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[maccas66]

Drip-Lip.....A scientifically designed metal bar, cunningly posioned at the bottom edge of the CC (as before noted Cooking Chamber) door, to avoid FD ( Fat Dribble) from running down the exterior of ones prized Smoker!, sometimes over looked but soon after added!

[Gizmo]

Maybe this has already been covered but rlmax's question this morning got me thinking about it - more help when designing or trouble-shooting a smoker than anything else but it sure helps me wrap my mind around the situation so here goes ...

Convective - heat transfer carried by air - it's mainly how we heat/cool our homes ...
Conductive - heat transfer through a solid - heat one end of a length of steel strap with a torch and after awhile the other end it too hot to hold ...
Radiant - the transfer of heat by transmission through a gas (atmosphere) - like a radio wave - independent of air movement - why we like shade ...

My son - the engineer - actually got into this conversation with me and ran a calculation on convective vs. radiant by balancing a formula within an enclosed chamber like our pits. My question was "which is more effective - radiant or convective?" - he concluded that they're about even. Conductive on the other hand takes a while - it's why we often spend an hour or more getting our pits stable - conductive takes that long to get to the party and all 3 players have an effect on the final temp.

I THOUGHT I had read all the posts here but dang if I can find this one ... hope this helps someone -

[Frank_Cox]

I couldn't have said it better Rick! Nice post!

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[Smokeone]

Strong work there Rick!

[The Czar]

Rick...you may not be right....but your all right in my book...

[Gizmo]

Thanks guys ... I think ...

[smokendink71]

one for rick, spatch cock, to cut the spine out of poultry thus splitting/butterflying the said bird reducing overall mass and cook time

[PressureRanger]

Hey Dink...I have 2 chickens I bought today for doing a test cook on the new Smoker tomorrow. How do you go about "Spatch Cocking" the birds?? I'm guessing poultry scissors and just cut along each side of the spine???

[smokendink71]

well you can do either, I use a meat cleaver, on chickens it's pretty simple though so you shouldn't need a cleaver, you can also remove the keel bone and that will help them lay flatter. keep in mind they will cook a lot faster, I did a 22 lb turkey in 2hours and 20 minutes.

[smokendink71]

here's what you're looking for, only smaller.

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[PressureRanger]

Thanks dink...the visual helps. I think I'll give it a shot tomorrow when I do the test cook.

[smokendink71]

cool let me know how it turns out

[The Czar]

Dink.....you should give step by step instructions with pics....and then we can make it a sticky!!!

[smokendink71]

yeah sometime this week I'm going to do another and film it so I can put it on youtube and add a link here for everyone

[Frank_Cox]

Thanks dink!

[The Czar]

[Mcgerf]

I've done the spatch cock thing a couple of times, and it works great. Just starting to get the hang of it, Thanks Dink! OK, the question of the day, "....... What is a "fattie" ??? .....must be on a diet in California, never heard of it...them...whatever.

[smokendink71]

This is a fattie

[smokendink71]

and more of the fattie

[smokendink71]

so hope this helps, fatties are good and can be made in a variety of ways

[smokendink71]

oh and so you know what all is in it, first the bacon weave then a layer of italian sausage then crumbled bacon then some rub then BBQ sauce and last but not least cheese, roll it all up sprinkle it with more rub and some more BBQ sauce then smoke for about 2 1/2 - 3 hours

[The Czar]

What Dink didn't say was that a Fattie is just that pure ultimate goodness with a payout of gaining alot of weight.....but they are so good for your soul its worth it....and Dink....U Suck....

[smokendink71]

Thanks DC lol by the way I sent your samples down with Frank's order, he should be getting it anytime.

[The Czar]

Oh no!!!!

[smokendink71]

yup guess you will have to be nice to Frank again for a little while lol