hey all!
I am new to this site/forum and also quite new to smoking in general….I apologize in advance if these questions have obvious answers or are odd. I’m just (over)thinking through the design as I go.
I have an outdoor fireplace in my backyard/patio area that is attached to the house. It has a full sized chimney just like a normal indoor fireplace. Only real difference is it’s on the patio outside inside of inside. Pretty interesting and unique thing to my house.
I am converting it into a pizza oven/BBQ/smoker. At the top of the hearth I’ll be closing it up except for a stovepipe.
I planned on adding a 4 or 5” diameter stovepipe going into the chimney (which obviously has a much larger diameter) but only having the stovepipe go up a couple feet (leaving maybe 15ish feet from the end of the stovepipe to the end of the chimney).
My question is: Is this ok, or would it be necessary for some reason to extend the stovepipe alllll the way out the top of the fireplace’s chimney?
I know that the stovepipe’s purpose is to #1: Help micro-regulate temp with the damper, #2: Help create airflow/current from the fire, through the meat, and out, and the very obviously #3: give the smoke a place to go.
So maybe my real question is: do I need the stovepipe sticking out the top of the chimney to allow air and wind to blow across the stovepipe opening to kind of help pull the smoke/heat through? Is that also a function of the stovepipe?
Thank you all for the help! It’s been a fun project so far and is kind of an experiment.
I am new to this site/forum and also quite new to smoking in general….I apologize in advance if these questions have obvious answers or are odd. I’m just (over)thinking through the design as I go.
I have an outdoor fireplace in my backyard/patio area that is attached to the house. It has a full sized chimney just like a normal indoor fireplace. Only real difference is it’s on the patio outside inside of inside. Pretty interesting and unique thing to my house.
I am converting it into a pizza oven/BBQ/smoker. At the top of the hearth I’ll be closing it up except for a stovepipe.
I planned on adding a 4 or 5” diameter stovepipe going into the chimney (which obviously has a much larger diameter) but only having the stovepipe go up a couple feet (leaving maybe 15ish feet from the end of the stovepipe to the end of the chimney).
My question is: Is this ok, or would it be necessary for some reason to extend the stovepipe alllll the way out the top of the fireplace’s chimney?
I know that the stovepipe’s purpose is to #1: Help micro-regulate temp with the damper, #2: Help create airflow/current from the fire, through the meat, and out, and the very obviously #3: give the smoke a place to go.
So maybe my real question is: do I need the stovepipe sticking out the top of the chimney to allow air and wind to blow across the stovepipe opening to kind of help pull the smoke/heat through? Is that also a function of the stovepipe?
Thank you all for the help! It’s been a fun project so far and is kind of an experiment.
