Albert G's Barbeque Opening Blue Dome Location

[Breadburner]

Those Brinkman R2 units are excellent for getting started.....Smoked alot of fine Q in one of those.....

[jne]

Not sure who owns Oklahoma Joe's smoker name now, but I can tell you the ones they carry at Weslake's are built in China.  Seems a cruel irony.

Yeah, my thought was that he probably made a nice chunk of change selling off the name for smokers and then focused on the restaurant.  Now he sold out the restaurant name in KC and is coming here to bring the real deal (I'm sure they'll carry on the good Q in KC). 

[Conan71]

Yeah, my thought was that he probably made a nice chunk of change selling off the name for smokers and then focused on the restaurant.  Now he sold out the restaurant name in KC and is coming here to bring the real deal (I'm sure they'll carry on the good Q in KC). 

I've also found some of the "name" BBQ restaurants don't live up to the hype.  Corky's in Memphis and KC Masterpiece (worst case of food poisoning I've ever had...no kidding) come to mind.

I never thought there was anything that special about an Oklahoma Joe's smoker that I can't fabricate and weld out in my shop using cast off pipe and boiler plate.

[Red Arrow]

I never thought there was anything that special about an Oklahoma Joe's smoker that I can't fabricate and weld out in my shop using cast off pipe and boiler plate.

Probably not but most of us don't have that capability.  Might be a few tricks on where to place some partitions or the smoke stack.

[jne]

I've also found some of the "name" BBQ restaurants don't live up to the hype.  Corky's in Memphis and KC Masterpiece (worst case of food poisoning I've ever had...no kidding) come to mind.

I never thought there was anything that special about an Oklahoma Joe's smoker that I can't fabricate and weld out in my shop using cast off pipe and boiler plate.

If I had that kind of confidence, then i'd be in business...

www.horizonsmokers.com

[sgrizzle]

I never thought there was anything that special about an Oklahoma Joe's smoker that I can't fabricate and weld out in my shop using cast off pipe and boiler plate.

You taking orders?

[Conan71]

Probably not but most of us don't have that capability.  Might be a few tricks on where to place some partitions or the smoke stack.

Also helps we know just a little about combustion and draft aside from fabrication.  There's been some pretty cool smokers which have come out of this shop.

[Red Arrow]

Also helps we know just a little about combustion and draft aside from fabrication.  There's been some pretty cool smokers which have come out of this shop.

It might influence your design a bit.

[brunoflipper]

I've also found some of the "name" BBQ restaurants don't live up to the hype.  Corky's in Memphis and KC Masterpiece (worst case of food poisoning I've ever had...no kidding) come to mind.

I never thought there was anything that special about an Oklahoma Joe's smoker that I can't fabricate and weld out in my shop using cast off pipe and boiler plate.

kc masterpiece was a joke when it as a restaurant and everyone knew it...

i had an old original oklahoma joes made in stillwater circa 1990, first year he made them... it was insanely heavy... thicker steel than anything on the market... but it's side firebox and horizontal design left a lot to be desired... i gave it away after a few years... he sold them out to brinkman/charbroil... they are all crap now and most people would be far better off with a hasty bake....

i was at the 93 american royal when slaughterhouse five became team of the year and met joe there selling smokers in 93 or 94...

they (jeff of "the slaughterhouse five" and joe) started the restaurant in 96, at 47th and mission... i was lucky enough to live at 55th and mission... jeff is also a stand up guy and bourdain got it right with that place...

all the rubs, sauces and techniques were a group effort but oklahoma joes sells there's as "oklahoma joes" and joe now sells his as "joes bbq"...

joes bbq is the real deal and, when he opens, i'll bet people will agree...

i moved on to using a hasty bake suburban for small jobs... for big runs, i use a "good one" smoker, the 60t trailer model which used to be made in burns, ks- but they to have been bought out... ron goodwin is a helluva nice guy and his smoker design stands the test of time...

[Conan71]

For a second I thought you said a "60 ft" trailer model!

[jne]

Thanks for the info.

My smoker is ridiculously heavy... it is THICK steel.  Yeah I think there is a limit to the sidecar design, but I'm happy with it for my needs.  If a tornado comes and blows my home to toothpicks, it will still be standing in its place ready to do its business on enough brisket or shoulders to feed the neighborhood.

I've always wanted a Hasty bake too.

BTW - I'd give Joe's BBQ less than a month of business before Stan Clark sues.

[sgrizzle]

BTW - I'd give Joe's BBQ less than a month of business before Stan Clark sues.

You lost:
http://www.oklahomajoesbbq.com/

[jne]

You lost:
http://www.oklahomajoesbbq.com/

sizzle, losing, bye...

Did he get sued back during the Stillwater location time as Oklahoma Joes?

[brunoflipper]

He won't get sued...
By eskimo or oklahoma joes...

He is still "Oklahoma Joe" but ill bet he'll open his joint as "Joe Davidson BBQ". I might be wrong but that's HIS branding now... Hell, all his rubs and sauces have his logo and Tulsa, Oklahoma on 'em...

http://joedavidson.com/

[Renaissance]

At this point his domain is using "Oklahoma Joe's at the Cain's" . . . www.okjoes.com