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By: Max Good
Gravity Feed Smokers employ a charcoal chute or hopper that is filled with fuel to provide a steady supply to the fire below, aiming to eliminate the babysitting required with stick burners and some other designs. Unfortunately, charcoal and wood sometime get jammed in the chute, relegating the cook back to babysitting duty. Mixon’s round chute design is said to mitigate this issue and work equally well with lump or briquettes. We prefer briquettes for consistency. Click here to read about charcoal. Below is the heavily insulated open chute door where you pour in the charcoal.
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Few faces in the world of barbecue are as familiar as Myron Mixon, the “Winningest Man” in competitive barbecue and often referred to simply as “The King”. Mixon and brother Tracey learned the craft from their father, Jack Mixon, and started his namesake competition team, Jack’s Old South. As Pitmaster of Jack’s Old South, Mixon won over 180 grand championships, 30 state championships, 11 national championships, 4 world championships and represents the only team to win grand championships in the Memphis in May, Kansas City Barbecue Society, and Florida Barbecue Association contests in the same year. All totaled he has earned over 1800 trophies so far! In 2013 he was inducted into The Barbecue Hall Of Fame.
Mixon is the star of Destination America’s BBQ Pitmasters Series and author of the New York Times bestselling cookbook, “Smokin’ with Myron Mixon”. He also made numerous television appearances on shows including: The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson, Conan, ABC’s Good Morning America, NBC’s TODAY show and QVC.
The best advice on how to make great barbecue came from his old man. “Daddy said to cook it ’til it’s done”, relates Mixon, “Now that may seem obvious, but you have guys who got up early and get impatient if it’s taking longer than expected. I don’t care if you drank a damn twelve pack, or it’s raining or whatever; you got friends and family waiting for some good barbecue. Cook it ’til it’s done”!
All Myron Mixon Smokers are made in the USA in Waterford, CT where Mixon has partnered with Rob Marelli, founder and CEO of Seconn Fabrication, (below). Seconn is an award winning facility that specializes in sheet metal, robotics and automation industries. Seconn clients include health care and military suppliers who demand quality and consistency to meet required specs and certifications.
Mixon and Marelli have an interesting history, partnership and friendship that melds old school southern barbecue with high tech engineering and manufacturing.
Published On: 7/14/2017 Last Modified: 3/17/2021
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