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My first RF smoker build, any help would be appreciated
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jhsdigital
Smoke Blower
Got a little more work done last week. Got the support bracket for the folding shelf done and got the CC door latches installed. Going to get the RF plates done hopefully this week then I'm done with the fabrication.
waterboy12
Smoke Blower
Awesome build! Any pics of it finished?
jhsdigital
Smoke Blower
Waterboy12, just finished the removable RF plates last Friday, I'm hoping to get it to a sandblaster's next week and then to a paint booth. I'm getting close !
urbotrimmm
Meat Mopper
I put 2 coats on mine. Warning.....it goes a loooooong way. Bought 3 gallons for my 2 7' smokers Still have a gallon and a half left.
urbotrimmm
Meat Mopper
$200 not the greatest but not bad. I paid $200 here in Oregon for inside and out of the two 7' smokers
jhsdigital
Smoke Blower
urbotrimmm,
was two coats enough? I was thinking about doing three. it will probably be outside a lot since the stack is to high to fit it in the garage, so I wanted to make sure it had a good thick coat of paint on it.
was two coats enough? I was thinking about doing three. it will probably be outside a lot since the stack is to high to fit it in the garage, so I wanted to make sure it had a good thick coat of paint on it.
dockman
Smoking Fanatic
When building a RF like this do you guys make grease trap run down hill? Also what does grease run into?
bruno994
Master of the Pit
Most put a slight drop from one end to the other on their RF plates, I did not, mine is installed level. My grease runs into a pipe that is in the center of the RF plate on the opposite end from the FB, down to a 1" ball valve under the pit. Whenever I clean my pit, I just hang a 3 gallon bucket under the valve and wash all the grease and buildup down the drain. In the pic, you can see the valve under the left end of the CC.
dockman
Smoking Fanatic
Got it thank you!
urbotrimmm
Meat Mopper
I put my RF in perfectly level also. I cook LOTS. Usually at least 200 lbs a weekend. My smoker has only greased up with the 43 turkeys I did at Thanksgiving. Otherwise I just scrape cooked on drippings up into a pile and use the drain in the rinse out phase.
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See, most of the grease and liquid burn up or form a crust when it hits the RF plate anyway. I put mine at a slight angle toward the drain. The only time I really notice anything dripping in my bucket is when I cook sausage or a lot of fatty stuff.
Gary
Gary
bruno994
Master of the Pit
Agreed with Gary, most of it just hardens and crusts over, even after cooking a couple briskets and ribs during a comp, I will probably not get more than a couple cups of grease from the drain.
jhsdigital
Smoke Blower
ITS DONE, FINALLY !!!!!!!!!!
Sorry for being away so long, my youngest encountered some health problems and that took up all of our time. he is doing better but not out of the woods yet, but a least we can see daylight through the trees !
Here it is all finished.
Firebrick in the bottom of FB to help avoid burnout
pullout FB grate
Made both RF plates removeable
FB intakes
put an intake on FB door to help with flow down the RF plates
Dual tel-tru temps
folding and removable shelf
slide out cooking grate
Thanks to every ones help in this build, this forum is amazing ! Going to try and do a seasoning burn this week, and cook on it next weekend. Just in time for Summer party's by the pool. Once again THANKS everyone !
Sorry for being away so long, my youngest encountered some health problems and that took up all of our time. he is doing better but not out of the woods yet, but a least we can see daylight through the trees !
Here it is all finished.
Firebrick in the bottom of FB to help avoid burnout
pullout FB grate
Made both RF plates removeable
FB intakes
put an intake on FB door to help with flow down the RF plates
Dual tel-tru temps
folding and removable shelf
slide out cooking grate
Thanks to every ones help in this build, this forum is amazing ! Going to try and do a seasoning burn this week, and cook on it next weekend. Just in time for Summer party's by the pool. Once again THANKS everyone !
ribwizzard
Master of the Pit
Looks good, what are you going to cook first?
Hope the youngest is doing great... Very nice job on the smoker..... Best Wishes...
jhsdigital
Smoke Blower
Ribwizzard, first cook will either be ribs or pork butt. The youngest wants a whole hog, he likes to keep me on my toes.
I have another question: lets talk seasoning the inside of the CC. do I use peanut oil, crisco, or something else? From what Ive read I heat up the smoker and spray the inside with peanut oil, sound about right? Also how do I keep the inside of the FB from rusting later on?
I have another question: lets talk seasoning the inside of the CC. do I use peanut oil, crisco, or something else? From what Ive read I heat up the smoker and spray the inside with peanut oil, sound about right? Also how do I keep the inside of the FB from rusting later on?
To reduce most of the rust, keep the inside rinsed out to remove the salt... That should help a lot... and keep it sprayed with oil....
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