I'm an IT guy by trade, serving 4 years in the Air Force as a satellite communications technician and now a full time network technician in the civilian world. Being in that role and wanting a break from the rat race has led to my wife an I to start our own homestead. We're renovating the house before we move in and we plan on having a small amount of livestock and and a decent garden in addition to the small orchard already on the property. I'm also a beginning beekeeper and hobbyist blacksmith and actively attend both guild meetings. Thanks for having me. I'm looking forward to learning more.
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Charter Member
- May 2015
- 25
- Woodford, Va
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Real Name: Jon
Grills
Charbroil Masterflame 8000
Brinkmann Smoke N Pit Professional (Old heavy style)
Weber Genesis Silver C
Weber One Touch Silver 22.5"
Weber Jumbo Joe
Accessories
Weber Rapid Fire Chimney
Weber 6312 Thermometer
Thermoworks DOT
Favorite Beer
Landshark, Guinness, Stella Artois, craft beer
Favorite Cider
Bold Rock (Virginia Draft)
Jonoaf, here
Hi folks, I'm Jon. I guess I'm now the newest new guy here. A few months ago I bought an old COS from Craigslist. Since I've had 0 experience in smoking, I decided to search online for general tips and instructions as well as mods to makes it better (I'm a tinkerer by nature, more on that later) and came upon this great site. Bad news for me that I already wasted my money to buy a COS, but the flip side is I paid way below retail and it's one of the larger older heavy gauge Brinkmann's so at least it wasn't a total loss. I've also got a small Weber Jumbo Joe that I recently picked up and and older charbroil gas grill. I love to cook and I make a pretty good burger or steak in a cast iron pan and a decent job on on the propane grill so now it's time to develop the charcoal and smoking skills.
I'm an IT guy by trade, serving 4 years in the Air Force as a satellite communications technician and now a full time network technician in the civilian world. Being in that role and wanting a break from the rat race has led to my wife an I to start our own homestead. We're renovating the house before we move in and we plan on having a small amount of livestock and and a decent garden in addition to the small orchard already on the property. I'm also a beginning beekeeper and hobbyist blacksmith and actively attend both guild meetings. Thanks for having me. I'm looking forward to learning more.Last edited by Jonoaf; May 24, 2015, 08:25 AM.Tags: None
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Founding Member
- Jul 2014
- 9698
- Smiths Grove, Ky
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Hi, my name is Darrell. I'm an OTR truck driver for over 25 years. During my off time I love doing backyard cooks. I have a 48" Lang Deluxe smoker, Rec-Tec pellet smoker,1 Weber Genesis 330, 1 Weber Performer (blue), 2 Weber kettles (1 black and 1 Copper), 1 26" Weber kettle, a WSM, 8 Maverick Redi Chek thermometers, a PartyQ, 2 SnS, Grill Grates, Cast Iron grates, 1 ThermoPop (orange) and 2 ThermoPens (pink and orange) and planning on adding more cooking accessories. Now I have an Anova sous vide, the Dragon blower and 2 Chef alarms from Thermoworks.
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Charter Member
- May 2015
- 25
- Woodford, Va
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Real Name: Jon
Grills
Charbroil Masterflame 8000
Brinkmann Smoke N Pit Professional (Old heavy style)
Weber Genesis Silver C
Weber One Touch Silver 22.5"
Weber Jumbo Joe
Accessories
Weber Rapid Fire Chimney
Weber 6312 Thermometer
Thermoworks DOT
Favorite Beer
Landshark, Guinness, Stella Artois, craft beer
Favorite Cider
Bold Rock (Virginia Draft)
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Charter Member
- May 2015
- 25
- Woodford, Va
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Real Name: Jon
Grills
Charbroil Masterflame 8000
Brinkmann Smoke N Pit Professional (Old heavy style)
Weber Genesis Silver C
Weber One Touch Silver 22.5"
Weber Jumbo Joe
Accessories
Weber Rapid Fire Chimney
Weber 6312 Thermometer
Thermoworks DOT
Favorite Beer
Landshark, Guinness, Stella Artois, craft beer
Favorite Cider
Bold Rock (Virginia Draft)
Haha, I'm from central Virginia near Fredericksburg. If I can establish the thought that I don't know a thing about computers amongst my neighbors then I think I will have succeeded in assimilating!
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Moderator
- Jun 2014
- 10893
- East Texas
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Pit Barrel Cooker "Texas Brisket Edition"
Weber One Touch Premium Copper 22" Kettle (gift)
Slow 'n Sear for 22" Kettle
Weber One Touch Premium Black 26" Kettle (gift)
Slow 'n Sear XL for 26" Kettle (gift)
Weber Smokey Joe Gold
Weber Rapid Fire Chimney
Vortex
Maverick ET-732 White
Maverick ET-732 Copper
2- Auber SYL-1615 fan systems(Awesome!!!!!!!!)
Thermoworks Thermapen w/ Back light (gift)
Thermoworks Timestick
Cambro Model 300MPC110 w/ Winco SS Pans
B & B and Kingsford Charcoal
B & B Pellets
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Administrator
- May 2014
- 16910
- Clare, Michigan area
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Follow me on Instagram, huskeesbarbecue
Smokers / Grills- Yoder loaded Wichita offset smoker
- PBC
- Grilla Silverbac pellet grill
- Slow 'N Sear Deluxe Kamado (SnSK)
- Masterbuilt Gravity 560
- Masterbuilt Digital Charcoal Cabinet
- Weber 22" Original Kettle Premium (copper)
- Weber 26" Original Kettle Premium (light blue)
- Weber Jumbo Joe Gold (18.5")
- Weber Smokey Joe Silver (14.5")
- Brinkmann cabinet charcoal smoker (repurposed)
Thermometers- SnS 500 4-probe wireless
- (3) Maverick XR-50 4-probe Wireless Thermometers
- A few straggler Maverick ET-732s
- Maverick ET-735 Bluetooth (in box)
- Smoke X4 by ThermoWorks
- Thermapen MkII, orange & purple
- ThermoPop, yellow, plus a few more in a drawer for gifts
- ThermoWorks ChefAlarm (wife's)
- Morpilot 6-probe wireless
- ThermoWorks Infrared IRK2
- ThermoWorks fridge & freezer therms as well
Accessories- Instant Pot 6qt
- Anova Bluetooth SV
- Kitchen Aide mixer & meat grinder attachment
- Kindling Cracker King (XL)
- a couple BBQ Dragons
- Weber full & half chimneys, Char-Broil Half Time chimney
- Weber grill topper
- Slow 'N Sear Original, XL, and SnS Charcoal Basket (for Jumbo Joe)
- Drip 'N Griddle Pans, 22' Easy Spin Grate, and Elevated Cooking grate, by SnSGrills
- Pittsburgh Digital Moisture Meter
Beverages- Favorite summer beers: Leinenkugels Summer & Grapefruit Shandy, Hamm's, Michelob Ultra Pure Gold
- Fav other beers: Zombie Dust (an IPA by 3 Floyd's Brewing), Austin Bros IPA, DAB, Sam Adams regular, Third Shift amber or Coors Batch 19, Stella Artois
- Fav cheap beers: Pabst, High Life, Hamm's & Stroh's
- Most favorite beer: The one in your fridge
- Wine: Red- big, bold, tannic & peppery- Petite Sirah, Zinfandel, Cabernet Sauv, Sangiovese, Syrah, etc
- Whiskey: Buffalo Trace, E.H. Taylor, Blanton's, Old Forester 1870, Elijah Craig Toasted, Basil Hayden's. Neat please.
- Scotch: Current favorite- The Arran (anything by them), Glenmorangie 12yr Lasanta, sherry cask finished. The Balvenie Double Wood, also like Oban 18yr, and The Glenlivet Nadurra (Oloroso sherry cask finished) among others. Neat please.
About me
Real name: Aaron
Location: Farwell, Michigan- near Clare. (dead center of lower peninsula)
Occupation:- Healthcare- Licensed & Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT) at MyMichigan Health, a University of Michigan Health System.
Welcome to The Pit Jonoaf! Would being a blacksmith give you some skills as far as modding your COS? Or are you talking the horseshoe and sword-making kind of blacksmith? Forgive my ignorance in that area.
Since this is your first post, please check out our homework assignment post for new members, it contains a few how-tos and please-dos.
Hope to hear & see more from you!
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Charter Member
- May 2015
- 25
- Woodford, Va
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Real Name: Jon
Grills
Charbroil Masterflame 8000
Brinkmann Smoke N Pit Professional (Old heavy style)
Weber Genesis Silver C
Weber One Touch Silver 22.5"
Weber Jumbo Joe
Accessories
Weber Rapid Fire Chimney
Weber 6312 Thermometer
Thermoworks DOT
Favorite Beer
Landshark, Guinness, Stella Artois, craft beer
Favorite Cider
Bold Rock (Virginia Draft)
A Farrier makes horse shoes, a blacksmith makes everything else. Everyone has their own niche though. As far as the mods go, quiet a bit of cosmetic stuff can be done or things like shelves or spits could be made without a welder or with minimal welding (ie bending a corner vs cutting and welding a corner) You could also make some really ornate handles if you want to. Of course that won't make smoked bacon taste any better though :-)
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Founding Member - Pit Boss Emeritus
- May 2014
- 4915
- Charlotte, NC
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- Slow 'N Sear Kamado
- Slow 'N Sear Kettle
- Lots of grills that work with Slow 'N Sear
- LOTS of digital thermometers
- LOTS of accessories
- Favorite Beer - Fat Tire
- Favorite Bourbon - Woodford Reserve
- Favorite White Wine - Cakebread Chardonnay
- Favorite Red Wine - Yes, Please
- President/Owner - SnS Grills
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Charter Member
- May 2015
- 25
- Woodford, Va
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Real Name: Jon
Grills
Charbroil Masterflame 8000
Brinkmann Smoke N Pit Professional (Old heavy style)
Weber Genesis Silver C
Weber One Touch Silver 22.5"
Weber Jumbo Joe
Accessories
Weber Rapid Fire Chimney
Weber 6312 Thermometer
Thermoworks DOT
Favorite Beer
Landshark, Guinness, Stella Artois, craft beer
Favorite Cider
Bold Rock (Virginia Draft)
Thanks! I spent my days in a cold equipment room full of humming equipment far from any planes. I had one incentive flight in a KC-135 but that's it!
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