firehouse_bbq
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Hey All,
We borrowed a drum smoker to try it out for competition (Thanks again Wes) and it worked great. We cooked one butt and one brisket on the drum, and also a butt and brisket on our pellet cookers to compare. I screwed up the brisket on the drum and it was tough, but the pork butt from the drum was great and we used it for our turn in at the Wild Wild West BBQ Comp in Lake Elsinore.
We managed a 7th place in pork, our only call :-(
It was a tough competition, and the weather was horrible. Rain, cold and cold!
Started the drum around 3:30am, put in the meat at 4:30am, and it worked great. Struggled some maintaining temps as the winds kept shifting direction, but overall it worked great.
I will be ordering two BPS drum kits when they are back in stock, and plan to use the drum for our comp pork and brisket going forward. Still debating on getting a guru or stoker for the drum, we will see. I definately see the benefit for a heat deflector too, cant wait to see what BPS is working on!
Thanks again Wes for letting me borrow it. Scooter stopped by, and it was great to meet you in person and chat for a few.
Happy New Year everyone!
Pete
We borrowed a drum smoker to try it out for competition (Thanks again Wes) and it worked great. We cooked one butt and one brisket on the drum, and also a butt and brisket on our pellet cookers to compare. I screwed up the brisket on the drum and it was tough, but the pork butt from the drum was great and we used it for our turn in at the Wild Wild West BBQ Comp in Lake Elsinore.
We managed a 7th place in pork, our only call :-(
It was a tough competition, and the weather was horrible. Rain, cold and cold!
Started the drum around 3:30am, put in the meat at 4:30am, and it worked great. Struggled some maintaining temps as the winds kept shifting direction, but overall it worked great.
I will be ordering two BPS drum kits when they are back in stock, and plan to use the drum for our comp pork and brisket going forward. Still debating on getting a guru or stoker for the drum, we will see. I definately see the benefit for a heat deflector too, cant wait to see what BPS is working on!
Thanks again Wes for letting me borrow it. Scooter stopped by, and it was great to meet you in person and chat for a few.
Happy New Year everyone!
Pete