simon1
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After basting in butter...I think we are done...170 degrees. I think the bark is good, and it's tender meat also from a little sliver I sliced off.
The Thin Blue Smoke Thread X - A decade of BBQ
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Looking tasty, Mike.
That's not boxed Turkey.
First Que with the new smoker. The weather is not the best but I found a old beat up market umbrella to keep the rain off.
Peri peri chicken is first in the que.
Peri peri chicken is first in the que.
Impromptu bread baking, BBQ,and champagne.
Oh that look nice Derek.
Peri Peri chicken, pork strips and beef & onion sausages.
Peri Peri chicken, pork strips and beef & onion sausages.
kelbro
Alfred Spatchcock
It all looks so good!
Wow!!
I see that you've put your smoker through it's paces. What are the positives and negatives so far?
Oh, and nice first cookoff.
I love Peri Peri so fricken much. Pretty much use it every day.
Pro's - it's not longer clean and unused.
Food was great and moist even with some temperature swings..... Operator leaning curve.
Con's - The lid leaks a bit of smoke.
The wife still complains about the smoke. I did not expect that to change though.
Need to find something to seal it with and buy a temperature monitoring probe.
High temperature food grade caulk can help with leaks. My wife complains about the smoke too until she takes a bite of the food.Pro's - it's not longer clean and unused.
Food was great and moist even with some temperature swings..... Operator leaning curve.
Con's - The lid leaks a bit of smoke.
The wife still complains about the smoke. I did not expect that to change though.
Need to find something to seal it with and buy a temperature monitoring probe.
I'll have a look for some of that caulk.
Yeah she did have some chicken in the end, so there is still hope.
The lavarock gasket kit is some good stuff. Not messy and easy to apply unlike RTV.
Do you mean lavalock? Either way you choose your pit lid needs to be completely clean or caulk or taping gasket won't stick.
Based on my experience I didn't find that to be true for the felt gasket. I lightly cleaned it, but didn't do anything special and it is sticking perfectly fine.
I also didn't let it cure for 24 hours...
simon1
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I think I'll try that. I have some oven rope gasket to seal up the firebox door but haven't got around to putting it on yet.
My pit is pretty tight other than a point on the hinge side. I installed the lava lock but it created gaps in other parts of the hinge area. I ditched it. Over time seasoning sealed the gaps.
