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themule69

themule69

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live north of fort smith arkansas between alma and
i read about this a long time ago. smoking a turkey in your  fireplace chimney.  they say hang it in the top of the chimney over night.

with that being said. i have looked at my chimney a lot over the years. since i read that. i have never seen smoke coming out of mine. that i would smoke with. however i do bun a lot of green wood. with the air shut off. for a long slow burn time.

so the question is. if i had seasoned wood, opened the damper, added air. would it work? or would i taste like i think it would. bitter.
 
Mule, afternoon....  That could be dangerous.... If you fall off the roof, the expense and pain would be awful....  Tell you what.... If your avatar is your car, I will trade my highly modified MES 30 for it.... I will deliver free, as in no charge and drive the avatar back home....   Dave
 
I've got serious doubts.  For one, cooking temps would have to be difficult to control within acceptable ranges.

Two, you're going to get tons of drippings down your flue.  I can't see that as a good thing.  At a minimum, that would make big mess.

Three (and this is a pure spitball guess), the drippings might make it that much easier for you to start a chimney fire.  I've got to assume that the drippings will ignite at a lower temperature than the creosote build up would.  If so, that might provide an accelerant and could potentially be dangerous.

Four, you'd have to rig a reliable hanging system that would allow you to hang and retrieve it without bumping into the wall of your flue to avoid getting it all smudged up.

I'm no expert in such things, but until I see the results first hand, I'm inclined to throw the old B.S. flag on this one.  

Just my $0.02 though, so take it for what it's worth.  
 
themule69 said:
i read about this a long time ago. smoking a turkey in your  fireplace chimney.  they say hang it in the top of the chimney over night.

with that being said. i have looked at my chimney a lot over the years. since i read that. i have never seen smoke coming out of mine. that i would smoke with. however i do bun a lot of green wood. with the air shut off. for a long slow burn time.

so the question is. if i had seasoned wood, opened the damper, added air. would it work? or would i taste like i think it would. bitter.
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Every raccoon in the neighborhood will party that night.   
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OK to be serious about the subject, the typical chimney is filled with ash deposits and creosote. That combined with the lack of temperature control of both the fire and IT, the chances of something going wrong seem too great to take a chance of feeding an improperly cooked bird to family and friends. I apologize if any of my responses caused you to be angry. At the moment it seemed like an odd idea. My apologies......Paul    
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DaveOmak said:
Mule, afternoon....  That could be dangerous.... If you fall off the roof, the expense and pain would be awful....  Tell you what.... If your avatar is your car, I will trade my highly modified MES 30 for it.... I will deliver free, as in no charge and drive the avatar back home....   Dave
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howdy dave. yes the car is mine. do i need to post another pic? because i know, no pic, and it didn't happen. the car is modified from one end to the other. moter included..........so now to the trade. you say your mes 30 is highly modified. tell me about the mods. send pics of the gold plateing.

  now to the turkey. i blow the leaves off the roof and clean the chimney cap a few times a year. so no problem with being on the roof......i would have to be selective of my wood. i burn anything that will fit in the fireplace.... looks like pretty bad smoke coming out....

however i'm now thinking i may have to smoke a chicken over hickery or oak. just to see how it works..........and if i do i will post pics.....preferably with out a cast on my leg, or neckbrace.

good day all and happy smoking david
 
today i set the draft on the fireplace to get good looking smoke. good seasoned hickery. good coals in the fireplace. climbed up on the roof with inforred temp gauge. only 124 deg at the top of the chimeny. 33 deg. outside. that's not hot enough. good looking smoke tho.
 
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