Recent content by TE Good

I can cook for 13+ hours on a single basket of charcoal (Kingsford Blue) with temps from 225-245 with enough charcoal left for 2 more hours. A 10lb butt usually takes 13-13.5 hours. Check out my thread (http://tvwbb.com/showthread.php?37044-My-Mini-WSM). I use a 10' x 24" roll of Reflectex...

Today is the 200th cook on my mini built in March 2012. Also, the first cook with a Maverick ET732 http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B00C6P3GYO/tvwb-20 Cooking a 9.8 lbs pork butt.

I made the top to protect from rain showers. The grate grabber tool is just an old three prong hand hoe with a 8" bolt threaded through the handle. The grate grabber has been invaluable for muti rack cooks.

Reflectex works great as a insulator/wind break. Been using it for about a year now for my mini wsm. Have achieved 14 hour cook time at 250 degrees on one basket of charcoal when using it. Link to my post using reflectex. http://tvwbb.com/showthread.php?37044-My-Mini-WSM/page2

Yes, picked up the grate also for less than $5. I grew up in Longmont, CO, so I am a life long Broncos fan (hence the retro logo t-shirts). Have lived in Texas for 31 years and my wife is a die hard Cowboys fan. It kills her that our children (born and raised in Texas) are Broncos fans.

How I keep the mini wsm above 300 degrees. Smoked some wings for lunch today. My mini wsm has 3 grates. The top grate is right below the top of the mini body. Put wings or chicken on the lower 2 grates. Then I use the steamer pot insert in the top grate location. Sometimes cover the steamer...

Over the weekend, picked up a Target clearance Jumbo Joe for $17.98. Added a thermometer. Added eye-bolts to vents. Cooked some kabobs before Monday Night Football. Go Broncos!!!

For anyone interested in the North Dallas, Texas area. The North Frisco Target (4885 Eldorado Pkwy, Frisco, TX 75033) has 5 Jumbo Joes priced at $17.98.

Re-purposed a small shopping cart into a mobile smoking cart. Now I can just roll everything in and out of the garage. The trash can buggy corded to the back holds charcoal.

Here is what I use for Wind Block (Thermal Blanket) Product used http://www.homedepot.com/p/t/100318552?catalogId=10053&langId=-1&keyword=Reflectex&storeId=10051&N=25ecodZ5yc1v&R=100318552#.UWxqI8ry1nw and some 1" binder clips. 8' of the Reflectex will wrap around the mini twice with a 1"-2"...

I used expanded sheet metal ( http://www.homedepot.com/h_d1/N-5yc1...1#.UQsF0Wc56dc ) to build the basket. For the bottom, I just cut a circular piece of the expanded sheet metal to the inside diameter of the charcoal grate and wired it to the charcoal grate. For the sides, I cut three 12" by 3...

The ash cover is 3 3/4" width and 1 7/8" height. Used some generic brand of canned chicken. Ash Cover width 3 3/4" Ash cover height 1 7/8" (under 2")

Over night cook of a 9.8 lbs pork butt. Total cook time 13 hours (avg. cooking temp. 240 degrees) to 197 degrees on 1 basket of charcoal. The photo shows how much charcoal is left in the basket. I think it would easily cook another 1-2 hours, reaching 14-15 hours on 1 basket of charcoal.

Temperature gauge grommet: Used these from Home Depot. Used 3/8" drill bit. http://www.homedepot.com/h_d1/N-25ecodZ5yc1v/R-100351463/h_d2/ProductDisplay?catalogId=10053&langId=-1&keyword=westinghouse&storeId=10051#.URhLMmeoLGg...

Charcoal Basket: Used expanded sheet metal ( http://www.homedepot.com/h_d1/N-5yc1v/R-202183496/h_d2/ProductDisplay?catalogId=10053&langId=-1&keyword=steel+mesh&storeId=10051#.UQsF0Wc56dc ) to build the basket. Currently getting 50-55 hours of cooking time from a 20lb bag of KBB. The longest...