New Dyna-Glo vertical offset smoker

[ericf517]

And away we go

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• nathan179
• Aug 15, 2015

Now I am totally jealous!  Then again I think I am just going to go custom instead.  My firebox is rusting already due to the heat, but the smoke box only runs around 240-270.  

 

[domscorp]

I have read a LOT of the comments here. I am taking a delivery of this smoker tomorrow. I saw a utube video where the fire box top was burned bad and looked like easy enough to rust. Have any of you had this issue? I am waiting on the insulating stuff to arrive from amazon before smoking a full smoker full of pork shoulder. 

 

[domscorp]

I need help, my Dynaglo offset smoker burns too hot. I've adjusted the vents, but still too hot... I need to slow down the smoke and the heat...everything cooks dry in less than 3hrs and burns outside badly... Can't believe the smoker came with no user/owners manual, other than how to put it together... Can anyone help?! Thank you!

If you are not using a water pan add it....will lower your temp and stop your meat from drying out. Some one said earlier in the thread that using a juice does nothing. Think humidifier for meat. as the water boils off it adds to the smoke/air water content. Also do you marinade or inject your meats at all???. 

 

[moloch16]

Yes, will happen.  On mine it's the sides that are burned, top is still ok.  It happens where your chunk of wood for smoke catches on fire and the flames reach the top or butts right up against the side.  I'm not too worried about it if it gets bad I'll sand it and put some more paint on it.  I also keep it covered when not in use.

If you want, you can add an additional coat of heat resistant paint to the firebox when you first assemble.

 

[domscorp]

Thanks.....I am a computer nerd or was. So insulating this will be a new type of project for me

 

[tredd4life]

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• tredd4life
• Dec 9, 2015

I did a few mods to my Dyna glow that I believe will help anyone that buys it. So here they are.
On assembly you will notice the firebox holes for the bolts are the same size as the inserted threads as a result there will be a gap between the two if u leave it this way . I opened up the holes in the fire box mounted flush. To the smoker and used rtv sealer. This worked out great !

The next thing I did was the bolts that hold the sliding vent on the fire box. I bought longer bolts and a pretty weak spring. I cut the spring into pieces put the bolt thru the spring then the fire box thru the vent and put the nut on. What this did was ad tension on the vent to the box to help control air flow. (this made a huge difference)

Of course I used nomax to seal all doors. But here is what this smoker needs the vent from the fire box to the smoking camber now has an extension to the center of the smoking chamber then made a damper to even the temp throughout.


For the price and the results I give this product an 8/10 after all considerations m. Thanks for reading. Smoke on

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• tredd4life
• Dec 9, 2015

 

[rober49]

anyone tried this bigger version? $259.00 & free in store shipping.

 

[moloch16]

Thanks for sharing and great job on the mods!  How did you make the damper?  This on my to-do list.

 

[tredd4life]

I just used left over tin drilled holes and evenly spaced slots in it. It holds the temp great with the damper in around 225 without the damper I can get it up to about 315 on a cool day. Thanks for reading

 

[bbqandsmoke]

I've used the green egg felt to seal the doors and also use a water pan on the very lowest rack and that regulates the temp good depending on how much water you put in.

 

[loaf31]

Hi everyone... New here and I was eyeing up the Dyna-Glo but I'm torn between the standard and the wide body....

Any thoughts?

 

[bbqwillie]

Hi everyone... New here and I was eyeing up the Dyna-Glo but I'm torn between the standard and the wide body....

Any thoughts?

Depends on how many you intend to cook for. If it's just a few then the smaller unit would be appropriate. Throw a lot of parties? Got a big family? Go bigger. Bigger units require more resources (fuel).

 

[maxkap]

My biggest issue with the smaller one is that I can't fit a full brisket in it and I have to trim my racks of ribs to fit them. If this is important to you then I'd go for the wide body. I didn't know the wide one existed when I bought mine, but I thankfully have a smoker that can fit a full brisket as well.

 

[bbqwillie]

My biggest issue with the smaller one is that I can't fit a full brisket in it and I have to trim my racks of ribs to fit them. If this is important to you then I'd go for the wide body. I didn't know the wide one existed when I bought mine, but I thankfully have a smoker that can fit a full brisket as well.

How big are your briskets? I can get 8 to 10 lb ones in with no problem. It's just me and the wife so I rarely do anything larger.

 

[loaf31]

I usually just smoke for myself and brother... Nothing too extraordinary.

I think that I'm going to go with the wide body, bigger is better right?

My thoughts are, I can always cook under the dimensions, but never over the dimensions

 

[bbqwillie]

I usually just smoke for myself and brother... Nothing too extraordinary.

I think that I'm going to go with the wide body, bigger is better right?

My thoughts are, I can always cook under the dimensions, but never over the dimensions

No one ever complains about having to big a smoker.

 

[maxkap]

The smallest brisket I can find are 12 lbs or so. Are we talking about the full ones or just the flats? I don't see them much smaller for a full brisket.

 

[bbqwillie]

The smallest brisket I can find are 12 lbs or so. Are we talking about the full ones or just the flats? I don't see them much smaller for a full brisket.

These are full briskets that I get from a butcher in town. I guess we have small cows up here or we get the culls from Texas. At $6 a pound (on sale) I couldn't afford a big one. Beef is outrageous up here so it's a "once in a blue moon" luxury. Lobsters are cheap though and make a great filling for ABTs. You can parboil them and finish in a smoker with lilac or plum wood. Very interesting taste.

 

[loaf31]

Just pulled the trigger on the Wide Body Dyna Glo Charcoal Offset smoker.....  Can't wait.

 

[jlb1705]

Hi all, I'm new here and new to barbecuing. Thanks to all of the posts and advice in this thread I decided to pull the trigger on a Dyna Glo offset smoker.  I had originally wanted to do a UDS, but I decided that the Dyna Glo would give me a better setup and still satisfy my inclination to tinker with things.  I spent today assembling and making mods - nomex on the doors, RTV in all of the seams.  Tomorrow I season and Monday I smoke.  I can't wait.

I don't have much to add in terms of my impressions of the build quality or assembly that haven't already been said by others in this thread - I just wanted to express gratitude to everybody who contributed here and made it so easy for me to start obsessing over getting this rig up and running.