Whatcha Cookin This Weekend 5/30 - 6/01

[OSD]

James, not your usual but I bet they still ate good. Take care of the hand, hopefully the burns aren't that bad.

[bowhnter]

darn James, hope it isn't too bad! Note to self, do not leave lid off drum too long while cooking chicken.

[JamesB]

Thanks fellas... Hand is not too bad... just a bit tender on the pads of a few fingers. Prob. won't even blister...

And to think I wasn't even drinking! If I had, I probably wouldn't have been trying to multi task and take care of chores in the house as well as cook.

I will attempt these again!

James.

[aks801]

...his Gator pit. Gonna map out the temps, get the tuning plates set etc...

What are these tuning plates of which you speak?

[JamesB]

They are steel plates used in the horizontal cooking chamber of the pit. The pit in question had 5 of them. Basically, the plates are arranged with varying distance between them to adjust the heat/smoke as it enters the cooking chamber and even out temps across the pit.

Basically, first plate is up against the firebox opening. There is a very small gap between the first plate and the second to allow heat/smoke to rise, but the majority is pushed under the other plates. As the plates go further into the chamber, the gap between them increases.

Hope that made sense.

James.