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Last time I cooked a brisket the eatin' volunteers ended up eating all of the sliced flat and a portion of the point that I had kind of chopped/cubed. Well I vacuum packed and froze what was left of the point that was mostly cubed. I was thinking of trying to make some burnt ends out of the...

Thanks Wal-Mart!! After eating grilled and smoked BBQ at my house for years my FIL decided he wanted a grill to use at home. Well my MIL said he wanted one of those $39 charcoal grills from Wal-Mart (Char-Broil). I had already decided to buy the $79 18.5 Weber anyways. When we stopped by the...

Have you ever used a tube of caulk, capped it off and put it away, and then went back to use it a couple of weeks later only to find that it had hardened? Well, that's where my idea for a probe holder came from. I use a Maverick ET-73 and an automatic temperature controller so I have two smoker...

I've been tinkering with my DIY temperature controller. The problem I had was that the thermocouple I purchased mounted through the side of my WSM. I found that since it was in contact with the body of the smoker, that it was receiving transferred heat from the smoker body. This was causing a...

Guys and Gals, I'm confused. I've read all of the posts regarding using a clay saucer or sand instead of water but isn't the purpose of the water in the pan two-fold? I thought the water was meant to help regulate temperature and create a moisture rich environment to keep the meat moist. For...

I just completed my DIY Temp Controller. I had most of the parts to build the enclosure and the fan and wiring. Had to purchase the PID Controller, thermocouple, fuse holder, terminal strip, and one of the switches. In the end it cost me about $55. I figure it would cost close to $95-$100 for...