Introducing the newest member of my family!
OK, well, not what you were expecting in the first picture! I think I’ve mentioned it in briefing before, but my daughter was born last November, but I don’t think I ever introduced her to the Pit. Here’s a picture of me and my two kiddos (Boy 3 years, Girl 10 months)! They are wonderful kids!
Now the *other* special announcement!
I joined this Pit and got some real bad MCS. Been loving my Kamado Joe and still do. But, I wanted to step it up a little, and get a "little" more space b/c I’ve maxed out my KJ several times, and my wife and I like to host. Plus, I’m sure my son and daughter will want me to have their friends over. Basically, I’m using all justification techniques to talk myself into something like an Aaron Franklin-style smoker.
This thing is 48†in the main cooking chamber with a 24x24 firebox. The cooking chamber is 1/4 inch steel, and the firebox is 3/8 inch. I modeled it after a Franklin-style cooker, except he uses a cylindrical firebox and his might be insulated too. I read his book, and got all the theory from him, and I was hooked. But what really hooked me was I had from Franklin brisket last year and it was sublime.
I found a guy 1 hour north of me (I’m in Charlotte) that is a steel fabricator. He is a magician with his work and has built BBQ pits before. I paid him a visit in-person in January and he totally understood my specs, requirements, and theory. So, my only drawback (what I later figured out) is he’s a terrible communicator. But, his work is phenomenal, so I just dealt with it.
I asked the Pit for some recommendations a while ago on how not to get screwed from a random guy I found on the internet. His policy was easy not to get screwed: no down payment until you pick it up (then pay 100%). Can’t get screwed that way! If he took 1/2 my money, and was a terrible communicator and delivered way too many months late, I’d be ticked. But, I just dealt with it, and just kept my money until it was finished.
Do you like the newest member of my family??
Now, I do have a few questions with offsets specifically:
Do I need to spray it down with hose after each cook (while it’s hot)? What’s the best method for cleaning and maintaining these things?
I put some peanut oil on it, and did a brief burn in this afternoon. I sprayed it out with a hose (while it was hot), and it’s still smoking. I figure I’ll do that one more time before I put some meat on it. Anything else I need to do?
How do you cover your offset smoker? It’s awkward with that smoke stack. Right now, it’s not even a possibility to cover it with a roof. Not even in the garage.
How much do you think this thing weighs?
That’s all folks!
OK, well, not what you were expecting in the first picture! I think I’ve mentioned it in briefing before, but my daughter was born last November, but I don’t think I ever introduced her to the Pit. Here’s a picture of me and my two kiddos (Boy 3 years, Girl 10 months)! They are wonderful kids!
Now the *other* special announcement!
I joined this Pit and got some real bad MCS. Been loving my Kamado Joe and still do. But, I wanted to step it up a little, and get a "little" more space b/c I’ve maxed out my KJ several times, and my wife and I like to host. Plus, I’m sure my son and daughter will want me to have their friends over. Basically, I’m using all justification techniques to talk myself into something like an Aaron Franklin-style smoker.
This thing is 48†in the main cooking chamber with a 24x24 firebox. The cooking chamber is 1/4 inch steel, and the firebox is 3/8 inch. I modeled it after a Franklin-style cooker, except he uses a cylindrical firebox and his might be insulated too. I read his book, and got all the theory from him, and I was hooked. But what really hooked me was I had from Franklin brisket last year and it was sublime.
I found a guy 1 hour north of me (I’m in Charlotte) that is a steel fabricator. He is a magician with his work and has built BBQ pits before. I paid him a visit in-person in January and he totally understood my specs, requirements, and theory. So, my only drawback (what I later figured out) is he’s a terrible communicator. But, his work is phenomenal, so I just dealt with it.
I asked the Pit for some recommendations a while ago on how not to get screwed from a random guy I found on the internet. His policy was easy not to get screwed: no down payment until you pick it up (then pay 100%). Can’t get screwed that way! If he took 1/2 my money, and was a terrible communicator and delivered way too many months late, I’d be ticked. But, I just dealt with it, and just kept my money until it was finished.
Do you like the newest member of my family??
Now, I do have a few questions with offsets specifically:
Do I need to spray it down with hose after each cook (while it’s hot)? What’s the best method for cleaning and maintaining these things?
I put some peanut oil on it, and did a brief burn in this afternoon. I sprayed it out with a hose (while it was hot), and it’s still smoking. I figure I’ll do that one more time before I put some meat on it. Anything else I need to do?
How do you cover your offset smoker? It’s awkward with that smoke stack. Right now, it’s not even a possibility to cover it with a roof. Not even in the garage.
How much do you think this thing weighs?
That’s all folks!
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And those kids look like keepers too. 
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