Mario - SupaMario
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Hey peeps my first build and post about my new pride and joy.
Not sure if people are still building these work horses but....
I managed to pick up a SJ for £25 which In The UK is a bargain it was second hand but doesnt look used at all.
The expensive bit was buying the pot so I went to trusty Amazon and that was not my friend the IMUSA pot was nearly 5 times the price.
Being that this was gonna be a budget build I went to eBay in the hope to find something second hand too. And sure enough I found the pot £65 delivered after taxes and import duties.
I was surprised at the lack of damage it was in such good condition. So I used the steam diffuser to mark the bottom of the pan and use a step drill to drill the holes.
I then had an old cast iron plate that I used on a clay pot as my diffuser, this may well change in the future.
Now as I was gonna use my Weber connect and or a pi based stoker system to keep temp at some point so I purchased the grommets from proQ as they were £3 delivered as opposed to any others ranging from £10 up to £30, which for what they are is just in reasonable.
So how does it fair .... it’s really really good I went with the grill grate 4” from the top of the pot and it held for 6 hours at 212 empty and I was surprised when I did a Picanha for a Sunday dinner that it held for 8 hours, ( I think I just got lucky with the charcoal).
so can’t wait this weekend ribs and then a pork shoulder then slow wings.
my only modification will be paint and as this is a great shade of blue I think VHT do a Pontiac blue and that will set up this bad boy in my favorite chargers jersey colors.
Not sure if people are still building these work horses but....
I managed to pick up a SJ for £25 which In The UK is a bargain it was second hand but doesnt look used at all.
The expensive bit was buying the pot so I went to trusty Amazon and that was not my friend the IMUSA pot was nearly 5 times the price.
Being that this was gonna be a budget build I went to eBay in the hope to find something second hand too. And sure enough I found the pot £65 delivered after taxes and import duties.
I was surprised at the lack of damage it was in such good condition. So I used the steam diffuser to mark the bottom of the pan and use a step drill to drill the holes.
I then had an old cast iron plate that I used on a clay pot as my diffuser, this may well change in the future.
Now as I was gonna use my Weber connect and or a pi based stoker system to keep temp at some point so I purchased the grommets from proQ as they were £3 delivered as opposed to any others ranging from £10 up to £30, which for what they are is just in reasonable.
So how does it fair .... it’s really really good I went with the grill grate 4” from the top of the pot and it held for 6 hours at 212 empty and I was surprised when I did a Picanha for a Sunday dinner that it held for 8 hours, ( I think I just got lucky with the charcoal).
so can’t wait this weekend ribs and then a pork shoulder then slow wings.
my only modification will be paint and as this is a great shade of blue I think VHT do a Pontiac blue and that will set up this bad boy in my favorite chargers jersey colors.
