Recent content by JamesB

After years of being the Blue Plate Special for mosquitoes while sitting on my side porch, I’m having it screened in. That’s also where my RT-700 lives so I’m wondering if I’m creating a new problem for myself? Has anyone else had problems using their pellet grill in a fully screened-in...

You definitely made a good choice. I’ve had my Bull for two years and couldn’t be happier with it. By comparison with the food I was producing with my charcoal kettle, my results now are incredible. I agree with others comments that these types of forums also attract complaints, but in my...

I am a “ham guy” but tend to go with beef, fish, and other types of pork. I would greatly appreciate a referral to comprehensive instructions on how to brine and smoke a ham or a camp ham. That looks great BTW.

SmokeZilla (love that name BTW). I’ve been a tort lawyer throughout my career so my exposure to the Uniform Commercial Code has been minimal at best. I don’t practice products liability law as a huge part of my efforts either. Frankly, over something that I view as a small issue, I’m not...

I completely agree about the common sense aspect. I was surprised when I couldn’t start my Bull without going outside my house, but I am confident I’m up to walking the 30 feet to my side-porch to manually get things going. 😎 Especially because my RT-700 performs exactly as advertised and I get...

Thanks for the well wishes. But (being “acronym challenged”), I have to ask….what does SWNBN mean ???😎

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Problem apparently solved. I suspect that this was a self-inflicted wound that occurred when I used the test mode to cold smoke cheese. My thinking is that as I was moving through the various test parameters to get to the blower setting, I must have inadvertently turned the dial on something and...

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lol. That is exactly correct. I work full time. But things have also changed a bit. I replaced the small handful of pellets in the firebox in case they were damp. Tried to fire the Bull up again and it worked ok. But it “struggled” to reach 425 which has never happened before (even in seriously...

Hello All. I out the firebox by hand, used a shop to scoop up all the accumulated ash/dust , etc., recharged the fire box with a small handful of pellets, then I smoked a whole chicken. No problems. Now, my et-700 refuses to ignite at all. Any suggestions? Thsnks

Do think that could be frozen without degrading the flavor or the firmness of the fish after cold smoking??? Here’s why I’m asking: Ocean caught salmon is a huge favorite in my household. Personally, I’m more than a bit dubious about “farmed” fish for any number of reasons, including, but not...

Well my results are in. We just devoured the experimental block of havarti. 😎

Thanks for all the input. I (hopefully) put it to good use. I have another eight days to wait before we taste test the first experiment. In the meantime , I have another question. I smoked a block of cheddar and a block of havarti for three hours and by appearances, the smoke tube put off...