Just modded mine, removed factory baffle, extended the stack about 2 feet with 5 inch stainless boiler exhaust pipe, welded the old vent stack damper where the old fire box damper was, made a manifold for the exhaust port, 1.5" x 8"x8", now the exhaust is pulled from below the cooking grates toward the bottom of the cooking chamber. Cooks darn near as evenly and good as my homemade 250 gallon. Convection and draw improved 200%. Top grate is now useless but never used it before. Good Day
I plan to buy the wrangler but i think ill take out the baffle and put in a lava lock baffle then use the old baffle as a tuning plate at the end of the main chamber by the stack and swap the included fire box racks around using the expanded steel as a charcoal tray and the (intended charcoal tray) as another baffle in the top rack slot to direct smoke and protect the door hinge area. Then of course gasket and seal everything.
Good ideas, but I would just advise you to cook on it a few times / do some test burns before you do any mods. I did some mods to mine before I even did a test burn and I regretted it, as they weren't necessary. I just saw someone else do them and figured I needed them.
I drilled several 1 inch holes in my baffle, and sealed wherever i could and made things much more even and also did not do an extension to the stack and its fantastic
I put cooking spray on the outside of one of my pits once. It made it sticky for several months until it finally wore off. On the painted style smokers, I really like using a touch of wd-40 on a rag and wiping it down. I also touch up any rust spots with high heat paint. I do still use the cooking spray on the hinges. Right now, linseed oil is the big rage, but I haven't tried that yet.
Actually just bought some high heat paint today for my stack extension video I'm putting out this week, but I'll probably do what you said and try to hit some of my rust spots with it also.
@@FattysFeasts I don't ever cover any of my pits, so they are always in the elements. I ended up painting the grab handles too, because even tho they are supposedly stainless, they were rusting within the first week of me owning the pit. Due to the snowy weather here in Texas, I'm not working today. So I'm actually doing a test to see how well the pit does in cold ass weather. My old Lang didn't care if it had ice on it. I'm about 2 hours into my test right now. It's holding temp, but I'm having to run a much bigger fire than I usually do. I also closed the drain off with a valve and am running water in the bottom of the pit to see if that helps anything. I'll update when I'm done.
I haev seen alot about the firebox plate, What about the tuning plates. thanks for the advice of seasoning the smoker, I don't have a Brazos, but they are the same,....
I tried some makeshift tuning plates. They didn't seem to work for me and even seemed to make the temps less even. I just removed the baffle and called it a day. In my case, the less mods for the firebox the better.
Mad Scientist BBQ has this smoker. He took the baffle plate completely out, and it moved the hot spot over directly next to the fire box. Have you considered removing it altogether?
I've been doing the canola oil spray for months. Somehow it wears off by the next cook. My test area's the inside area under cowboy door handle. If this area turns rusty then the oil isn't curing. As others have said linseed oil's recommended. The Mad Scientist BBQ recommends oils instead of repainting the smoker. So... don't repaint, oil inside and out, use linseed oil with a brush 'n a rag. It gives everything that cast-iron feel and look at the end of the day.🍖🍖🍖
I definitely would reccomend linseed oil for the outside, but not for the inside. I only use foodsafe oil for those purposes. It works like a charm on the outside though. Defends from the elements better than a tank 😁😁
Check out the referenced videos in this video here: Original Biscuit Test: ruclips.net/video/j89OCUrhVuY/видео.html Original Smoker Seasoning: ruclips.net/video/X3nCdcYafl4/видео.html Also, what other experiments would you like to see done on the Old Country Brazos Smoker? Let me know below!
@@FattysFeasts sounds like type II then if your pancreas is still producing insulin. I was pre diabetic and reversed it through cutting back carbohydrates significantly. Type II is very reversable for most diabetics by simply cutting the carbs / sugar. I have no issues just eating meat and a few non starchy vegetables. Thanks for the video. Just got a the Brazos. Old Country is now putting in a removable baffle plate so you don't have to cut it out with a grinder. I was happy to see that, because I wasn't looking forward to taking the grinder to a new smoker. I will probably extend the stack after I do my temp testing and burn in.
@@9929kingfish Yeah my pancreas is still kind of functioning but I had some previous medical issues that kind of made it shot. Not sure if my case is reversible. But it's made me really pay attention to sugars and it's insane to me how much is in our food. That's awesome that they now have the removable baffle. Must have seem my video about how trash it is 😂😂
You're correct. I did the firebox originally, but I looked at it and didn't see any signs of rust. Just really wanted to focus on everything else in this video.
Yes you can bake a cake... I don't eat cake but think about it. How do you think they made cakes in the pioneer days and back in the old west because they did bake cakes. They used a good clean wood fire. Simple. HA!
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Just modded mine, removed factory baffle, extended the stack about 2 feet with 5 inch stainless boiler exhaust pipe, welded the old vent stack damper where the old fire box damper was, made a manifold for the exhaust port, 1.5" x 8"x8", now the exhaust is pulled from below the cooking grates toward the bottom of the cooking chamber. Cooks darn near as evenly and good as my homemade 250 gallon. Convection and draw improved 200%. Top grate is now useless but never used it before. Good Day
Oh wow...You went all out! Those are some amazing mods!
I plan to buy the wrangler but i think ill take out the baffle and put in a lava lock baffle then use the old baffle as a tuning plate at the end of the main chamber by the stack and swap the included fire box racks around using the expanded steel as a charcoal tray and the (intended charcoal tray) as another baffle in the top rack slot to direct smoke and protect the door hinge area. Then of course gasket and seal everything.
Good ideas, but I would just advise you to cook on it a few times / do some test burns before you do any mods. I did some mods to mine before I even did a test burn and I regretted it, as they weren't necessary. I just saw someone else do them and figured I needed them.
Thanks for this video, this is going to be helpful with my new Brazos. I plan to season it this week.
Glad I could help!
I drilled several 1 inch holes in my baffle, and sealed wherever i could and made things much more even and also did not do an extension to the stack and its fantastic
Glad that improved your smoker!
I put cooking spray on the outside of one of my pits once. It made it sticky for several months until it finally wore off. On the painted style smokers, I really like using a touch of wd-40 on a rag and wiping it down. I also touch up any rust spots with high heat paint. I do still use the cooking spray on the hinges. Right now, linseed oil is the big rage, but I haven't tried that yet.
Actually just bought some high heat paint today for my stack extension video I'm putting out this week, but I'll probably do what you said and try to hit some of my rust spots with it also.
@@FattysFeasts I don't ever cover any of my pits, so they are always in the elements. I ended up painting the grab handles too, because even tho they are supposedly stainless, they were rusting within the first week of me owning the pit.
Due to the snowy weather here in Texas, I'm not working today. So I'm actually doing a test to see how well the pit does in cold ass weather. My old Lang didn't care if it had ice on it.
I'm about 2 hours into my test right now. It's holding temp, but I'm having to run a much bigger fire than I usually do. I also closed the drain off with a valve and am running water in the bottom of the pit to see if that helps anything. I'll update when I'm done.
Great video
Thanks!
I coat my outside with PB Blaster and works like a charm and if you're in the Midwest the stink bugs hate the smell
Interesting. Is that just for bug repellent?
I haev seen alot about the firebox plate, What about the tuning plates. thanks for the advice of seasoning the smoker, I don't have a Brazos, but they are the same,....
I tried some makeshift tuning plates. They didn't seem to work for me and even seemed to make the temps less even. I just removed the baffle and called it a day. In my case, the less mods for the firebox the better.
Mad Scientist BBQ has this smoker. He took the baffle plate completely out, and it moved the hot spot over directly next to the fire box. Have you considered removing it altogether?
Yes! I actually did and put a video up about it a few months after this one. The smoker is 1000x better now.
I think you will be happier with the baffle removed. 🍻
That’s what I’m hoping! Waiting for better weather to actually cook something good!
I've been doing the canola oil spray for months. Somehow it wears off by the next cook. My test area's the inside area under cowboy door handle. If this area turns rusty then the oil isn't curing. As others have said linseed oil's recommended. The Mad Scientist BBQ recommends oils instead of repainting the smoker. So... don't repaint, oil inside and out, use linseed oil with a brush 'n a rag. It gives everything that cast-iron feel and look at the end of the day.🍖🍖🍖
I definitely would reccomend linseed oil for the outside, but not for the inside. I only use foodsafe oil for those purposes. It works like a charm on the outside though. Defends from the elements better than a tank 😁😁
Saw what you did there at 6:59. Haha.
...and 13:37.
Appreciate you noticing!
Inherited smoker. Firebox is total rust inside and out. What should I do?
Hmm I would try scraping it a little, maybe taking some steel wood to it and then reasoning it.
Check out the referenced videos in this video here:
Original Biscuit Test: ruclips.net/video/j89OCUrhVuY/видео.html
Original Smoker Seasoning: ruclips.net/video/X3nCdcYafl4/видео.html
Also, what other experiments would you like to see done on the Old Country Brazos Smoker? Let me know below!
PSA - The standard Brazos now comes with caster wheels, and the baffle/heat deflector is removable without needing to grind it out.
Yeah I found that out recently. Would have loved that back then lol
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Thanks!! Maybe one day 😁
watch mad scientist bbq on how he solved the same issue of the hot spot.
Taking the plate out basically solved the issue.
are you type one?
Kind of... I know that sounds weird but I'm not insulin dependent. I only take it if I'm consuming something high carb.
@@FattysFeasts sounds like type II then if your pancreas is still producing insulin. I was pre diabetic and reversed it through cutting back carbohydrates significantly. Type II is very reversable for most diabetics by simply cutting the carbs / sugar. I have no issues just eating meat and a few non starchy vegetables. Thanks for the video. Just got a the Brazos. Old Country is now putting in a removable baffle plate so you don't have to cut it out with a grinder. I was happy to see that, because I wasn't looking forward to taking the grinder to a new smoker. I will probably extend the stack after I do my temp testing and burn in.
@@9929kingfish Yeah my pancreas is still kind of functioning but I had some previous medical issues that kind of made it shot. Not sure if my case is reversible. But it's made me really pay attention to sugars and it's insane to me how much is in our food. That's awesome that they now have the removable baffle. Must have seem my video about how trash it is 😂😂
All good, but... You needed to do the inside of your firebox as well, but you can't because you have a fire in there... Next time, I guess...
You're correct. I did the firebox originally, but I looked at it and didn't see any signs of rust. Just really wanted to focus on everything else in this video.
Yes you can bake a cake... I don't eat cake but think about it. How do you think they made cakes in the pioneer days and back in the old west because they did bake cakes. They used a good clean wood fire. Simple. HA!
I really do want to try a cake one day. Curious how it would turn out!