I am done with the ecb's

[Walking Dude]

getting ready to put the body of the gourmet ecb onto the firepan, and the waterpan fell outta the body, and drowned the fire. The ham will be a oven ham this year.

This is the THIRD time, I have had this happen to me. So I am done with water pans, and crappy built smokers.

Gives me MORE drive to finish my drum.

[minnbill]

Boy that is a drag Steave .but definitely a drive to get the drum going

[Texas-Hunter]

Drum.... Drum.... Drum.... Drum....

[Bassman]

I think you're making a good choice Steve. I could never get mine figured out either.

[SMOKE FREAK]

Never have figured how to controll the heat on mine

But Im hearing drum beats now...

[Walking Dude]

I think you're making a good choice Steve. I could never get mine figured out either.

Never have figured how to controll the heat on mine

But Im hearing drum beats now...

with all my mods i did, which are posted in this forum, had no problem with all that. I just should of thought of a mod for the water pan.

[SMOKE FREAK]

Steve, you are using the gourmet which has bottom vents...mine is wide open on the bottom...no air control at all...Im thinkin I maybe shouldnt have drilled the air holes in the charcoal pan

[williamzanTzinger]

i went once to replace a pan that had been rusted out, realized its just cheaper to buy a new one. So toss her, save some parts and keep your eye on that 29.99 secial at wall mart at the end of the seaon. There great for grilling too when you dro the pan to the bottom, get those coals going, the distance from the grate allows for some great bbq chicken, especcialy jerk style. Or just fix this up bend where nedded screw otherwise.LoL
ecb always worked great (cept the slipage your tallking about, now I fill the panAFTER its in place haha. Truth is they are a pain in the ass for long smokes, unless you do some kind of mod, charcoal pans a bitch to refill, specially if your trying to do the minion method

[williamzanTzinger]

Steve, you are using the gourmet which has bottom vents...mine is wide open on the bottom...no air control at all...Im thinkin I maybe shouldnt have drilled the air holes in the charcoal pan

I did
, works lie a chrm, at time i would lay down foil if I was doing a low slow smoke, but for poultry and other stuff, you want that extra flow

[Walking Dude]

Steve, you are using the gourmet which has bottom vents...mine is wide open on the bottom...no air control at all...Im thinkin I maybe shouldnt have drilled the air holes in the charcoal pan

you need to do these mods buddy.
http://www.randyq.addr.com/ecb/ecbmods.html

i went once to replace a pan that had been rusted out, realized its just cheaper to buy a new one. So toss her, save some parts and keep your eye on that 29.99 secial at wall mart at the end of the seaon. There great for grilling too when you dro the pan to the bottom, get those coals going, the distance from the grate allows for some great bbq chicken, especcialy jerk style. Or just fix this up bend where nedded screw otherwise.LoL
ecb always worked great (cept the slipage your tallking about, now I fill the panAFTER its in place haha. Truth is they are a pain in the ass for long smokes, unless you do some kind of mod, charcoal pans a bitch to refill, specially if your trying to do the minion method

mine is the gourmet......the body sets on top of the fire pan. you just lift it off, and refill the pan.


http://www.randyq.addr.com/ecb/ecbmods.html

[sumosmoke]

For as many mods as you've made to them (and graciously shared through threads), you are the King of the ECBs. Have some pictures of the drum?

[Walking Dude]

yeah.......started a thread on it......let me find it

[Walking Dude]

here you go

http://www.smoked-meat.com/forum/showthread.php?t=7389

[Texas-Hunter]

I know you have been feel down the last month Steve... But buddy, you need to get your drum on...

[Richtee]

Steve, you are using the gourmet which has bottom vents...mine is wide open on the bottom...no air control at all...Im thinkin I maybe shouldnt have drilled the air holes in the charcoal pan

You can plug a few with foil... you need some airflow. Perhaps not as much is all.

I had that happen too WD- I had an ECB a few years back. Yup, pissed me off and I picked up the WSM then.

Come to think of it..I no longer use a waterpan at all.