Recent content by Scott Schaeffer

GOT IT. Thank you Joe. I got everything set up and finally made it work. My problem: the Stoker was not set up for DHCP. I read that a while ago and I forgot to do it. I followed the directions in the Stoker manual and it worked like a champ. Thank you everyone for the help.

I tried to call the place in Springfield but could not get an answer (phones were disconnected), usually not a good sign. At this rate I will see what responses we have by the end of the month and go from there. Thanks, SCott

Many of you may remember that a few years ago I organized, with the help of a few other board members, a large purchase of Kamado charcoal. Well, I have rededicated myself to barbecue and I would like to try to organize another large order, this time for Wicked Good Lump Charcoal. For those of...

I am starting to think that it is the Router. I switched the port forwarding on port 80 to point to the SToker and it still does not work. There must be another setting that I cannot figure out. I may call Dlink or email John Jackson at Stoker. I will keep everyone posted.

Another call for help. This is where I stand. 1. Stoker is set to a static IP and is accessible from within the LAN. 2. Router is configured for MAC address DHCP reservation to always recognize the Stoker on its IP address. 3. I configured Virtual Server on my DIR-655 so that incoming...

I can connect at the static IP address from within the local network. The Stoker is on and I have the port forwarding set up. I just cannot connect through the public ip.

Ok, I tried to set it up and I cannot get it to work. I want to set it up so that incoming traffic on a certain port is forwarded to the Stoker. I have a static IP on the Stoker. I set up port forwarding on my router to forward requests on port 81 to my Stoker. I then rebooted the router and...

Thanks for the reply. I am going to set a static ip on the Stoker and then I will port forward the traffic there. I will post when I have it setup.

I already have a web server behind my DLink DIR 655 router and all traffic on Port 80 is currently being sent to the web server. I want to be able to access the Stoker from outside of my local network. Is there a way to direct incoming web traffic on a different port (I have seen addresses...

Good choice. You will love it. It definitely makes life easier.

I used this recipe and they came out pretty darn good. One thing though is to not over-do the smoke wood. I overdid Hickory, way too much as the batter and the chicken absorbed the smoke. I would go with a light fruit wood and only a little of it. Good luck...

Sassafrass with ham sounds pretty good. I will have to try that. Thanks for the help as usual. Scott

One other question: I was planning on using 3 fist sized chunks of hickory. Should I do 2 hickory one apple? I also have some cherry and some sassafrass. Any help would be appreciated.

I am planning on doing my first really big cook this weekend. We are having a big party and I want to impress. I plan on doing 4 butts. 2 on the bottom and two on the top. I want to serve food around 6:30pm on Saturday. I am getting butts at Sam's and they are usually around 6.5lbs to...

That is actually hilarious. Doesn't even sound good for whatever it is.