[ale] WOT: Smoker help?

[Robert L. Harris]

Hey, I'm getting help and no flames.  If anyone makes it out to Denver,
I'll try to have some REAL down south (I'm from forsyth, just north of
macon) Pork BBQ.  All I can get out here is the Texas beef stuff.  Blah.

Robert

Thus spake Dave Brooks (db at amorphous.org):

> Hah, I check my email once when im out of town, and this is what I see? =)
> 
> I agree.  Air-flow is key in the steamer combination you have.  Try
> adjusting the vent on the bottom.  Remember, more charcoal isnt necessarily
> going to do you any good.  Hotter coals sitting nearer the water arent going
> to help much if theres no air moving through.  If there are none, then
> contact the vendor or manufacturer, or try and jerry-rig some holes yourself
> (not recommended, though, I would probably try this myself).
> 
> And who cares if this way off topic.  Kind of a break from the norm if you
> ask me =)  You owe all some meat, Robert.
> 
> -Dave
> 
> Thus spake Jeff Hubbs,
> >"Robert L. Harris" wrote:
> >
> >> Ok,
> >>   I can't find a mailing list, etc so I'm hoping someone here might have
> >> a clue/linek, etc...
> >>
> >>   I have a "CharBroil Water Smoker" the wife got me for a present.  It's
> >> the kind of smoker that looks like a big trash can.  You put the charcoal
> >> in the bottom, a big pot of water on the rack above that, and the meat
> >> on the rack above that.
> >>
> >>   It doesn't seem to be getting hot enough, even if I fill charcoal all
> >> the way up above the level.
> >>
> >>   Anyone have any suggestions/help/links/mailing lists, etc?
> >>
> >> Robert
> >>
> >> :wq!
> >> ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
> >> Robert L. Harris                |  Micros~1 :
> >> Senior System Engineer          |    For when quality, reliability
> >>   at RnD Consulting             |      and security just aren't
> >>                                 \_       that important!
> >> DISCLAIMER:
> >>       These are MY OPINIONS ALONE.  I speak for no-one else.
> >> FYI:
> >>  perl -e 'print $i=pack(c5,(41*2),sqrt(7056),(unpack(c,H)-2),oct(115),10);'
> >>
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> >
> >Does this set some kind of record for distance off-topic??
> >
> >Is enough air getting to the charcoal??  There ought to be some kind of vent
> >holes that let air in from underneath.
> >
> >- Jeff
> >
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> david anthony brooks
> http://www.amorphous.org
> email .. db at amorphous.org
> voice .. 678/596-6743
> :wq! 
> 
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:wq!
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
Robert L. Harris                |  Micros~1 :  
Senior System Engineer          |    For when quality, reliability 
  at RnD Consulting             |      and security just aren't
                                \_       that important!
DISCLAIMER:
      These are MY OPINIONS ALONE.  I speak for no-one else.
FYI:
 perl -e 'print $i=pack(c5,(41*2),sqrt(7056),(unpack(c,H)-2),oct(115),10);'

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