Hey guys im new to the forum and this is my first build so you can definitely call me a noob lol. I wanted to build a grill but after starting i really wanted to do a smoker. I built a vertical smoker. Firebox is on bottom with a single square hole leading smoke into cooking chamber. It has a single stack on opposite side of cooking chamber. I burned my first bit of coal in it yesterday to see how it would do temp wise. I put 2 coal wide and 2 coal high on only 1 side of firebox. I got the temp up to 175 and it stayed there the hole time till the coal was gone. Im hoping the low temp was due to the low amount of coal and wood i had in it. I bought some fire bricks today thinking it might help keep the temp hold inside better. Any helpful opinions and advice is needed and welcomed. I have attached several photos to help you visualize. 1 pic is of inside of firebox. I was testing my idead of using expanded metal in a V shape so i could do a minion burn or snake burn whatever you want to call it and it worked. The coals on the other side of it did not catch on so i think that will work for me. Thank you in advance for any help you can give me.
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Howdy, David, and Welcome to the Forum Smoker looks good and I'm looking forward to your Pics of future cooks.
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First off, you need to hold your phone sideways if you want your pics to orient correctly on the forum.
Secondly, why are you putting coals in the cooking chamber? The fire goes in the bottom box.
Thirdly, welcome to the forum.
Secondly, why are you putting coals in the cooking chamber? The fire goes in the bottom box.
Thirdly, welcome to the forum.
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Thats where i had to light the charcoal chimney because i had all my stuff laid out for the gigging light im making and i see what you mean by the sideways pictures, that stinks
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That was from the charcoal chimney. I had to light it up there because i had all the stuff laid out for my gigging light im making. Im not sure if the first reply went thru or not. If it did ignore this one lol
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Dang it did, i wasnt sure if my reply had to be approved or not.
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I ?think? I fixed the pics for you - - - couldn't tell whether some were incorrect or not so I just guessed.
If this is not to your liking just let me know and I'll remove them.
If this is not to your liking just let me know and I'll remove them.
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Flounder gigging light? Are you on the Gulf Coast?
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East coast of florida
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Thank you for fixing the pictures. Im worried my exhaust stack is to small. I am going to try and smoke my first slab of ribs tomorrow. Hope it works right
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