Question about offset smoker...
 

On 29 Sep 2003 13:05:31 -0700, (butch burton)
wrote:

> Did you put a horizontal
>baffle under the meat racks-really disperses the heat on SnP.

Yes, it's made of aluminum flashing, and I tried several lengths. One
about 1/3 the length of the cooking box works best for my particular
Black Diamond. SHorter, and the heat is too concentrated at the
firebox end. Longer, and the heat drops throughout the cookbox (and I
can't figger that out, but it does).
With just the two of us, and both of us on the South Beach Diet (very
similar to Atkins), I don't need to cook often, and the NBBD can
easily handle several shoulders at once, and be pretty good at having
all be done at about the same time. This, of course, cuts the cost of
the lump really nicely.
The vacuum bagger and chest freezer are definitely needed doing things
this way!

--
Bill
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Question about offset smoker...
 

Hi Bill,

I would suggest to control your temp overall w/ wood you will need to
adjust how "big" the fire is inside the firebox with your dampers
fully open. (If it is running too hot you have used too much wood.)
Then add wood as it burns down. Once you have a feel for this you can
adjust the size of the wood splits for your pit.


Hope This Helps,

Tom


<SNIP>

> I've tried wood in the past (before I got the temps more under
> control), and it was way too hot.
> Maybe I should try again, now that the firebox is better sealed.
> Thanks!
>
> --
> Bill
> Replace "g" with "a"
> Experience is what you get when you expected something else.

Question about offset smoker...
 

Question about offset smoker...
 

Question about offset smoker...
 

On 1 Oct 2003 10:21:40 -0700, (Rob) wrote:

wrote in message >. ..
>> Yes, it's made of aluminum flashing, and I tried several lengths. One
>> about 1/3 the length of the cooking box works best for my particular
>> Black Diamond. SHorter, and the heat is too concentrated at the
>> firebox end. Longer, and the heat drops throughout the cookbox (and I
>> can't figger that out, but it does).
>
>I've got some flashing left over from extending the chimney down to
>grate level.
>Does your baffle completely cover the opening between the firebox and
>the cookbox and then, run down along the bottom for the 1/3 length of
>the cookbox?
>
>Does grease slide off and down the cook box?
>
>(something like this cross section view below)
>
> `\
> smoke box \ cook box
> \
> \
> -----------------------
>
>
>
>Rob
> Q fer all so long as it's not parbolied ribs

Yes, I bolted it to the top bolts conntecting the firebox to the
smokebox. It deflects all the hot air downward.
The grease mostly just drips off, as the flashing gets pretty hot!

--
Bill
Replace "g" with "a"
Experience is what you get when you expected something else.