Your costs and any other supplier costs are irrelevant. The power company is a REGULATED utility. They buy power at wholesale and deliver it to...
Those are good for getting smaller splits for your stick burning smoker. Smokers are usually fairly low volume wood burners so an electric...
I have given up on the antiques, especially in larger sizes. The prices are insane for non-collectors. The only problem with the modern pans, as...
I have a damper on mine but it has been wide open this past month. When it gets down into the single digits or below (The prior 30 days!), the...
The transmission lines and their maintenance and management are far from free.
It is a money losing game for most. The current tech panels will degrade and lose efficiency before you hit break even on the investment unless...
Oh my does that tray look tasty!
Do they need to be submerged, or can they be cooked with steam? When cooking east coast blue crabs, the bottom of the pot gets a mix of beer,...
They were hunks of chuck from Costco. They spent most of a day outside getting some smoke flavor and a nice crust before they got chopped up and...
Been talking about making one of those as well. I need a new welder first but... :D
I bought a ceramic kamado in part for its ability to cook in the cold weather. It is still cold for the chef, but the insulated cooker means the...
Fuel injection does a better job of mixing fuel and air in the optimal proportions. Digital thermometers do not do anything to break down...
This is a great example of technology making things harder. Before remote read probe thermometers, pitmasters never even knew there was a stall or...
Pecan is from the hickory family. If it is available in your region it is a great smoking wood, if not but you have hickory don’t sweat it.
Google BBQ with Franklin and watch his videos on brisket. He knows brisket as well as anyone. Most hardwoods will work well enough. I use plain...
If your stove pipe has an adjustable section you can buy a damper installed in a short section of stove pipe and stick it in. If not, get a damper...
Burning witches
You have one or both of two simple problems. 1) an air leak 2) too much draft. Use a smoke source to find the first and add a damper to take...
Commercial stainless steel pots won’t do that! The cheap aluminum ones aren’t worth it to me.
Only if you over fill them or are trying to boil stuff like a crawfish boil. If you are steaming clams, crabs, lobstah etc. you only need an inch...
