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Boshizzle
09-30-2012, 09:31 PM
I fired up my Jambo yesterday and cooked some ribs and brisket. The nature of the all wood cooking beast results in a lot of smoke. The hair on my right arm has been singed off and I have had a sinus headache all freaking day due to the smoke that I had to contend with from the cook.

Here is the question, do any of the brethren use a gas mask and filter when cooking using all wood? I'm seriously considering it. The pain in my sinuses from the smoke isn't enough to make me stop barbecuing meat but it is enough to make me start looking for solutions.

I know a couple of guys (nationally known, BTW) who are very sensitive to the smoke from their smokers. One of them has resorted to a gas mask. The other one hasn't that I know of so far.

So, anyone else considering a gas mask?

grantw
09-30-2012, 09:58 PM
Smaller hotter fires

Boshizzle
09-30-2012, 10:00 PM
Smaller hotter fires

My fires were pretty small. I cook all wood in a Jambo. The insulated firebox doesn't require a lot of fuel but you do need to add a log about every hour or so.

I had one small oak or hickory log (I rotated wood during this cook) at a time. I cook using a clean fire too. But, there is still enough smoke to play havock with my sinuses.

tortaboy
09-30-2012, 10:01 PM
Baby steps bro. Wouldn't one of those small plastic mask (Like doctors wear in surgery) work before going to a full blown gas mark?

Boshizzle
09-30-2012, 10:04 PM
Baby steps bro. Wouldn't one of those small plastic mask (Like doctors wear in surgery) work before going to a full blown gas mark?

It might help my sinuses. I have a 3M mask that's pretty efficient. But, it doesn't have any eye protection. But, my eyes aren't the problem. So, perhaps you are right, bro.

I will give the 3M mask a try next time I fire up the Jambo.

tortaboy
09-30-2012, 10:06 PM
It might help my sinuses. I have a 3M mask that's pretty efficient. But, it doesn't have any eye protection. But, my eyes aren't the problem. So, perhaps you are right, bro.

I will give the 3M mask a try next time I fire up the Jambo.

They are what I used to cut lawns...I've got horrible hay fever.

That was a long time ago though...bought, er, married, a wife who enjoys yardwork! :becky:

1911Ron
09-30-2012, 10:09 PM
Do you have you firebox upwind?

Boshizzle
09-30-2012, 10:12 PM
Do you have you firebox upwind?

Yep, as much as is practical. The problem comes in when I open the smoker doors. The smoke is clear when I'm cooking but it's also pretty intense when I have to spritz or flip the meat.

1911Ron
09-30-2012, 10:26 PM
Yep, as much as is practical. The problem comes in when I open the smoker doors. The smoke is clear when I'm cooking but it's also pretty intense when I have to spritz or flip the meat.
Well what you can do is ship it to me and let me do some research and i will let you what i come up with:thumb:

Boshizzle
09-30-2012, 10:28 PM
Well what you can do is ship it to me and let me do some research and i will let you what i come up with:thumb:

He he he! :laugh:

BBQ Bandit
09-30-2012, 10:46 PM
Somewhere buried within the Brethren archives... dealt with a swimming snorkel and mask!

http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o45/bbqchef33/CraigNM.jpg

charray
09-30-2012, 11:03 PM
Well since the Jambo's a mighty fine smoker I'd say you better get a mask that's comfortable since you should be wearing it often.

The_Kapn
10-01-2012, 07:21 AM
Can you place one of those "box fans" to blow the smoke away?

TIM

NRA4Life
10-01-2012, 09:06 AM
You could become a Vegan like the fruitcake in this craigslist ad selling his UDS:

http://columbus.craigslist.org/for/3307527307.html

neuyawk
10-01-2012, 09:34 AM
Many all wood spots use gas masks - Mitchell's (NC) does, Franklin's (TX), Hites (SC) etc.

I think Aaron Franklin originally didn't use one, might still not, but developed a persistent cough that doesn't go away with time.

Worth looking into.

Bludawg
10-01-2012, 09:40 AM
:idea:Nasal clip used for swimming; cheap effective highly portable and you don't give everyone the impression from a distance that your stuff sucks so bad you need that apparatus to be near it.:heh:

lastmajordude
10-01-2012, 09:51 AM
Somewhere buried within the Brethren archives... dealt with a swimming snorkel and mask!

http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o45/bbqchef33/CraigNM.jpg

HAHA!!!!! TOOOO D### funny Bandit!!!!!!:loco:

AZScott
10-01-2012, 11:18 AM
http://southernfoodways.blogspot.com/2012/09/lone-star-dispatch-smoking-is-health.html

Here's an article about a few places that use them.

Tatoosh
10-01-2012, 09:58 PM
Better to be safe than sorry. I have COPD (from different kind of smoke) so I'm getting a mask for smoking. Fighting for air really sucks and while you are younger, you may feel you are immune or maybe tough enough to handle some discomfort. But if you are exposed to prolonged smoke frequently and COPD hits you down, you'll really really wish you'd made some different choices way back when. For anyone noticing serious irritation when smoking, time to get smart!

Okay, off my soap box and back to slicing the bacon we smoked a couple days ago! :clap:

Butt Rubb'n BBQ
10-01-2012, 10:03 PM
I use to use a gas mask but was not smoking meat. Oops TMI. Btw nice snorkel.

El Ropo
10-01-2012, 11:01 PM
http://www.nbcgasmask.com/images/sge_400_nofilter.jpg

Ringburner
10-02-2012, 03:22 AM
Better to be safe than sorry. I have COPD (from different kind of smoke) so I'm getting a mask for smoking. Fighting for air really sucks and while you are younger, you may feel you are immune or maybe tough enough to handle some discomfort. But if you are exposed to prolonged smoke frequently and COPD hits you down, you'll really really wish you'd made some different choices way back when. For anyone noticing serious irritation when smoking, time to get smart!
:clap:

This is a really good point! Thanks for sharing your situation and pointing this out.
I never ever thought about the long term effects of all the smoke I'm inhaling whilst bbqing.....

I've seen CORD patients die in front of me, with none of my treatments working..... Not nice really really not nice.

Something to consider I guess , especially for the tobacco smokers out there.

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Skidder
10-02-2012, 03:27 AM
Yup use mine. Military issue. Nothing but the best. Ps not meant to offend this is staged as a joke.
http://i133.photobucket.com/albums/q64/Skidder1/SMOKINGPROBLEM003.jpg

buccaneer
10-02-2012, 04:25 AM
Do you have you firebox upwind?

That's no way to talk about Tortles missuss:mad2:

:heh:

htrisna
10-02-2012, 07:44 AM
I use paper mask and safety goggles to clean ashes and tend firebox while cooking. I stick my welding gloved hands inside the box to turn logs, so my face is about 3 feet from the fire.

http://i1258.photobucket.com/albums/ii530/htrisna/bbq/a59c777407c9db31d5ca85aebb853c0b.jpg

Boshizzle
10-02-2012, 07:48 AM
Yup use mine. Military issue. Nothing but the best. Ps not meant to offend this is staged as a joke.
http://i133.photobucket.com/albums/q64/Skidder1/SMOKINGPROBLEM003.jpg

"That's funny right there no matter who you are." (Larry the cable guy mod) :laugh:

Firefighter
10-02-2012, 07:55 AM
I have a mask for you. Send me a PM with your address and I will ship it to you.

daninnewjersey
10-02-2012, 07:59 AM
You could become a Vegan like the fruitcake in this craigslist ad selling his UDS:

http://columbus.craigslist.org/for/3307527307.html


"Now, I am just Plant Powered..." :biggrin1::biggrin1::biggrin1:

Boshizzle
10-02-2012, 08:04 AM
You could become a Vegan like the fruitcake in this craigslist ad selling his UDS:

http://columbus.craigslist.org/for/3307527307.html

Why is there so much hate for plants in this world? Aren't alfalfa sprouts and pine cones people too?

deguerre
10-02-2012, 08:21 AM
http://approvedgasmasks.com/mask-gas.htm

http://approvedgasmasks.com/images/msa-affinPlusV.jpg

Check out the other half masks and light protection too.

Ringburner
10-02-2012, 03:26 PM
Yup use mine. Military issue. Nothing but the best. Ps not meant to offend this is staged as a joke.
http://i133.photobucket.com/albums/q64/Skidder1/SMOKINGPROBLEM003.jpg

Lol!

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Mo-Dave
10-02-2012, 03:45 PM
The Kapn gave what sounds like a good idea, I have tried masks and they are a pain in the arss, this from someone that has been a spray painter for many years of my life.

Set on a table or chair behind or off to the side and turn it on just before opening the pit and off again when done or the fire may spike up from the added wind. I have often wondered about adding an exhaust fan like some larger more expensive smokers have.
Dave

SDAR
10-02-2012, 03:51 PM
Er...ah an electric smoker?:shock:

chriscw81
10-02-2012, 04:18 PM
why don't you just switch to cooking in a crockpot?

i kid, i kid :wacko:

DavidJ
10-02-2012, 05:23 PM
I wonder if a Carmagnolle is going to far? :mrgreen:

big brother smoke
10-03-2012, 12:25 AM
Have you spoke to your physician?

Terry The Toad
10-03-2012, 08:23 PM
Boshizzle, I don't have a solution, but I do feel your pain. There are many meals (after a long smoke) that I just don't enjoy because I have a headache and/or I have inhaled so much smoke that I can't really taste the food. I think I manage my fire pretty well, but hey, when you throw on a new split - there's gonna be some smoke!

Hey, if you think it's a true allergic reaction, you might try an OTC allergy medicine in the morning before you start smoking. Or, pop an all-day pain med like Naproxen for the headache. (Just call me Dr. Feelgood.) :becky:

Boshizzle
10-03-2012, 08:26 PM
Boshizzle, I don't have a solution, but I do feel your pain. There are many meals (after a long smoke) that I just don't enjoy because I have a headache and/or I have inhaled so much smoke that I can't really taste the food. I think I manage my fire pretty well, but hey, when you throw on a new split - there's gonna be some smoke!

Hey, if you think it's a true allergic reaction, you might try an OTC allergy medicine in the morning before you start smoking. Or, pop an all-day pain med like Naproxen for the headache. (Just call me Dr. Feelgood.) :becky:

Yep, I enjoy the BBQ the next day much more than just after I cook it.

I don't think it's allergies. I just think that my sinuses are sensitive to irritation from the smoke. The Jambo is a bit bigger than my other smokers and the smoke, even though clear or whiffs of blue, is a bit more intense because I cook on it using all wood. And, it's hard to reach meat in the Jambo when spritzing or arranging without sticking my head pretty close to cooking area.