The new pit is finally here! It was a looooong wait... but so worth it! I was talking to Ken at Kat very early this year and put the order in back in late February. Ken is an absolute class act and was great to work with. Not sure if the delays were Covid related or why it took so long, but honestly it didn't really matter as I needed to have work done on my yard before it showed up anyways. The timing ended up perfect as my paver patio was finished this Thursday, and the smoker showed up Friday.
For those that aren't familiar, Kat is a builder out of Modesto, CA, and I'm just up the road in the Roseville/Sacramento area. The pit is a 24x48, reverse flow and constructed entirely out of 1/4" steel. I have a ridiculously narrow entrance to my yard, and I was going back and forth on whether to get the 24x48, or their smaller 20x48 version, but after sending pictures of my yard, the gate, and explaining what the clearance at the narrowest points was, Ken guaranteed that he could get the 24x48 into my yard. To make it just a little bit more maneuverable I had Ken add a second pull handle on the top of the fire box so both sides have a handle making it easier for two people to move it. Also went with slightly larger casters since their wheel cart kit was way to wide to make it into the yard. It was a super tight squeeze getting it in, but he did it! Ken did an amazing job on the build and I'm super happy with it!
It was delivered last night and I seasoned it this morning, and also did the first cook, a packer brisket, which came out AMAZING! I posted a cook thread with pics in the beef section, link is below.
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And now for some pics of the new pit!
For those that aren't familiar, Kat is a builder out of Modesto, CA, and I'm just up the road in the Roseville/Sacramento area. The pit is a 24x48, reverse flow and constructed entirely out of 1/4" steel. I have a ridiculously narrow entrance to my yard, and I was going back and forth on whether to get the 24x48, or their smaller 20x48 version, but after sending pictures of my yard, the gate, and explaining what the clearance at the narrowest points was, Ken guaranteed that he could get the 24x48 into my yard. To make it just a little bit more maneuverable I had Ken add a second pull handle on the top of the fire box so both sides have a handle making it easier for two people to move it. Also went with slightly larger casters since their wheel cart kit was way to wide to make it into the yard. It was a super tight squeeze getting it in, but he did it! Ken did an amazing job on the build and I'm super happy with it!
It was delivered last night and I seasoned it this morning, and also did the first cook, a packer brisket, which came out AMAZING! I posted a cook thread with pics in the beef section, link is below.
Packer Brisket: First cook on my brand new Kat BBQ Smokers 24x48 reverse Flow!
So my brand new smoker was just delivered last night (Kat 24x48 reverse flow as noted in the title... see new smoker thread in the wood smoker section, link below). I seasoned it first thing this morning and did a packer brisket for my first cook! I was at Costco on Wednesday and they had a nice...
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And now for some pics of the new pit!
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