Oh, so close...

ShadowDriver · Mar 23, 2017

Brought home a new member of the family today.

Enjoyed the work involved with putting her together...

... until I unwrapped this:

Next-to-last step in the build process. *sigh*. Oh well. Should have a replacement here tomorrow (thanks, Amazon), and the warranty parts in a week (thanks, Char-broil).

Seasoning and first cook this weekend.

BillN · Mar 23, 2017

Congratulations, a can to can and a half of Pam should do the trick. Will be standing by to see the goodness produced from your new cooker.

KevinJ · Mar 23, 2017

Time to burn some sticks. :grin:

op2:

daninnewjersey · Mar 23, 2017

She's a beauty

Shagdog · Mar 23, 2017

That's great! Nothing beats a stick burner, fo sho! Bummer about the thermometer. you could probably season that sucker without a thermometer. I know I couldn't wait! Do you have a maverick? That could be your sub... or run to the hardware store and get cheap oven thermometer maybe?

Smoking Piney · Mar 23, 2017

I see some good times and good food in your immediate future. :-D

Congrats, Marc. Enjoy this cooker.

ShadowDriver · Mar 23, 2017

Thanks, guys. Maybe I'll get crazy and season it tomorrow, instead of waiting.

Shagdog said:
Do you have a maverick? That could be your sub... or run to the hardware store and get cheap oven thermometer maybe?

I've got a ThermoWorks Smoke that I absolutely love. Planning to use her as primary with the "attached" thermometers as secondary.

Smoking Piney said:
I see some good times and good food in your immediate future. :-D

Now, I need to see about cutting down some of this wood (pecan and hickory) that I've been saving. It's in regular "fireplace" lengths... suggestions on best (relatively inexpensive) tool to chop it down to size?

More shenanigans and good times to come.

ronbrad62 · Mar 23, 2017

Hopefully, this will be the only setback you have with it. My Ok Joe Highland has served me well, I'm sure that the big brother will follow suit.

cowgirl · Mar 23, 2017

Nice one!!
Sorry to hear about the damage but it sounds like they are on the ball getting things straightened out. I'm looking forward to seeing what you cook up on er first Marc.

dadsr4 · Mar 23, 2017

ShadowDriver said:
Thanks, guys. Maybe I'll get crazy and season it tomorrow, instead of waiting.

I've got a ThermoWorks Smoke that I absolutely love. Planning to use her as primary with the "attached" thermometers as secondary.

Now, I need to see about cutting down some of this wood (pecan and hickory) that I've been saving. It's in regular "fireplace" lengths... suggestions on best (relatively inexpensive) tool to chop it down to size?

More shenanigans and good times to come.

An electric chainsaw comes highly recommended.

ssv3 · Mar 23, 2017

Congrats Marc! Can't wait to see the pron made with that baby.

Shagdog · Mar 23, 2017

Do you have a miter saw, Marc? That's what I usually use. Works great!

pjtexas1 · Mar 23, 2017

congrats on the new cooker! exciting days coming for sure. if the splits are not too long to fit in the fb you could split them skinnier until you find the right thickness to burn the way you want. i hear a lot of horror stories about trying to cut them with power tools. i would make them skinnier or get a cheap chainsaw.

Norm · Mar 23, 2017

Nice!

I'm not a big fan of using a miter saw, I use an electric chainsaw for smoking wood.

Big-Joe · Mar 23, 2017

Nice score Marc, can't wait to see some food off that beauty

Stlsportster · Mar 23, 2017

+1 for an electric chainsaw. Just used mine yesterday to cut down 18 inch cherry firewood splits into fist sized chunks for the PBC and Weber.

4ever3 · Mar 23, 2017

Thermometers are overrated! Fire that mother UP!!!

This is all you need to cut splits down...

[ame]https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B00ODN1CP2/ref=mh_s9_acsd_top_b2JqY_c_x_2_w?pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_s=mobile-hybrid-11&pf_rd_r=ZB5CF42TEG9TNF6EAJRV&pf_rd_t=30901&pf_rd_p=589197e2-5af7-5801-99a3-a2e531551607&pf_rd_i=552950[/ame]

No chain to sharpen no bar oil to sling or buy, just plug it in and start cutting.

mchar69 · Mar 23, 2017

It's in regular "fireplace" lengths... suggestions on best (relatively inexpensive) tool to chop it down to size?

Why do you guys not like a miter saw? I can whack out a whole bunch of wood
safely in no time. If any chainsaw has oil on it, it gets on the wood, not much,
but still....

Stlsportster · Mar 23, 2017

mchar69 said:
Why do you guys not like a miter saw? I can whack out a whole bunch of wood
safely in no time. If any chainsaw has oil on it, it gets on the wood, not much,
but still....

most of my firewood is too thick for a standard blade on my circular saw, and its irregular...ie not even...which seems to make the blade kick more....

Now if you had a band saw I can see that would work...and I like the sawzall idea too....

Stingerhook · Mar 23, 2017

Looking good Marc, got your fattie ready?

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