RNF
Knows what a fatty is.
- Joined
- Oct 27, 2013
- Location
- SE Oklahoma
I purchased the Old Country Wrangler back in August and have done a few cooks on it. I have found it pretty easy to maintain temps between 230 and 260 degree by getting a coal bed with lump or briquetts and then adding a split about every 50 minutes. Here are a few pictures of mine.
I notice you have some tuning plates in yours. Does the wrangler come with any type of baffle at all or will I need to have some tuning plates made to get a more even heat distribution?
After reading Aaron Franklin's new book and his description of his preferred design of an offset smoker(grate level stack exhaust,1/4 inch metal,round firebox) the old country seems to be the closest thing I've found. Or are there others I'm missing?
There are many but it's the most available of the less expensive ones.
Can you give me a few examples? What seems to be the hardest feature to find is the grate level exhaust pipe. The Old Country is the only mass produced one I have found. Price isn't really an issue but I like a good buy as much as anybody.
After reading Aaron Franklin's new book and his description of his preferred design of an offset smoker(grate level stack exhaust,1/4 inch metal,round firebox) the old country seems to be the closest thing I've found. Or are there others I'm missing?