Great looking smoker! I would not use water inside, especially when it’s hot. You’ve done a burn in already, now get some meat in there. I tilt mine to have the grease running fwd. very important, you do NOT want a grease fire. As for cleaning: just use elbow grease. I wipe/scrape off any residue with a plastic spatula (of sorts) after it’s cooled down. While it’s running any fat/juices will melt or stay liquid and run out the grease drain. I keep mine open all the time and put a bucket underneath.
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Introducing the newest member of my family #stickburner
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- Stockholm, Sweden
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Author of the book Barbecue, fire and smoke
Manufacturer of:
Hank's Bonafide Beef Rub
Hank's KC Royale Pork 'n Poultry Rub
Hank's Signature Steak Rub
Grills
Big Green Egg (M)
Weber 22" kettle (lime green)
PK TX
8 noname 22" kettles (black)
"Rude Boy" - my own custom built offset smoker
Thermometers
iGrill 2
Thermapen
Fireboard
Accessories
BBQ Dragon
Slow n' Sear
All my recipes, photos and information can be found at
https://hankstruebbq.com
YouTube channel
https://www.youtube.com/c/Hankstruebbq
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I would advise opening or closing the grease drain periodically or put a vlave on it and keep it cracked a little. It will draw air from there and not the firebox.
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There will be a large amount of hot air already coming from the many times larger firebox opening, and hot air tends to take the path of least resistance. I don't think the drain will be an issue. Either way, just leave it halfway open, and you're good.
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Great looking family (gotta love having two junior BBQ sous chefs running around!) and that is a beautiful new stick burner!!! Can’t wait to see some of the cooks you do in that rig!Last edited by RickyBobby; October 6, 2019, 03:02 PM. Reason: correcting the auto correct induced errors.
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- Jul 2016
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- Virginia
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3 Weber Performers
1 classic kettle
1 26" kettle
1 Smoky Joe
1 PBC
4 Thermoworks POPs
2 Dot and 1 Chef Alarm
2 Temp spikes
4 Slo n Sears
1 Smokenator
2 Vortex
Thanks for sharing. Big smile on your face tells us you love it. I see a shortage of firewood in NC in the future!
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I won’t post the picture of the chicken (first cook). It was delicious, but didn’t look crispy or appetizing. I’ll continue to work out my birds on the offset. But it was tasty!
I used a charcoal basket for this cook bc I only had smaller pieces of apple wood and couldn’t heat the whole chamber up with that, so kamado joe lump with some apple wood was perfect! I didn’t even ask for a charcoal basket. The pit maker just put one in there for me. It’s quite nice! Custom made!
But I also wanted to share my ingenious method of monitoring temps. I took and old iPhone and a tripod, set it up pointing at the grill and started a periscope session. Then, on my current phone, I could watch the temps! 🤯 works amazing and will be doing that for now on!
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This is all so awesome scottranda! I've been wondering where you are since not seeing many posts from you in a while. You've been busy. Maybe we should try and have another local "meatup".
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- Huntsville, Alabama
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Jim Morris
Cookers- Slow 'N Sear Deluxe Kamado (2021)
- Camp Chef FTG900 Flat Top Grill (2020)
- Weber Genesis II E-410 w/ GrillGrates (2019)
- Weber Performer Deluxe 22.5" w/ GrillGrates & Slow 'N Sear & Drip N Griddle & Vortex & Party Q & Rotisserie (2007)
- Custom Built Offset Smoker (304SS, 22"x34" grate, circa 1985)
- King Kooker 94/90TKD 105K/60K dual burner patio stove
- Lodge L8D03 5 quart dutch oven
- Lodge L10SK3 12" skillet
- Anova
- Thermoworks Smoke w/ Wifi Gateway
- Thermoworks Dot
- Thermoworks Thermapen Classic
- Thermoworks RT600C
- Weber Connect
- Whatever I brewed and have on tap!
So how did the wife take naming your baby #stickburner ? Awesome new cooker, as well as children! Congrats on both, and enjoy the cooks.
Just keep the little ones away from the stickburner in use - we don't want them getting burned by touching the outside of the firebox. My Dalmatian many years ago used to hang with me by the grill when I was cooking, then at some point she would walk as far away from the cookers as she could while I was cooking, up against the fence 10 feet away. I figure she tried to get to the meat she was smelling and got burned by the hot grill while I was inside, and learned her lesson... this is the same dog that stole 5 plated ribeyes off the kitchen counter one time when the doorbell rang and I had to answer it. Came back to 5 plates that had salad and baked potato, and a greasy spot in the middle of the kitchen floor. So we ate Dominos, and to add insult to injury, an hour later the dog threw up all the steaks. Ah, good times! Haha.
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