basic smoker
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Topic: basic smoker
Posted By: Rotate
Subject: basic smoker
Date Posted: 26 Jan 2014 at 9:55am
| hey guys new to this smoking business.bought the old man just your basic s/s box type smoker for xmas.got some manuka sawdust etc.it say to use white spirits.now whats the go?dont want to get it wrong and taint the flavours.cant seem to find any at supermarket or mitre10 mega.can i use meths?cheers |
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Posted By: smudge
Date Posted: 26 Jan 2014 at 10:05am
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Use meths. ------------- Best gurnard fisherman in my street |
Posted By: Rotate
Date Posted: 26 Jan 2014 at 10:09am
| awesome.thanks |
Posted By: Dagwood
Date Posted: 26 Jan 2014 at 10:30am
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I preferred to stick it on top of the gas BBQ. Less shagging about, more temperature control and no worries about the meths running out before you were done. Worked ok but did tend to burn all the "seasoning" off the BBQ grill so went on to get a dedicated gas ring (cheap as chips off trade me) but the BBQ was ok for a few years.
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Posted By: Doubie
Date Posted: 26 Jan 2014 at 11:51am
Same here Dagwood...found the BBQ worked really well (it was a 20 year old spare one I had after updating) and I just took the plates off with the box fitting in perfectly.  Meths works fine Rotate as smudge said. Most people will use that for heat as did I with no issues before the BBQ and my later incarnation a charcoal cabinet one with a gas ring added later for more control around temp.
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Dagwood wrote:Posted By: Sufishent
Date Posted: 26 Jan 2014 at 12:24pm
x3 ------------- You can never have enough fishing tackle |
Posted By: Rotate
Date Posted: 26 Jan 2014 at 7:00pm
| cool didnt even think about a gas ring.i have one iv them down there.will give that ago aswell.cheers guys |
Posted By: pjc
Date Posted: 26 Jan 2014 at 7:04pm
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never ever use white spirits.well if you do i want to watch as it will just go wooof. ------------- Sex at 58.Lucky I live at 56 |
Posted By: Rotate
Date Posted: 26 Jan 2014 at 10:30pm
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its just the one from warehouse,that is what they state on box "white spirits".i thought that may have meant mineral spirits. |
Posted By: Tagit
Date Posted: 26 Jan 2014 at 11:50pm
From the Warehouse - probably got the Chinese translation of meths wrong. Sounds pretty dodgy. Wonder how many people will get hurt.
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Posted By: CanadianJohn
Date Posted: 27 Jan 2014 at 8:42am
| i tried doing it on the bbq but found the meths method better. one bowl of meths and the fish is perfect, could get my timing/ heat on the bbq right. |
Posted By: cosmo
Date Posted: 27 Jan 2014 at 9:37am
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check it on the bbq first on its own and get it really hot to just temper the steel (before putting any food near it) ------------- i just want to go fishing..........amd ignore all my adult problems |
Posted By: Rotate
Date Posted: 27 Jan 2014 at 4:46pm
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oh dont worry about that mate.will defiantly be cooking it off/seasoning it first.all sorts of yummy flavors otherwise haha. will try grab photo of the actually wording when im down bay in couple days might need to let warehouse no
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Posted By: EditB
Date Posted: 29 Jan 2014 at 4:55pm
Forget the meths, do it on the BBQ!  ------------- I do not lie about fishing, I willingly participate in a campaign of misinformation. |