I bought a GURU mount for the Stoker. It requires a 1/2 in hole drilled in the bottom of the unit. You want it about the same place the factory vents are. Chose a location between the top and bottom 3 holes and drill a new one. The Guru mount is coupled to the stoker blower bay a cheap $1 copper...
Jim,
Sorry so late in posting ~ been busy. All you have to do is plug the Stoker into one of those ports not labeled WAN. Boot up the stoker and find its IP address using the front panel System Setup menu. Then use another PC on the network and using a browser type in:
http://stoker_ip_address...
Brian,
This all depends on the capability of your main router to forward HTTP requests to the IP address and port of your stoker. If your ISP blocks HTTP requests you'll also need a router that can do a port remap. This is all covered on another thread somewhere here.
For KCBS there is no requirement to keep the original tags or wrapping. Many teams trim brisket, butt, chicken and ribs before they get to the contest and freeze their stuff after cryovacing it.
The requirements are:
- meat can not be marinated, seasoned or injected b4 inspection
- meat needs...
Guru blowers only work with guru systems. Same with the probes. Assuming you have the probes and blower in working condition the least expensive option would be probably a Nano-Q. Just ask Bob if your probes/blower is compatible with that unit.
If you have to buy a brand new setup then a stoker...
Green Mountain Smokeshack is signed up!! This is one of the top 3 contests on the Northeast circuit and the one we travel the furthest to get to. See you there!
This is from Chris Hart pitmaster for IQue. They won the Jack Daniel's World Championship in 2009 and many other grand championships. Cost is $400. I'm considering going. I've taken Chris' class before and it instantly improved our processes and scores.
--------- From Chris Hart ----------...
Ron Cates just posted about the possibility of a 150K contest in Vegas on the 3rd weekend in May:
"Smoke on the Water is trying to finalize our 2011 schedule. We've been working on a big contest and Rib Festival in Vegas at one of the casino properties third weekend in May. Prize money is...
I have a Guru competitor and a 18.5 WSM. The 5CFM fan works fine on it even with the Pro-Q attachment. Just be sure to mount it where there is no ash build up if you are using charcoal.
Just use the standard Guru mount and drill the hole. You can get a silicon stopper for the hole when not using it.
Here's a thread with pics about how I mounted my Stoker using a Guru adapter.
Standard Guru Mount on WSM
If you look through the thread you can see the "dog bowl" method. You...
More than likely they'll stop production of the non-DX version. They'll still support it tho. I have the original "Competitor" and can still get parts for it.
Scott,
I have a WSM, a Stoker and a Guru competitor as well as a trailer full of pits and webers. I can tell you that all the top teams in BBQ have some type of power drafting system. If you are competing it makes life simpler and you can use that time not tending the pit for other things such...