Humphrey's Pint

[gmotoman]

Everything looks kosher to me. Looks like you got her dialed in and running right.

[tadowdaddy]

Here it all is. Pulled beef, pulled pork, kielbasa, beans, ribs. This thing is awesome.

[Fishawn]

Holy BBQ!

[rogerfromco]

Beautiful man...making me wonder if I made a bad decision ordering the Primo XL today, but alas, it will allow me to grill too. Can't have it all in one. Nicely done.

[SmokinOutBack]

Positively excellent.

[tadowdaddy]

Thanks guys! This thing put out 10x better Q than the Traeger ever tried to. We had 2 friends over, and that's all they could keep saying, and I had to agree. Then, brought a plate of single ribs down the street, and every neighbor that stopped by today and commented got one. I think I may have a couple catering gigs this summer after that. Finally, packed a little more up, brought it up to my buddie's pro shop, and about 5 of my friends who were up there bowling/practicing, all claimed it was better than anything they had in El Paso or in Memphis when they traveled to USBC Nationals a few weeks back. Haven't used just wood or wood and lump since the stick burner days in college when we tried to compete a bit, and forgot how good of a job it does. Fun day!

[tadowdaddy]

One final thing, I wrote down a bunch of thoughts this weekend, but alcohol consumption kept me from posting. Lump alone sucks in this thing. Too inconsistent in size to maintain a constant temp. When mixed with Kingsford Comp, temp remained consistent. Is it just me, or has Royal Oak lump decreased in quality since I last used it? Lots of really really small pieces that just fall right thru the grates. Both bags I had were this way, not a lot of really big pieces like they use to be. Also, a water pan filled with boiling water while the smoker is heating up is much better than one filled with cold water. Finally, I need a table to set next to this thing when I'm using it. I lost a rack of ribs to the ground as I tried to do a balancing act between cooking grates during the Texas crutch phase of the rib cook.

[Richtee]

Ya know... I'm disappointed in my last several bags of RO too. And I got a farging LOG... black outside... full of C-sote, and STILL WOOD. 8" long, 2 around. WTF? COOK YER SHEET boys..yer f'in up.

[tadowdaddy]

Ya know... I'm disappointed in my last several bags of RO too. And I got a farging LOG... black outside... full of C-sote, and STILL WOOD. 8" long, 2 around. WTF? COOK YER SHEET boys..yer f'in up.

I had a few of those too! Very inconsistent!!

[MasterTech]

I just went looking at some Humphrey's smokers after finding out he's building the smoker I've been working on in my head for the last couple of years, lol. I was thinking about a Battlebox, but after seeing them in person, I'm thinking the Pint may be a better option. It looks like you are doing well with yours. About ready to go back and grab one now after seeing some of your pics! Is there any option you wish you got, but didn't? I'm wanting the 8" casters for sure.

[HawgHeaven]

RO lump has become a bit inconsistent. I sort thru it, pick out the good stuff, and use the crumbs for a smoke tube.

[Richtee]

RO lump has become a bit inconsistent. I sort thru it, pick out the good stuff, and use the crumbs for a smoke tube.

I was thinking this...AGAIN..today. Someone needs to tell them they are F’ing up.

[ThunderDome]

I was thinking this...AGAIN..today. Someone needs to tell them they are F’ing up.

I agree. With the exception of when Rich was over for the party. I opened a back to load the UDS and it was about as uniform in piece size as I've ever seen for RO.

[tadowdaddy]

I just went looking at some Humphrey's smokers after finding out he's building the smoker I've been working on in my head for the last couple of years, lol. I was thinking about a Battlebox, but after seeing them in person, I'm thinking the Pint may be a better option. It looks like you are doing well with yours. About ready to go back and grab one now after seeing some of your pics! Is there any option you wish you got, but didn't? I'm wanting the 8" casters for sure.

Go bigger. You will regret it of you don't. Down East Breast at a minimum. Pint is good size, but you always want the next size bigger. Do it now.

[MasterTech]

Go bigger. You will regret it of you don't. Down East Breast at a minimum. Pint is good size, but you always want the next size bigger. Do it now.

Thanks for the reply. The DEB is what I would love to have. $$$$ are always a factor vs. how much of the smoker will be utilized for the majority of the time. My main criteria was being able to do more than two full packer briskets at a time. Currently I can only do one and with the eaters I've had, I'm lucky to get a piece or two let alone leftovers. It looked like the Pint has me covered on that. I'm sure there would be times I would want to cook more than the Pint would hold comfortably and it is possible those times may increase with getting used to this smoker more and neighbors close by, lol. I will definitely add that to my list of considerations. *might be a strong contender the more I think about it for sides in there also

I did see that you added a stainless steel handle to the one side. Is that worthwhile? I will probably be moving it from the garage to the back yard and also possibly tied down to a flat trailer. Is the stainless bar good for tying down or better off with the standard rings? Think I'll skip the shelf on the side and either make a cart or convert a tool cart which would be a more universal help in the outdoor cooking arena.