My proof of concept version 1

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The other day I posted about making an oven on top of the firebox so I could cook a pie or something while I smoke stuff. We have lots of scrap metal at work so I figured I would put together a box and try this before I went to welding on the smoker.

This is the flat surface on the top of the smoker that is sending usefull BTUs out into space that I want to capture for the good of smokerdom. the surface is about 16X12

one day Ill figure out how to rotate my photos on here.

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I have a rack/spacer to hold the pan off of the hot surface.

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I made the box out of .080 7075 aluminum and the lid is .125

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should it work out ok Ill build the real box out of steel and make a door that opens to the front of the grill. If it doesnt work out it goes to the recycler.

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First mod to the box. the kids asked how do you know its hot enough to bake the cobler? So I put a hole in the lid and used the safety wire to hole a meat thermomiter up over the center of what will be cooking.
Tomorrow we try it out.

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so this is how I tried the fire box top cooker. I made the easy smoker cobbler that is posted on here.

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Mixed it up so simple even I couldnt mess it up.

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put foil down on top of the firebox in case of spillage.

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I had to put a towel around it to retain the heat. The demo one is aluminum and it pulls out too much heat.

My phone was low so ill have to post a final shot when its back up.

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just had to brown it a little in the oven.

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Just forgot to get the Blue Bell.

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I think for doing baked potatoes this will do good but for cobbler I don't think I'll bother anymore.

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interesting. so you think you will go to the step with this?

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interesting. so you think you will go to the step with this?

Ill try a couple of more things in it Im trying apple pie next. I do think if it was a thick steel it would hold heat better though. If I go to the trouble of making a steel box im going to cut the fire box i now have off and make a larger one so I can put a chunk of wood in thats over 10 inches long. But my pit will have one on it if I build the pit or have one made.