Warming Cabinet Questions

[noXcuse]

Here in the next few months, I will start a new reverse flow trailer build. I'm acquiring a 150 gallon propane tank, and I'm considering putting a warming cabinet on it. I have a couple questions about this. I've only seen a few warming cabinets on the internet. Never seen one in person before, so please bare with me.

Are they actually "warming cabinets", as in just uses radiant heat from the firebox to keep food warm? Or, is there a hole cut in the top of the firebox that lets smoke into it, with a baffle plate on the bottom and a chimney on top? If so, does it need a damper to control the heat/smoke?

If smoke does pass smoke through it, does the volume of it need to be added in with the volume of the cook chamber, to plug into the pit calculator to get the firebox size?

My last question. If they are used as a "cabinet smoker", can the temp in there get low enough to cold smoke?

Thanks, Chris.

[Frank_Cox]

Here in the next few months, I will start a new reverse flow trailer build. I'm acquiring a 150 gallon propane tank, and I'm considering putting a warming cabinet on it. I have a couple questions about this. I've only seen a few warming cabinets on the internet. Never seen one in person before, so please bare with me.

ok no problem

Are they actually "warming cabinets", as in just uses radiant heat from the firebox to keep food warm? Or, is there a hole cut in the top of the firebox that lets smoke into it, with a baffle plate on the bottom and a chimney on top? If so, does it need a damper to control the heat/smoke?

yes, I do put an inlet from the FB or CC and a smoke stack on them. I use a damper so I can control it.Baffle plate is not necessary.

If smoke does pass smoke through it, does the volume of it need to be added in with the volume of the cook chamber, to plug into the pit calculator to get the firebox size?

no

My last question. If they are used as a "cabinet smoker", can the temp in there get low enough to cold smoke?
Thanks, Chris.

you will have better luck in the colder temps but if you build a small fire in the FB you will be fine.

[noXcuse]

Awesome! Thanks for the quick response.

What kind of temps do you normally see in yours? Assuming that you're actually cooking something else in the CC at the same time.

[Frank_Cox]

if i'm cooking at 225 to 250 in the CC i usually can maintain less than 200* in the warming cabinet with the damper closed. I can get up to 400 easy with the damper between the FB and WC. if the damper is between the CC and WC it is harder to get that hot

[noXcuse]

Gotcha. I really appreciate your help man.

[Tinker]

Good info here for a future build

[bstory]

Hijack!!!!! Does it matter how tall the WC is. My FB is going to be 26w X 22l x 20h. I plan on making the FB and WC as one piece. What about a stack. How do I figure out how big to make it.

[Pete Mazz]

The WC, for all intents and purposes, is the chimney. A short stack that can be damped is all that's required.

In my perfect world, I would build a RF large enough to do whole hog and use the warming cabinet as a vertical smoker for those times (mostly) when smaller cooks will do.

[noXcuse]

Hijack!!!!!

lol. Hijack away, my friend. I'm sure any questions anyone else will have about warming cabinets will eventually help me with my build.

[bstory]

Pete out of every polar of yours, this is the first time I realized your name was not peats meat haha sorry. Thanks go the input my question was is there a certain hight that the warming cabinet should be or am I just trying to make it complicated

[bstory]

So this post really does not matter I just found out that I can post and voice record and put what I want is a post Without even typing it that was pretty cool. And no guys I am not drunk, just easily amused

[Big T]

bstory, there is a petesmeat on here that posts quite often.

[Pete Mazz]

Can't think of a reason that would limit or dictate the size other than it being a large heat sink connected to the FB.

Petes Meat is the metric meat guy I think.

[bstory]

oh i see, sorry pete mazz. i thought i was making up petesmeat and thinking i was loosing my mind

[Pete Mazz]

Nothing to be sorry about. I've lost my mind years ago.