Cinder block pit experimenting - Page 2

KClandcruiser · 09-10-2019, 08:45 AM

That is a sweet set up, that looks awesome! Now you've got me wanting to build one of these

SweetHeatBBQnSC · 09-10-2019, 09:16 AM

Great idea and execution.

pitbossJB · 09-10-2019, 11:29 AM

I knew a guy that was going to throw a big party, I told him we should build one of these to cook two pigs. Some other guy persuaded him to bury them with a bunch of coals, that was a waste of two pigs, he should've listened to me. Oh well!

pitbossJB · 09-10-2019, 11:30 AM

By the way, nice cooker!

greenmountainsmoke · 09-10-2019, 11:34 AM

Built a similar, much simpler version of this over the summer. VERY easy to put together and the total cost was less than $200. Cooked some of the best ribs I have ever done on it.

arclite · 09-10-2019, 01:39 PM

I love everything about this thread!

Well done.

WhitesideJC · 09-10-2019, 01:45 PM

This is great, and I'm going to do some detailed reviewing and may be asking a few questions. I tried setting my block pit up as an offset, but I couldn't get it to draw appropriately. I just burn a fire inside and put everything else on the other side, which has worked well in the past.

Casey3115 · 09-10-2019, 01:51 PM

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Originally Posted by WhitesideJC

This is great, and I'm going to do some detailed reviewing and may be asking a few questions. I tried setting my block pit up as an offset, but I couldn't get it to draw appropriately. I just burn a fire inside and put everything else on the other side, which has worked well in the past.

Absolutely. Ask away.

Casey3115 · 09-10-2019, 01:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pitbossJB

I knew a guy that was going to throw a big party, I told him we should build one of these to cook two pigs. Some other guy persuaded him to bury them with a bunch of coals, that was a waste of two pigs, he should've listened to me. Oh well!

Wasting two pigs brings a tear to my eye.

Casey3115 · 09-10-2019, 01:57 PM

So as I mentioned I did cook a pig before but this wasn't assembled quite the same way. I'm planning on a pig roast soon. Plan is to have a solid steel lid on the food chamber at the time. So I will smoke the pig in the offset and then to finish I will add coals to the food chamber lid to crisp up the skin with more direct heat. Like a caja china grill for the finish. Should be another fun experiment, any thoughts on that plan? Anyone done something similar?

Casey3115 · 10-10-2019, 09:07 PM

Well I went ahead and replaced the lid on the food chamber with a piece of 14ga steel. I had to test it out so we smoked a 50lb hog for our Sunday meal. I lit the grill at 10pm Saturday night and we ate around two or three pm on Sunday. Turned out amazing.

pjtexas1 · 10-11-2019, 06:31 AM

This is farkin awesome!

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KClandcruiser · 10-11-2019, 09:18 AM

That is awesome! One fine looking piggie there!!

mchar69 · 10-11-2019, 06:19 PM

Incredible thread! WOW! Thanks for posting!

Eckie · 10-13-2019, 11:37 AM

Where did you get the food grate piece and the lids? I want to make one of these as well since i don't have a stick burner and have some old cinder blocks laying around. Would like to be able to find something for the food grate piece and the lids secondhand to keep costs down.

09-10-2019, 08:45 AM	#16
KClandcruiser is one Smokin' Farker Join Date: 02-28-18 Location: KCMO Name/Nickname : Erik	That is a sweet set up, that looks awesome! Now you've got me wanting to build one of these __________________ UDS, Weber 22", 500 gallon offset

09-10-2019, 09:16 AM	#17
SweetHeatBBQnSC is Blowin Smoke! Join Date: 03-21-19 Location: Johnsonville, SC Name/Nickname : Joedy	Great idea and execution. __________________ Isaiah 41:10-Chunky Dunks BBQ-Competition Team Propane Whole Hog Cooker Grill Master Gasser--(Deceased) Weber Kettle 22"(Hoyt) WSM 22.5"(Bertha) RecTeq 590(Fancy) Blackstone 17" griddle O.G. Barrel Charcoal Grill--(Chicken Graveyard) [COLOR="DarkOrange"][B]Clemson Orange Thermapen Mk4[/B][/COLOR]

09-10-2019, 11:29 AM	#18
pitbossJB is One Chatty Farker Join Date: 12-05-09 Location: Sandia Park,N.M. (land of entrapment) Name/Nickname : el jefe	I knew a guy that was going to throw a big party, I told him we should build one of these to cook two pigs. Some other guy persuaded him to bury them with a bunch of coals, that was a waste of two pigs, he should've listened to me. Oh well! __________________ "It's all done with smoke and mirrors..............I think I like smoke the best" UDS with 007 mods and pizza top Highly modified Bandera w/ griddle on firebox Mini SJ/UDS micro mini UDS Smokey Joe's 1983 22.5" Weber kettle

09-10-2019, 11:30 AM	#19
pitbossJB is One Chatty Farker Join Date: 12-05-09 Location: Sandia Park,N.M. (land of entrapment) Name/Nickname : el jefe	By the way, nice cooker! __________________ "It's all done with smoke and mirrors..............I think I like smoke the best" UDS with 007 mods and pizza top Highly modified Bandera w/ griddle on firebox Mini SJ/UDS micro mini UDS Smokey Joe's 1983 22.5" Weber kettle

09-10-2019, 11:34 AM	#20
greenmountainsmoke Full Fledged Farker Join Date: 09-09-16 Location: Essex, VT Name/Nickname : Jeremy	Built a similar, much simpler version of this over the summer. VERY easy to put together and the total cost was less than $200. Cooked some of the best ribs I have ever done on it. __________________ “My favorite animal is steak.” ― Fran Lebowitz

09-10-2019, 01:39 PM	#21
arclite is one Smokin' Farker Join Date: 05-18-15 Location: Chicago	I love everything about this thread! Well done. __________________ Primo Jr., Weber 22.5 OTG w/Rotisserie & Vortex, DigiQ DX2, Thermapen, KCBS

09-10-2019, 01:45 PM	#22
WhitesideJC Full Fledged Farker Join Date: 12-15-14 Location: Raleigh, NC	This is great, and I'm going to do some detailed reviewing and may be asking a few questions. I tried setting my block pit up as an offset, but I couldn't get it to draw appropriately. I just burn a fire inside and put everything else on the other side, which has worked well in the past. __________________ Food has power. It can inspire, astonish, shock, excite, delight, and impress. L BGE // Cinder Block Pit // Shirley 24 x 36 Patio

09-10-2019, 01:57 PM	#25
Casey3115 Knows what a fatty is. Join Date: 04-08-12 Location: Portland Oregon	So as I mentioned I did cook a pig before but this wasn't assembled quite the same way. I'm planning on a pig roast soon. Plan is to have a solid steel lid on the food chamber at the time. So I will smoke the pig in the offset and then to finish I will add coals to the food chamber lid to crisp up the skin with more direct heat. Like a caja china grill for the finish. Should be another fun experiment, any thoughts on that plan? Anyone done something similar? Last edited by Casey3115; 09-10-2019 at 02:21 PM..

10-10-2019, 09:07 PM	#26
Casey3115 Knows what a fatty is. Join Date: 04-08-12 Location: Portland Oregon	Well I went ahead and replaced the lid on the food chamber with a piece of 14ga steel. I had to test it out so we smoked a 50lb hog for our Sunday meal. I lit the grill at 10pm Saturday night and we ate around two or three pm on Sunday. Turned out amazing.

10-11-2019, 06:31 AM	#27
pjtexas1 somebody shut me the fark up. Join Date: 12-28-11 Location: Belton, Tx Name/Nickname : Texas Pete	This is farkin awesome! Sent from my SM-G955U using Tapatalk __________________ Paul (aka Texas Pete) SF 24x36 Midnight Edition / Mak 1-Star /Abe's 48" Insulated Cabinet / 22.5 OTG / 28" BS / Jimmy with CB Roti and pizza kit / Red Box on custom cart / Char-Griller Kettle / Barrel House Cooker / Pit Boss Copperhead / Char-Griller Akorn Jr Sign Up for The 2022 Texas BBQ Brethren Fall Bash Here! ([URL="https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/12NjP4bH3uLyH6-RJnI4gSfDr0nKQ6_4cxdw_GhmrKq0/edit#gid=1935530835"]Link[/URL])

10-11-2019, 09:18 AM	#28
KClandcruiser is one Smokin' Farker Join Date: 02-28-18 Location: KCMO Name/Nickname : Erik	That is awesome! One fine looking piggie there!! __________________ UDS, Weber 22", 500 gallon offset

10-11-2019, 06:19 PM	#29
mchar69 Quintessential Chatty Farker Join Date: 02-22-14 Location: Kensington, MD	Incredible thread! WOW! Thanks for posting!

10-13-2019, 11:37 AM	#30
Eckie Full Fledged Farker Join Date: 03-05-16 Location: Blackstone VA	Where did you get the food grate piece and the lids? I want to make one of these as well since i don't have a stick burner and have some old cinder blocks laying around. Would like to be able to find something for the food grate piece and the lids secondhand to keep costs down.