So, I connected the blue wire and the white-blue wire of a (ridiculously nice, shielded) ethernet cable to the black and red wires of a squirrel-cage fan. I get no output on the fan. Something I did showed a 3% blip on the graph, but I don't think the fan ever spun.
Am I missing something...
Boneless Skinless thighs marinated for about 16 hours. They cooked up pretty quick ...and paired really well with grilled peaches drizzled with honey. (I got in a hurry and pulled the peaches too soon.
My daughter didn't care for it and my son called it "spicy" ...but he loved it. It turned...
I recently received my second bbq book, Wicked Good Barbecue, to go alongside Smokin' with Myron Mixon. They're different enough that comparisons aren't really fair to either book. SwMM is a generalized recipe book, and WGB seems to go in the opposite direction with more in-depth instructions...
I see that its too late now, but if you do pork & beef and want to use different woods, why not start w/ the pork and let it cook for 4-ish hours and then wrap it before putting the beef and new wood on the fire?
Congrats on the ribs by the way.
Phillip P, thanks for speaking from experience. I looked yesterday and realized that the vents come in beside the charcoal bowl rather than under it so other than getting really creative, I concluded the bowl is going to have to be cut. I'm not QUITE ready to do that yet. Did you figure out a...
I want to attach an "AirBurner" to my WSM ...and connect that to the fan. Ideally I don't want want to cut any holes in the WSM so I'm thinking of going through the holes in one of the dampers. Have I missed seeing someone who's already done that? Any tips?
Also, I've seen plugs that fit...
https://github.com/CapnBry/HeaterMeter/wiki/Blower-and-Servo-Wiring <-- There's the link I've been missing! Now I just need to fashion a connection to the WSM. I bet this has been figured out for me too. Off to research.
How many cooks do you have in this 18.5 WSM? I believe they tend to run hot the first several. (Also, some sort of heatsink, be it water, terra cotta, or sand helps make things more consistent if a touch less responsive.)