New Pit Cook

[Paymaster]

I fired " The Beast" this weekend for the first time and she did great. I am very pleased with the performance. I cooked a brisket, a butt, deer brats and a fattie. Here are some pics.

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[Vermin99]

What a way to break it in!!! Looks like you went all out, went for broke and came out on top, very nice!!!!

[Short One]

Looks great, and glad the new unit preformed well for you.

[tomshoots]

All looks beautimous!!

[SmokyOkie]

Most excellent Pitmeister!

Tell us about how she ran. How often you had to add a log, how steady the temps were, etc..

[Paymaster]

Most excellent Pitmeister!

Tell us about how she ran. How often you had to add a log, how steady the temps were, etc..

She ran well. I call it the beast cause she will eat some wood. But that don't matter to me because I love tending the fire. I added 2 sticks of wood per hour. The temp held steady at 225-250* as long as I kept up the 2 sticks per hour. I am likely to do some mods later to improve the air flow control. Right now though, I am well pleased.

[SmokyOkie]

She ran well. I call it the beast cause she will eat some wood. But that don't matter to me because I love tending the fire. I added 2 sticks of wood per hour. The temp held steady at 225-250* as long as I kept up the 2 sticks per hour. I am likely to do some mods later to improve the air flow control. Right now though, I am well pleased.

You might find that a Guru with a 25CFM fan would reduce wood usage and help hold tetmps steady. It sure did with my stickburner. 2 sticks an hour isn't that bad, but it does seem a little high for that size smoker.

[californiasmokin]

The food looks great!

Glad it performed well.