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reverse? how do the coals know? 6 of 1, 1/2 dz the other. I think last time i dumped a chimney of coals in the ring and then added a lot of cold with the chunks on top.

Wait a minute.. so i thought of this a bit. First, cooking on a ranch in small portions.. yes.. of course it can be done. i can hang a chicken leg over a burning stick and eventually it'l be cooked. but.. will cooking a couple hot dogs on a ranch be worth it? will you have the versatility...

you may be able to if you use the baskets? hard to say.. those are HUGE.

Jim -i would keept the Marlboro promo handles as such. I bet someday somone will pay high dollars for them.

You don't need a heat shield on the bottom. they didn't have them for years... The bimetal thermometers in webers and tru-tels are all about the same. +/- 10 degress. Just used a thermometer in the cork in one of the top vent holes. Use a digital probe snaked thru the vent into the meat to...

I'm right in Niles.. you should have no trouble. I always seem to forget how i set up the coals.. i think i do a full chimney (about 90 coals) hot in the ring and then jsut about top off the ring with cold coals. 3-4 chunks of wood. I think a couple weeks ago i used the newer water pan and i...

I always use one vent, but Chris makes an point regarding even burn. Even in the dead of winter of Chicago, i've never used a windbreak and it's always worked fine. My question is (and maybe i should have started another thread) when using a windbreak, do you allow any cutouts or open areas at...

What is the lid temp? As long as that's between 215-265 thru most of the cooking, that's fine. You can place a whole series of probes throughout the smoker and they will read all over the place. Lid temp and a digital probe for food temp is a consistent method.

I just sent the PDFs to Mr. Chris. ok everybody, fire up the routers!

Pat Smith has it right. that's the easiest way.

if you are an occassional smoker, you can do that on your current lineup. wait and get the real one you want.

note: dates are when the vents are stamped out. they get pretty close, but once in awhile there is spill over to the next year. for used, well.. you just assume the vent/lid/bowl all stayed together.

Chris, I'll be able to do that and I'll email you PDF files. If there are members out there with CNC access etc, I can give you DXF, IGES formats as well. Give me a day or two and i'll make them all pretty.

A new 18 will have the heat shield at the bottom -if it's missing, the hooks for it will be on the legs. The newer one also has a thermometer and a larger water pan. Door is always the same size, but newer ones have hooks to secure it in the down position. Old one are just as excellent.

Oh! and the lid thermometer.. if it's off about 12 degrees to boiling, that's not too bad. webers, tru-tel, etc.. are all +/- 5-10 degrees. If you do a lot of cooking liek the average guy, a single digital probe that you can snake thru the vent is fine. You can also use it inside when...

I'm sorry about what happened, but it happens to all of us. I would try a single rack of ribs on the top grate for a first cook. When you start mixing 2 kinds of meets, timing when they are done, etc.. there's a lot going on. I wouldn't go with Wivott's book. a lot of the info well... Well...

early on they had some probs with positioning the vents and that lower grate. i seem to remember them changing the angles that the vents were at so they could change some packaging. ugh. i hated that. glad it worked out for ou.. thems some good lookin' ribs you had there... Nice work!

I have a DeLonghi that also has espresso/cap maker with it. Flawless. though i had old westinghouse percolator not to long ago? it was amazing..

with the vents, it's easy to remember, "C"=Closed=Cold...so open is hot. Middle of summer or in the dead of winter, I have 2 bottom vents closed and one open from full to a half. THe top is always open 2/3. Since you have the 18, you can just judge what appears to be the amount of 1 hole...

Or those..The Marlboro ones i have had that logo on the left side. if you want additional dimensions....