Steve2md
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I'll poke around here. If I can find my stash of pecan, I'll send a few pounds of chips your way. I'll pm you if I find it (just moved so everything is hiding from me)
No, you're not crazy. My Aunt and Uncle always started the fire with corn cobs and then added hardwood.You may think I'm crazy, but sometime try some corn cobs. Not straight, a little bit mixed in.
Be careful Tim. I'm still having trouble getting smoke into the smokehouse and may have to rethink the whole thing. Even though I started plugging them there are still way too many smoke leaks for it to work as planned.John,
I sure do like that fire box you have set up. I'd like to rework my old water tank smoker that way instead of a pit a few feet behind.
Hot air rises. Its been working real good for Biden.
Thanks. You may be right but I'm not looking forward to it. The ground is SERIOUSLY rocky and I don't move big rocks like the old days. As an example my baccy growing is in raised beds.John, i think you may have to get out a pick and shovel. Lower your firebox so the flue runs at an upward angle to the smokehouse. The steeper the angle the better. For cold smoking you could just place th firebox downhill further away. But if you are hot smoking, dig a bench so the fire box sits about 3 feet belo where it sits now. And use the dirt piled around the flue to insulate it to get hot smoke to the chamber.
You're right Tim but the problem seems to be the way the lid fits. It's not like the old Char Broil I once had. There is a big (planned?) air gap at the back where the lid joins the body. Sealing it gets tricky because it don't want to lose the "easy open" feature to feed and clean it. I haven't started brining yet so I'm under no time pressure. One way or another I'll get it solved.Try some air conditioning duct tape around any leaks. I don't see any problems since your duct work is at least level or below with entry into smokehouse. Hot air rises. Its been working real good for Biden.
Yeah but no bucks for that. JFor the digging, you could always rent a small trencher from HD or somewhere, They're usually only $100 a day or so