be all you need to fix them.
You can still smoke with it even if it does leak, but it may take more attention to maintain the desired temp.
Good luck!
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