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I have been scouting C/L for a bandera type Vertical Offset for a few months. Yesterday this popped up for $100. I offered $60. and it was a done deal.It is a fully welded unit bought from Academy. Lit it up tonight with half chimney of mesquite lump and the chicken was great. I will be doing the typical mods of fire brick and charcoal basket but i noticed the door is leaky . My big question is what is the best way to make a gasket for the door?
 

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new vertical offset / Old Country Brand

Thanks for the advise on sealing up the door. I will go to work on it tomorrow.
So Far for the money I'm pleased.......
Butts and ribs for the superbowl.
 
I thought is was a Vertical, how do you keep the fire from falling into the the pit??:confused:
 
wow thats cool

looks like fun toy

I want something like that or a used cheap Horiz offset stickburner to play with
 
Yep I'm happy to have found one so cheap. I've been watching C/L for months .
I guess persistance pays off.
Pron will be posted this weekend..
 
I had the exact smoker... Sold it on CL for $200 in a few days. U got a good price.

I used tin foil around the doors. Worked great.
 
New toy loaded

3:00 pm loaded the vertical smoker for its first smoke.
4-butts , 12-bratwurst , 1 rack of spares.
Lit up with a chimney of blue kingsford , minion .
And a sizable chunk of hickory.
Sure is leaky. Will need to gasket this thing out for sure.
 

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5-hours in

Nothing like a night-time smoke on a chilly evening in Texas.
Feeding it hickory sticks and mesquite lump.
 

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tajt7757 said:
Missed the loaded shot.
Click to expand...

You must be loaded to cook like that... :wink:

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First butt pron !

First pork butt pron off the new toy.
4- butts 12 hours low and slow to 200 internal.
12 more hours wrapped in foil and towels in cooler.
Here's the finished pulled product. Tasty.
Go Cowboys !!!!
 

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Tom asked:

My big question is what is the best way to make a gasket for the door?

  1. Clean the metal down to bare steel along the inside inside edge of the door and the corresponding edge of the smoke chamber where they're supposed to meet and close together.
  2. Wipe the bare steel off with alcohol
  3. Place a thick bead of silicon around what you just cleaned off on the smoke chamber and let it sit a few minutes to develop a little surface skin.
  4. Place a thick coat of Crisco or Vaseline on the edge of the door.
  5. Shut the door tightly and leave it alone untill the silicone has totally cured, like overnight.
For an even better seal, get yourself enough fiberglass rope to put into the silicone and go back to the previous step
 
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