Recent content by Carl Johnson

Makes me hungry. What temp did you cook the chicken and for how long?

After all the headache I had trying to find a pot that fit the smokey joe gold this seems like a very simple way to get smoker with a perfect fit for the lid. Did the galvanized finish burn off completely?

Good catch on the Beaver sweatshirt... My oldest goes to OSU so I picked up the sweatshirt for Dad's weekend. I figure the Ducks have enough fans these days. But I believe I've got the only mini wsm smoker. I imagine I should send them some $ for using the logo. Anyone know the policy for...

I was a Duck when we played OSU in the infamous 1983 "Toilet Bowl". The score was 0-0... The fact that the Ducks are now a contender tastes almost as good the meat I hope to smoke on my mini wsm.

When the Ducks beat Alabama I will paint the lid pink! Great idea.

The idea of building a custom smoker that could compete with the best of em using off-the -shelf parts on the cheap was too good to pass up. I had to give it a try. I learned a few things along the way that I plan on using to build my neighbor's mini wsm. (he's gotta have one now...). 1 -...

@sparky live about a mile from aloha. It's nice but it's tough to beat Northern California

My Grandma lived in Manzanita and the place is amazing. I have an eerie feeling that I'll be spending a lot of time on this forum...

Thanks for the welcome. The "Russian method" on the vodka shots involved avoiding the fumes and exhaling quickly after throwing down the shot. I was still a hurtin unit so I think there is more to it! Any suggestions for the first smoke?

mini wsm painting question I am about to paint my mini wsm and have a primer question. I purchased Dupli-Color MC203 Green Metal Cast Anodized Color - 11 oz. that is good to 500 degrees. It's a nice shade of green for my Oregon Ducks design. Go Ducks! My questions is - Do I need to prime...

I stumbled into BBQ when my crazy Russian next store neighbor built his own smoker from a recycled 55 gallon drum. the smells that wafted over the fence were amazing. After many shots of vodka (he taught me a way to avoid hangovers...kind of) and several baby back ribs my fate was sealed...