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Hello Everyone What are your thoughts on whether to have a raised charcoal grate in the firebox? I came across an interesting article on a smoking meat and sausage website. The article talks about the various ways of setting up a fire in a firebox with the various air inlet. This is the...

Hello Everyone In the process of building a 100 gallon straight-flow offset smoker, I was considering building an oversize firebox so that it'll give me flexibility for a higher grate and ease of building a larger fire, if required and allow me to move the fire closer of further away from the...

Good morning Everyone I've drawn up my plans for my first off-set smoker build based on Dave's calculation and Mike243's advice on insulating the firebox. So I've decided to insulate the top, bottom and both sides. Except the door and the back wall. Ideal dimensions for a 24inch diameter x...

Hello Everyone I've used Dave's calculation to determine the dimension of an offset smoker and I was wondering if you're able to quickly check the figures to make sure I've calculated them correctly. In particular the exhaust calculation, as it seems like there are two different formulas? The...

I was wondering if anyone has used firebricks in their offset firebox?

Hello Everyone, I'm in the process of doing some research before embarking on an offset smoker build and I came across an idea of implementing a baffle plate in the firebox. I got this idea from wood heaters. The purpose of a baffle plate in a wood heater is to help produce the most amount...