Braten 1000 finally arrives!

[RonB]

Congrats. I'm lookin' forward to some photos of it in action.

[Old Glory]

Awesome congratulations have fun with it and please share your photos and experiences!

[HawkerXP]

WoooHoo! Congrats!

[das85]

Awesome, congrats! That makes me feel lucky with my timeline - ordered in Jan, arrived in May..

This was me a couple weeks ago...haven't gotten to use in the snow yet, but standing by that fire with the warmth and aroma while it's cold out is a pretty awesome feeling. Esp when you know you're going to get to eat the meat after..

[Redwng]

Congrats on the new cooker, it was on my short list but I couldn't find many videos on it. Look forward to hearing (and seeing) how you enjoy this cooker.

[MrSkimo]

I got my burn-in started. I decided to spray the inside with canola oil, and then used the firebox to heat it up. Also gives me a chance to practice with temperature regulation.

I am getting a lot of smoke leaking from the right side of the lid - both front and back. There is more coming from there than there is from the chimney.

Although, after closer inspection - it may be mostly smoking oil from my spray down. I definitely have heat coming from the chimney, so it is doing what it is supposed to do.

was going to post a quick video, but apparently it won’t accept the native iPhone .mov format.

Any thoughts on the smoke leakage?

[das85]

Curious did it turn out to be the oil - did it go away after oil burned off?

[USMCCrashCrew89]

I don’t have too terribly much smoke leakage when I use the firebox. With AK temps I’m not sure how it affects the size of the fire, but I typically run wide open both vents and maintain a smaller fire. I’ll start with two splits and a small chimney of coals and add a decent sized split as the temps start to dip. Mine rides between 250-270 with that approach.

[MrSkimo]

Curious did it turn out to be the oil - did it go away after oil burned off?

It appears to be the case. I fired it up again tonight. I think I got carried away with the oil. Is there a way for us to upload video, or do we have to host it elsewhere and provide a link?

[MrSkimo]

I fired it up and got it hot 400 a 450 and burned off the rest of the oil. I then cooked up a little bit of picanha. Turned out well!

[das85]

That looks spectacular, well done and congrats on breaking it in!

Did you use the firebox or direct chamber?

[STEbbq]

FWIW, if you want to upload videos, you need to use a third party site like YouTube and link.

[MrSkimo]

Thank you!

[MrSkimo]

That looks spectacular, well done and congrats on breaking it in!

Did you use the firebox or direct chamber?

Thank you! I used the direct chamber for this. My wife was blown away and asked what new method or seasoning I used. Exactly the same - just this time it was flame roasted over alder. It really added a dimension of flavor

[das85]

Fantastic start...look forward to hearing when you try the firebox.

[Dannyklaus]

Was looking at the Braten and was wondering if you have any more feedback for low and slow smoking...fire starting, temp maintenance, etc - THANKS!

[RonB]

Welcome to the posting side of The Pit.

[Bad Hat BBQ]

Great post

NICE RIG!!