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Conrad906
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Hey y'all, new member here. I needed to expand my bbq knowledge and this seems like a pretty hospitable environment to do it in. I hope you can help me.
I've recently purchased an Old Country vertical offset smoker. It is almost identical to the Bandera that ya'll seem to be so fond of on this board. I have already followed the advice of some members and lined the firebox and smokebox with Fire-rated brick. There is also a cage to keep the coals off the sides of the firebox, as well as a raised grate to aid the airflow.
Using Lump charcoal twice this week, and Kingsford blue today, I cannot get it much above 200* without putting a mini-log of wood in there (about 8"x6")
I have about an 1/8" gap all the way around the smoker box and about a 1/4" gap where the firebox lid seats. Smoke and heat pour out of all door jambs, even with the two chimneys fully open and the air intake fully open.
Aside from a faulty thermometer (aftermarket purchased at Acadamy), I can only assume that the lack of heat transfer has to do with all the heat that is leaking out... I mean, the fire box HAS to be 600 or more degrees after I put 1.5 chimneys of fully lit charcoal in it. For reference, I'm measuring temperature about 2/3 up from bottom of the smoke box.
Unless you guys have a better suggestion, I was thinking of purchasing fiberglass stove gasket and using stove and gasket cement to secure it. Is this a good idea? I was looking at purchasing from this website
I've recently purchased an Old Country vertical offset smoker. It is almost identical to the Bandera that ya'll seem to be so fond of on this board. I have already followed the advice of some members and lined the firebox and smokebox with Fire-rated brick. There is also a cage to keep the coals off the sides of the firebox, as well as a raised grate to aid the airflow.
Using Lump charcoal twice this week, and Kingsford blue today, I cannot get it much above 200* without putting a mini-log of wood in there (about 8"x6")
I have about an 1/8" gap all the way around the smoker box and about a 1/4" gap where the firebox lid seats. Smoke and heat pour out of all door jambs, even with the two chimneys fully open and the air intake fully open.
Aside from a faulty thermometer (aftermarket purchased at Acadamy), I can only assume that the lack of heat transfer has to do with all the heat that is leaking out... I mean, the fire box HAS to be 600 or more degrees after I put 1.5 chimneys of fully lit charcoal in it. For reference, I'm measuring temperature about 2/3 up from bottom of the smoke box.
Unless you guys have a better suggestion, I was thinking of purchasing fiberglass stove gasket and using stove and gasket cement to secure it. Is this a good idea? I was looking at purchasing from this website