Belding Hill Farms
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Hello All
I’m a new member and I have joined to consult with all you guys/gals that have way more experience than me.
Several years ago, while working at a brewery, I was able to get two tanks for next to nothing and that began an adventure to have a reverse flow smoker made. It was designed by Frank Cox and essentially consists of a cook chamber made from a 31” diameter tank with a bell on both ends and a firebox made from a 29” diameter tank cut in half with two 27” wide rectangular sections welded between the two tank half’s making an oval firebox. The smoker was built to Frank’s design and the firebox rounded parts are made from 1/4” stainless and the two rectangular pieces and back/front are 1/8” with a heavy door.
My real question I have is how big of a fire will it take to maintain 225 Deg F inside the cook chamber and will this fire be so big that it is likely to warp the firebox. I’m wondering if I should install firebrick inside the firebox to help avoid potential warping. I would rather not use the firebrick, but it has taken a long time to gather all the parts and make this and I don’t want to ruin it first time out.
Any advice you can give would be appreciated.
Thanks
Luke
I’m a new member and I have joined to consult with all you guys/gals that have way more experience than me.
Several years ago, while working at a brewery, I was able to get two tanks for next to nothing and that began an adventure to have a reverse flow smoker made. It was designed by Frank Cox and essentially consists of a cook chamber made from a 31” diameter tank with a bell on both ends and a firebox made from a 29” diameter tank cut in half with two 27” wide rectangular sections welded between the two tank half’s making an oval firebox. The smoker was built to Frank’s design and the firebox rounded parts are made from 1/4” stainless and the two rectangular pieces and back/front are 1/8” with a heavy door.
My real question I have is how big of a fire will it take to maintain 225 Deg F inside the cook chamber and will this fire be so big that it is likely to warp the firebox. I’m wondering if I should install firebrick inside the firebox to help avoid potential warping. I would rather not use the firebrick, but it has taken a long time to gather all the parts and make this and I don’t want to ruin it first time out.
Any advice you can give would be appreciated.
Thanks
Luke
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