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  1. rj2316

    Smoker Build Question

    Thanks for the input guys. I think the oversized firebox will work fine too. This will be my first true stick burner so I'm sure it will be an experience learning how to use it. I am very excited to get it done though. Going to get barrels today!
  2. rj2316

    Smoker Build Question

    Got the final go ahead from my CFO (my wife) to build a new smoker. It has been codenamed Project Smokescreen. My idea is to build it using 55 gallon drums. I plan on using two of them together for the cooking chamber. It will be reverse flow. I also plan on creating a removable divider...
  3. rj2316

    New Smoker

    After doing some math and some thinking, here is what I came up with. The cooking chamber will be 24" dia by 68" long (two 55 gal drums welded together). The firebox will be a 23" wide x 22.5" tall x 20" long square constructed of 1/4" steel plate. The baffle/drip pan will sit 4" or 6" above...
  4. rj2316

    New Smoker

    For Father's day this year I have been given the go ahead to build a new smoker (after getting a Silver Smoker for Father's day last year). My plan is to make the smoking chamber out of two 55 gal drums and use a shortened 55 gal drum for the fire box. This will be an off-set. I also plan on...
  5. rj2316

    Smokin in Oregon

    I tried the Cowboy and Kingsford Charwood. I didn't really like either of them. The Big Green Egg is more expensive but burns a lot longer and more consistently (IMO). I'm in Dallas, so I know the rain your talking about. I just started this smoking thing this summer. I got a Silver Smoker...
  6. rj2316

    Smokin in Oregon

    I'm in the Western part of Oregon. Welcome to the site. I'm a noob myself, but I was curious what brand of lump you are using and where you are getting it. The best I have found has been Big Green Egg at a stove store. Hope all is well.
  7. rj2316

    Oregon Smokers Question For You

    Has anyone found any lump besides Cowboy or Kingsford in Oregon? I'm in the Willamette Valley and have not found anything besides those two. I'm not particularly fond of either thus far. Curious if anyone knows where to get something different. Thanks everyone.
  8. rj2316

    Newbie in Oregon

    Hey everybody. Just wanted to introduce myself. I started smoking chicken thighs and drums on a really cheap gas grill a couple months ago and was hooked. I convinced my wife to get me a silver smoker and all the parts for mods for Father's Day. I'm looking forward to improving my ability...
  9. rj2316

    Baffle/Tuning Plate Idea

    That pretty much answers the question I had. I knew there was a reason that nobody had tried that. Thanks guys. I'll be getting some steel plate now.
  10. rj2316

    Baffle/Tuning Plate Idea

    I've seen those. I know they work. I wanted to try something different. The flash covers the firebox opening pretty well and I thought it would be interesting to try it and see what the effects of a curved baffle/tuning plate would be. I was curious if anyone else had tried this or even had...
  11. rj2316

    Baffle/Tuning Plate Idea

    Oh yeah. Thanks for the help. And mine is thin walled too, so any extra metal in there will probably help.
  12. rj2316

    Baffle/Tuning Plate Idea

    I understand what your saying. What would be the best way to get my hands on some thicker curved material? My initial thought was pipe cut in half, but I have no idea how much that would cost or how I would do that.
  13. rj2316

    Baffle/Tuning Plate Idea

    I just did my first smoke today with a modded Silver Smoker (chimney, baffle, sealed chimney, lowered thermometer). I smoked two racks of beef ribs, one rack of spare ribs, and two loads of thighs/drumsticks. The beef ribs turned and chicken turned out fantastic, the spare ribs were good, but...
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