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  • JonathonJ Offline
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    Jonathon
    Team Blue Admin Walton's Employee Power User
    wrote on last edited by Austin
    #1

    We are testing out creating new groups based upon what smoker you own. Right now I have 1 for the Pk-100 and 1 for Masterbuilt. If people want I can split masterbuilt into a few different categories (but I don’t want to go totally nuts here) as I know they make a bunch, but to start this will make things easier. So, now if you have a question on a Masterbuilt or PK100 you can simply Masterbuilt or PK100 and it will notify everyone in that group!

    So, to be useful people would have to go and join those groups. Let me know if you guys like this idea and what other groups for smokers or other pieces of equipment you want. Right now I have the badges showing but we can hide that if it starts to get too many badges next to our names.

    Get more help with your processing questions and learn more about processing meat by subscribing to our waltonsinc.com youtube page at https://wltns.link/waltonstv I am a Gorilla, love yourself

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    • JonathonJ Jonathon

      We are testing out creating new groups based upon what smoker you own. Right now I have 1 for the Pk-100 and 1 for Masterbuilt. If people want I can split masterbuilt into a few different categories (but I don’t want to go totally nuts here) as I know they make a bunch, but to start this will make things easier. So, now if you have a question on a Masterbuilt or PK100 you can simply Masterbuilt or PK100 and it will notify everyone in that group!

      So, to be useful people would have to go and join those groups. Let me know if you guys like this idea and what other groups for smokers or other pieces of equipment you want. Right now I have the badges showing but we can hide that if it starts to get too many badges next to our names.

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      John Gehringer
      Team Blue
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      #2

      Jonathon Do Traeger not count as a smoker or do you call it a grill? All my smoking is done on the Traeger, never use it to grill.

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      • John GehringerJ John Gehringer

        Jonathon Do Traeger not count as a smoker or do you call it a grill? All my smoking is done on the Traeger, never use it to grill.

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        Austin
        Team Orange Walton's Employee Admin
        wrote on last edited by
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        John Gehringer We can do a Traeger group, reluctantly, but we can do that.
        I would call it more of a smoker than a grill, but my first instinct for the difference between a grill and smoker is whether there are multiple racks, or a single horizontal rack. Grills normally have just a single shelf, plus they are higher temps. Traeger, Green Mountain, Rec Tec, etc. are all a mix of both, but I’d put as a smoker more than grill.

        –Austin Walton
        VP of Operations at Walton’s & Meatgistics Host

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        • NDKozeN Offline
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          NDKoze
          Team Blue
          wrote on last edited by
          #4

          Creating a group for every brand of smoker, would be awesome, but not sure that you want to really have that many groups. Rather than being brand or model specific, what do you think about grouping the smokers into similar categories because the methods for smoking in each can be very different and some methods are tailored to specific styles of smoker.

          I could see leaving the PK-100 and other smokers that Walton’s sells in a separate group, but for the rest of the smokers grouping by smoker type might be a little more valuable.

          just a rough draft of what the groups could look like:

          High-End Electric (Pro Smoker, CookShack, Smokin-It, SmokinTex, etc.)
          Bargain Electric - (Masterbuilt, Smoke Chef, Smoke Hollow, Big Chief, etc.)
          Wood/Charcoal (Oklahoma Joe, Weber, Pit Barrel, etc.)
          Ceramic (Big Green Egg, Kamado Joe, Broil King, etc.)
          Pellet (Traeger, Green Mountain, Pit-Boss, Grilla, etc.)

          No offense intended to the bargain electrics, but the higher end electric smokers are definitely different beasts from the bargain smokers.

          Gregg - Fargo, ND
          Smokin-It #3 Electric Smoker that replaced a Masterbuilt XL, Big Chief (still used for fish), and few others over the years, along with a variety of Weber Gas/Charcoal Grills, Anova Sous Vide, etc. devices.

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          • Tex_77T Offline
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            Tex_77
            Team Blue Power User Traeger Primo Grills PK Grills Canning Sous Vide Community Moderator
            wrote on last edited by
            #5

            Austin maybe there should be a pellet smoker group, kamado smoker group, and maybe a group for people with PK Grills! Darkfish89

            Isaiah 5:22 Woe to those who are heroes at drinking wine and champions at mixing drinks

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              s.a.m
              Regular Contributors
              wrote on last edited by
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              Custom pellet smokers?

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              • NDKozeN NDKoze

                Creating a group for every brand of smoker, would be awesome, but not sure that you want to really have that many groups. Rather than being brand or model specific, what do you think about grouping the smokers into similar categories because the methods for smoking in each can be very different and some methods are tailored to specific styles of smoker.

                I could see leaving the PK-100 and other smokers that Walton’s sells in a separate group, but for the rest of the smokers grouping by smoker type might be a little more valuable.

                just a rough draft of what the groups could look like:

                High-End Electric (Pro Smoker, CookShack, Smokin-It, SmokinTex, etc.)
                Bargain Electric - (Masterbuilt, Smoke Chef, Smoke Hollow, Big Chief, etc.)
                Wood/Charcoal (Oklahoma Joe, Weber, Pit Barrel, etc.)
                Ceramic (Big Green Egg, Kamado Joe, Broil King, etc.)
                Pellet (Traeger, Green Mountain, Pit-Boss, Grilla, etc.)

                No offense intended to the bargain electrics, but the higher end electric smokers are definitely different beasts from the bargain smokers.

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                twilliams
                Power User PK100 Regular Contributors Team Grey
                wrote on last edited by
                #7

                NDKoze good idea

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                • JPAPJ Offline
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                  JPAP
                  Team Blue Masterbuilt
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                  #8

                  I have the cabinet 30in master built smoker. My bro actually gave it to me when he moved and when I move and have more room I plan on up grading not that it is bad smoker or anything but I think I want more width rather than height.

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                  • JonathonJ Jonathon

                    We are testing out creating new groups based upon what smoker you own. Right now I have 1 for the Pk-100 and 1 for Masterbuilt. If people want I can split masterbuilt into a few different categories (but I don’t want to go totally nuts here) as I know they make a bunch, but to start this will make things easier. So, now if you have a question on a Masterbuilt or PK100 you can simply Masterbuilt or PK100 and it will notify everyone in that group!

                    So, to be useful people would have to go and join those groups. Let me know if you guys like this idea and what other groups for smokers or other pieces of equipment you want. Right now I have the badges showing but we can hide that if it starts to get too many badges next to our names.

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                    Ron Grisar
                    Team Blue
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                    Jonathon Great idea, Masterbuilt 30 here.

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                      Ode -Tom
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                      Very good suggestions, all of us can benefit, whether we’re trying to improve our tech nicks or looking at a WTB (want to buy). Smokin Tex.

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                        glen
                        Regular Contributors Team Grey Sous Vide Canning Dry Cured Sausage Masterbuilt Power User Meat Hack Winner Veteran
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                        Masterbuilt 30"

                        Give a man a fish and he eats for a day
                        Teach a man to fish and he drinks beer for a lifetime

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                        • JonathonJ Jonathon

                          We are testing out creating new groups based upon what smoker you own. Right now I have 1 for the Pk-100 and 1 for Masterbuilt. If people want I can split masterbuilt into a few different categories (but I don’t want to go totally nuts here) as I know they make a bunch, but to start this will make things easier. So, now if you have a question on a Masterbuilt or PK100 you can simply Masterbuilt or PK100 and it will notify everyone in that group!

                          So, to be useful people would have to go and join those groups. Let me know if you guys like this idea and what other groups for smokers or other pieces of equipment you want. Right now I have the badges showing but we can hide that if it starts to get too many badges next to our names.

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                          coladad
                          wrote on last edited by
                          #12

                          Jonathon sounds like a great idea - Cookshack SM025, Big Green Egg and Portable Kitchen original here

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                          • coladadC coladad

                            Jonathon sounds like a great idea - Cookshack SM025, Big Green Egg and Portable Kitchen original here

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                            Tex_77
                            Team Blue Power User Traeger Primo Grills PK Grills Canning Sous Vide Community Moderator
                            wrote on last edited by
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                            coladad Glad to find another PK Grill owner, I have the 360 and Darkfish89 has an original. As far as I know we are the only ones with PK Grills.

                            Isaiah 5:22 Woe to those who are heroes at drinking wine and champions at mixing drinks

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                              Parksider
                              Team Blue PK100 Power User
                              wrote on last edited by
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                              I like the idea of having groups for different types of smokers, but I’m a Weber fanboy so I want a bullet smoker group to talk Smokey Mountain and I’d say my Weber Summit kettle is more like a BGE, or Komado. coladad While I have a PK100 and a custom built wood with propane assist, I do get a bit tingly when I hear cookshack…

                              John C.

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                              • JonathonJ Jonathon

                                We are testing out creating new groups based upon what smoker you own. Right now I have 1 for the Pk-100 and 1 for Masterbuilt. If people want I can split masterbuilt into a few different categories (but I don’t want to go totally nuts here) as I know they make a bunch, but to start this will make things easier. So, now if you have a question on a Masterbuilt or PK100 you can simply Masterbuilt or PK100 and it will notify everyone in that group!

                                So, to be useful people would have to go and join those groups. Let me know if you guys like this idea and what other groups for smokers or other pieces of equipment you want. Right now I have the badges showing but we can hide that if it starts to get too many badges next to our names.

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                                ClaytonD
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                                Jonathon I would think there would be more value if you broke them out by category of smoker. At the end of the day the recipes that would be discussed can be used across the brands, with some idiosyncrasies here and there based on pellet, ceramic, stick burner, sawdust burners, and full-on commercial units…

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                                  Jonathon
                                  Team Blue Admin Walton's Employee Power User
                                  wrote on last edited by
                                  #16

                                  ClaytonD Yeah, I was thinking more along the lines of when someone needs technical help or has a specific question on how a unit functions. Like if someone was thinking of buying a pk-100 they could PK100 and everyone would be notified who belonged to that group. We’ll end up playing around with this one for a while and maybe the way to go is to have both a Model and Style group, though I do see the potential for that to get crowded quick!

                                  Get more help with your processing questions and learn more about processing meat by subscribing to our waltonsinc.com youtube page at https://wltns.link/waltonstv I am a Gorilla, love yourself

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                                    smokin greg
                                    Yearling
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                                    What about us diy’ers? I built a custom smoker from a commercial all stainless and aluminum refrigerator. Its 30+ cu.ft. At this time it works on 2 1000 watt hot plates which is my issue I am running short on getting it up to temp. Would like any thoughts

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                                      What about us diy’ers? I built a custom smoker from a commercial all stainless and aluminum refrigerator. Its 30+ cu.ft. At this time it works on 2 1000 watt hot plates which is my issue I am running short on getting it up to temp. Would like any thoughts

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                                      s.a.m
                                      Regular Contributors
                                      wrote on last edited by
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                                      smokin greg said in New Groups to Help Everyone on Smokers:

                                      What about us diy’ers? I built a custom smoker from a commercial all stainless and aluminum refrigerator. Its 30+ cu.ft. At this time it works on 2 1000 watt hot plates which is my issue I am running short on getting it up to temp. Would like any thoughts

                                      You could put a pellet burner in it.

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                                        Jonathon
                                        Team Blue Admin Walton's Employee Power User
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                                        smokin greg Some sort of extra insulation is probably the best thing as 2 1,000 watt plates in a 30 cubic foot smoker seems sufficient?

                                        Get more help with your processing questions and learn more about processing meat by subscribing to our waltonsinc.com youtube page at https://wltns.link/waltonstv I am a Gorilla, love yourself

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                                          rhjbarney
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                                          I have a DIY out of a cafeteria hot holding box it was 110 volt 1500 watt which would get up to around 215 degrees but took a long time. I converted it over to 220 volt and two 8 inch 2500 watt stove top burners.

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