My buddy made this for me and I painted and seasoned. Let me know what you think
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Inside the fire box and Grill section. I still need to have a basket made for the firebox for now I am just using raised grates. As you can see I just seasoned. I used a mixture of bacon grease and olive oil. Olive oil is rated for higher temps and thought it would be better then peanut oil.
Grill part of it big enough to do a small hog if I want measures 50"x24"
And the stack is 24"Length 20"width 40"height.
I know this is not as custom as other pits out there. But for the cooking I will be doing on this I believe it will meet and exceed my needs. And should last me for a long time to come. This is by far the best pit I have ever owned and I cannot wait to start cooking on it. I put 3 coats of paint on it and seasoned it. Now I just have to figure out how to cover it with a cover that will last. Right now I am using a tarp.
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Re: My New Pit
catfishd wrote:. Now I just have to figure out how to cover it with a cover that will last. Right now I am using a tarp.
Talk to Mel (member here) http://mels-bbq-covers.com/
That's a nice lookin pit, you should be able to fit a few briskets and ribs in there!
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Yeah, I think a few burgers'll fit.
Great lookin' pit, catfishd! How about some more pics? How do you regulate the temp with the firebox that wide-open? Or is there 2 boxes, 1 for the grill section and 1 for the vertical box?
Great lookin' pit, catfishd! How about some more pics? How do you regulate the temp with the firebox that wide-open? Or is there 2 boxes, 1 for the grill section and 1 for the vertical box?
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The vertical box has a damper door and it is closed if you look in the second pic. I was a little concerned when I see how open the firebox was too. And I am sure I am going to have to make some mods to it for a better control. That is why I am posting pics cause I want the input to make it more efficient.
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Good lookin pit. Yeah it concerns me how open the cook box is to the firebox. I have used a pit like that (early Oklahoma Joe) and you can make those work without mods but definitely didn't have even temps across the width. You're too good to your baby just season with regular ol' vegetable oil it works fine.
Now make it smoke!
Now make it smoke!
tarde venientibus ossa....
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It kept a pretty level temp across the pit when I seasoned it. But I called my buddy today and he is going to make me another damper like the one for the vertical for the firebox to have better control. Before I do anything serious on it I will have to play with it and see how sufficient it will be on controling the temps
Unfortunately I wont be cooking on it for another couple of weeks. I have to have surgery on Thurs. I have crohn's disease. And I have some narrowing in my small intestines that they need to go in and fix. And we are hoping I will not need to have a resection. Either way I need to have surgery and wont beable to do any cooking or eating of the good BBQ for about 2 weeks. But when I get better oh man I am gonna be firing up that baby everyday. I used my last smoker/pit a minimum of 2-3 times a week from grilling to BBQing.
Unfortunately I wont be cooking on it for another couple of weeks. I have to have surgery on Thurs. I have crohn's disease. And I have some narrowing in my small intestines that they need to go in and fix. And we are hoping I will not need to have a resection. Either way I need to have surgery and wont beable to do any cooking or eating of the good BBQ for about 2 weeks. But when I get better oh man I am gonna be firing up that baby everyday. I used my last smoker/pit a minimum of 2-3 times a week from grilling to BBQing.
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catfishd wrote: Unfortunately I wont be cooking on it for another couple of weeks. I have to have surgery on Thurs.
Yeowtch! Good luck with the surgery, cat. We'll be praying it goes well for you.
Meanwhile, ~ 2 weeks to pics of the pit in action. Countdown begins now.
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