Oklahoma Joe's Longhorn Reverse Smoker (Firebox Inside Oven Mod)

[Dana Mattocks]

Oklahoma Joe’s Longhorn Smoker (Dirty Bird Mod)
By Dana Mattocks, 04/2021


[FONT=&quot]I originally converted my Oklahoma Joe’s Longhorn (Reverse) Smoker to a propane gas setup within the firebox using a “Tejas Smokers” 40,000 BTU Low Pressure Burner. [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]I am also using a self-made stainless-steel Smoke Generator that my twin brother and I built and developed to burn wood pellets. It will run continuously for 14-16 hours [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]with minimal effort.[/FONT]

[FONT=&quot]I recently completed what I am calling the ‘Dirty Bird Mod’. I just thought it sounded interesting but this design allows the burner to successfully operate[/FONT][FONT=&quot]indefinitely (INSIDE) [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]of the oven by utilizing a thick steel plate heat shield which is simply set in place and removeable. I included a picture of the heat shield measurements. This allowed me to [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]completely remove[/FONT][FONT=&quot]the firebox and discard it. I retained the entire huge interior cooking space without compromise. The ‘Longhorn Oven’ is advertised as 751 square inches [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]of cooking space, but now only the outside has become much smaller.
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