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Keep trying on the pictures. Would love to see pit and finished chicken.
It would probably work for awhile, but because the metal is thin..not forever. The expanded metal is a good idea to keep coal off the bottom. I'd think you would need to keep lid open all the time for air, since there is not a real adjustable vent unless you fabricate one.
Certainly looks nice. Company sells grills, smokers and shooting steal. All good things. Did not see a physical location so maybe they are a web only store?
Got another chance to make some tasty beef sandwiches. The charcoal and wood certainly made for a better product. Used some diluted Dale's seasoning as an injection and Jeff's TX seasoning on the outside. I learned my leave in therm is about 10* off, so temp was past my preferred rare/med rare.
Is the grate on the floor of the box? After the stack trial run, you could elevate the charcoal box. Use whatever you have laying around...large nuts, small rock or fire brick. Just to get it 1/2 in or more off the bottom.
I like adding a bit of apple juice to reheat. Some folks will add a bit of stock. If you use a foil pan under the pulled pork you'll catch a bunch tasty juice. A turkey roaster is another option to warm it up quickly and holds more than a crock pot.