Recent content by Earl Dowdle

Good luck! Post up some pics when you get it done!

George L- I really like the beefier replacement legs that you made. Do you have a template that you can post or share the measurements of where you made the bends in the aluminum bar stock? Thanks! Hey George~, I just found your thread were you posted the details of your beefed up legs. I'm...

The lower grate level is about 4 1/2 inches down from the top and the upper level is about 1 1/4 inches down. Most lower grate levels are between 4 and 5 inches, I just chose to split the difference. I have room at this level to do a 10-12 lb turkey if I wanted.

Robert, it will get done. I've had all the parts for mine for a month or better but the Bride insisted that I take care of some items on my "Gotta do" list. Started the build on Saturday and finished it early Sunday morning and had a pork butt on by 10:00. It would of been done on Saturday...

Well I didn't realize that the Brides "Gotta Do" list was soooo loooong! But anyhoo the list is out of the way and I finally have my Mini WMS done~except for the paint-it's rained every day last week. I fired her up yesterday with a 4 1/2 lb butt. I love how this holds the temps steady!

How I got the nickname "Dutch" Jim, before I got into barbecue I competed in Dutch oven cookoffs plus Ma Dutch and I also taught Dutch oven classes as well as run DO Competitions. As for my favorite sausage, that would be my habanero brats.

Hopefully you shouldn't have to do anything to it except rinse it off with really hot water and dry it (the heat will help evaporate any water that is left behind). I do alot with cast iron Dutch Ovens and the last "pre-seasoned" one that I got actually had a thin coat of wax on it. Scrape a...

Damian~the first question I ask when people have problems with ribs is this~is your themometer calibrated correctly? I'm thinking that your thermo may be off 20-30° and your actuall cooking temps are low.

Yeah, I've been married to to Ma Dutch for 34 years (35 come Sept. 22nd) and she can still manage to pull off a "surprize" or twa now and again!

Hey ya'all~ My name is Earl (aka Dutch) and I'm into smoking foods, Dutch oven cooking and making my own sausages. I'm looking to build me a mini-wsm since SWMBO (the wife) and I are finally empty nesters and the Lang 60 is a bit over kill when it comes to doing ribs or a small butt for the two...

I've read parts #1 & 2 of this thread and I have the Mrs. convinced that since it's just the two of us home, we need a smaller smoker and leave the Lang 60 Deluxe for the big ol' family cooks. I noticed (thanks for on-line banking) that she spent $35.00 at Lowes yesterday and when I asked her...