Ready to go...

[catnip]

I think I have everything ready for a weekend of testing, ProQ Frontier ordered, racks, thermometer, chimney starter, cold smoker, hot gloves, chickens 3 for a £10, just charcoal to sort out, I can get some lump-wood from bookers so I think I'm good to go, now can someone get me some dry weather please!!!

Thanks to everyone here for their posts and advice which I've spent weeks reading through, and a few that I've pm'ed for helping out, looks like the new hobby is ready to go, hope the cats like smoked meat.......

[Steve]

Sounds like you're all set. You don't need a dry weekend though

Best of luck with your first outing, just remember to let her burn for a couple of hours to season before you put the chicken on. I'm sure you'll love the Frontier and produce some great (cat??? ) food on it.

[keith157]

True a dry weekend isn't essential just desirable, and rare enough to want to see more of them.
Good Luck

[JEC]

I only think you've missed out the kitchen sink, looks like you are well set for your first go. As above you don't need good weather, cooking in the worst of it is what separates the men from the boys, you may be in luck though the long range forecast is for a dry but cold weekend. You might find you need more lit charcoal at the start of the cook and if you are using water make sure it's boiling

[catnip]

Thanks, I picked up a clay saucer to try the clay saucer method, my plan is to fire it up Saturday morning for a couple of hours with to burn off the manufacturing gunk, then to do 3 chickens, 1 plain salt & pepper and oil, 1 marinade with my BBQ sauce recipe and one with a BBQ rub I make.

Do I need to burn it without the clay saucer in just to clean things off and then add the clay into the water pan before I put the chicken in or will that cause the clay to break? I could heat the clay up in my regular oven before adding it in?

As i'm not using water I need to cover with foil but I don't want to do this to the water pan first time as it needs the burn?

[keith157]

Do a burn with the water pan empty, just to burn the gunk off, I had water in mine (boiling when put in) but re-did it on the advice of the forum without water

[catnip]

Thank you Toby

look what just arrived for me at home:



Now I'm just watching the clock count down so I can head home via a meat emporium to grab some chickens and will be clearing the snow tomorrow to get this going all being well

[Toby]

no problem, when you unpack it make sure its all ok, couriers have a habit of not appreciating the finer things in life!!

[Steve]

You'll find she does a good job of clearing snow all by herself.

[MrBlue]

catnip - you're gonna need some wood too - cant see any mention of it in your posts!