BigBaby Double Barrel Smoker Pics

nick

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• May 16, 2008

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Here's a few pics of the BigBaby in progress.....I'm going to have a 6 inch exhaust stack with damper on the right side of the smoke box. I'll also have a diffuser in the bottom of the smoke box to distribute the smoke and heat evenly. A couple questions......when I season this thing, do I use split logs directly into it or is it better to burn them down in a burn barrel first to coals then throw them in? Also, when I season, do I run it wide open or "low and slow"? I've read where this thing can go from 185 to 400 degrees.
Thanks

 

cowgirl

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• May 16, 2008

• #2

Looks great Nick, keep us posted, please.

 

geob

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• May 16, 2008

• #3

Looks good Nick. Going to be quite some fire area ya got.
I would use split logs and keep the temp down to 250 and keep it on longer. Do you have a grate inside the burn drum? I like the legs and damper system.
Keep us posted.

geob

 

nick

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• May 16, 2008

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Geob, I don't know whether to lay fire bricks in it, or a grate, or both. So far I've seen one lined with fire bricks and one with a grate with a gas assisted fire starter!

 

kookie

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• May 17, 2008

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Damn thats going to be one nice smoker.............Looking good so far..........

 

waysideranch

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• May 17, 2008

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Nick,

Like the sound of the name "Double Barrel". Thats cool. Getter smoking.