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B C BBQ
03-16-2010, 03:35 PM
I was wondering if anyone out there had a Meadowcreek offset and made any mods to it to make it a little tighter and cook a bit more steadily.
I have a TS250 that I got last summer and cook on it almost every week. A lot of smoke comes out the doors on each side, I'm sure heat is escaping too.
I also had a problem with the paint on the firebox which basically disappeared after the third cook. I called the guys at Meadowcreek and they acknowledged they had problems with the paint and sent me two cans and basically told me to keep painiting it(Thanks).
Any suggestions to make it a better cooker and help with the firebox would be aprreciated especially since it will be used in a competition this summer.
Thanks
fttom
03-16-2010, 05:48 PM
I had a cheap watersmoker verticle that I made a jacket for it, out of that silvery insulation you can get at Home Depot ect. (Looks kind of diagonally quilted). Put that over the entire smoker when I was cooking. Couldn't believe the difference in temp holding and lack of smoke escape. Just used good ol duct tape to join the seems. I wouldn't do the firebox in your situation, just the main cooking box. That stuff is real cheap, might want to give it a try.
This kind of stuff .... http://www.metalsidingandroofing.net/images/double_bubble.jpg
widespread
03-16-2010, 08:37 PM
I was wondering if anyone out there had a Meadowcreek offset and made any mods to it to make it a little tighter and cook a bit more steadily.
I have a TS250 that I got last summer and cook on it almost every week. A lot of smoke comes out the doors on each side, I'm sure heat is escaping too.
I also had a problem with the paint on the firebox which basically disappeared after the third cook. I called the guys at Meadowcreek and they acknowledged they had problems with the paint and sent me two cans and basically told me to keep painiting it(Thanks).
Any suggestions to make it a better cooker and help with the firebox would be aprreciated especially since it will be used in a competition this summer.
Thanks
You could try putting a welding blanket over the cooking chamber, that will help hold in some heat. Spray some cooking oil or Pam on the hinges once in a while too. IMHO there's no easy solution to the firebox paint problem. I used to wirebrush the rusty areas and hit it with a good high temp paint 2-3 times a year. Keep the bottom of the firebox clean between cooks. It can also leak air around the ash drawer, keep the edges clean and wirebrushed, and get all the crud out from behind the drawer so it slides shut as tight as possible.
I used a Guru with 2 fans and had Meadow Creek put a charcoal basket on rails in it. Held 40 lbs of charcoal and a couple logs on top. I could get as much as 6-7 hours of burn time at 225-250 out of it.
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