It’s an old Oklahoma Joe’s commercial smoker, so it has the tuning plate. Unfortunately one side is still generally about 50 to 70° hotter than the other although it gets better as the meat gets hot. It’s more of a pain just to keep rotating the meat for the first several hours

By tuning plate, I'm assuming you mean the pull bar I can pull in or out that shuts to hole to the firebox lower end? This smoker also has a large tube that runs the length of the smoker. The tube has holes that gradually get larger as they go away from the firebox, thus, in theory, having more heat go to the farther end. I've been using this thing to feed the masses of people at our comps for years but never use it for meat we turn in because
1. it really smokes the meat more than I prefer
2. rotating meat on a hot smoker is a pain in the ass

Looks great but why remove the fire again. I don't comprehend.

Smoked a couple filets on the RecTec at 180 until the filets were to 130. Then cranked the RT and seared at 550. Good stuff.

Smithfield bone-in pork shoulder. 15 more hours to go.

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Nothing this weekend but for shit's and giggles I think I'm going to subscribe to this https://www.bbqbox.com/?sscid=51k3_jcz90this

Got bored cooking on my gas grill and got myself an early Father's Day present.

Now if it would just stop ****ing raining for a few minutes I might get to break it out this weekend.

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Did you run out of money after buying the performer and had to start drinking Busch Light?

3 racks, 2 chickens, pork butt

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3 weeks with a smoker in the bedroom. For the ****ing love of god, please stop raining long enough so this job can get finished :deevee:

I'm smoking vicariously through y'all this weekend.

Yup. Maybe I can grill some Bar-S hotdogs and Dollar General ribeyes.

ROFL

Smoking some pork belly tomorrow . I haven't decided if I'm doing burnt ends or just plain smoked pork belly.

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Looking at the weather I think I can do my brisket this weekend. Might rain for part of the smoke but I think I can get it done.

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We got ribs, Tri tip, chicken thighs, hot links & hot dogs for the kids! 3 days of bbq & then I’m fasting for a week 🤣