Vertical Propane Smoker Rebuild

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haus of smoke

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Apr 24, 2011
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Kentucky (Hickory grows here)
Howdy,

I am new here and really enjoying it. There is a ton of helpful stuff on here! Just amazing.

In the process of rebuilding my 6' tall vertical smoker that has served faithfully for over 14 years. I am compacting the burner|smoke box|water tray assembly to accommodate two more racks. Had a new burner built, thought y'all might enjoy seeing it. The burner will be removable so I can smoke with wood if need be (competition)

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Jim at Tejas Smokers made it for me - I just sent him a sketch with the outside measurements. You can also buy that monster venturi from them separately. It burns just as evenly with a tiny flame too. Spreading the heat out over a wider area simply creates a wider column of moving air and eliminates the hot spots.

Sometimes when I would kick up the heat a bit for finish roasting with my smaller cast iron burner, the heat would find and follow the path of least resistance though the stack of chickens (usually) and overcook a few birds. 

They can also add an angle iron cradle with legs that the pipe burner lay in and they can weld on a grease shield that helps keep the holes from getting clogged.

http://www.tejassmokers.com/castironburners.htm   

"Custom Pipe Burners"
 
Nicve concept. It's all good my friend.
 
Cooking grates are finished!! 17.25" x 23.5" and heavy duty - should last a lifetime. My old grates were mostly out of old ovens.

These new ones will fit 8 birds on a rack instead of 6. New build will have 7 grates instead of 5. (56 chickens vs. 30 before)

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