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fmboss429
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I have a question (forgive me, I know this is an extremely old thread), I can't seem to figure out a reason why more fire boxes are not located underneath the cooking chamber. I am designing my first smoker, and have somewhat of a hybrid design in mind. I am thinking a horizontal cooking chamber, that would measure 36" wide, 24" deep, and 24" tall. It will be a double wall smoker (with a possibility of insulating the body, should i need it) because I bought a cheap welder that can not handle thick gauge material. I would like to keep the footprint as small as possible so I figured that the firebox underneath just made sense. Here is where i get stuck:
Why do most manufactures place the fire box off to the side? Is there a drawback to having the firebox underneath the cooking chamber? (Also would i even need to insulate the cooking chamber if the firebox is directly underneath?)
Thank you for all the great info so far...
Why do most manufactures place the fire box off to the side? Is there a drawback to having the firebox underneath the cooking chamber? (Also would i even need to insulate the cooking chamber if the firebox is directly underneath?)
Thank you for all the great info so far...