Thanks TB, I'll grab a pic of the throat opening soon, I left a 2" dam in the bottom and cut the rest out so the heat basically goes straight up with the bell end acting as a jumping board. Trying it this way before I add the "Franklin-shelf", I feel like it may not need it at all since it's only 14" diameter on a cylinder that's 46" long, but as designed I plan to add the Franklin baffle 2" above the food grate. Should be really convective for some great flavor either way, more testing to come!
Thanks for the kind words Barrion! I'm not sure I could say Franklin style baffle is the Hallmark but it's one design that works very well. (Thanks for the kind words and for clarifying on the baffle design, Sandro.) The baffle redirects the air-flow and helps increase convection velocity quite a bit which in turn provides more flavor, crispier bark, and so on. I'm a fan of the design.Barrion2018 wrote: ↑April 2nd, 2022, 10:30 amGreat job Brewmaster! I like the smaller size.
Since finishing my first ever build, which was the firstime I have ever welded, all my kids are anting me to build them one.
I think a smaller pit similar to yours would be ideal for my daughter.
I do have a question. You mentioned "Franklin-shelf" and "Franklin baffle 2"." Sorry for being dumb (I'm new to all of this), is the way "Franklin" designs their throats the hallmark of how it should be done?
If so, I would like to try it on my next build.
I'm still amazed on the beautiful craftsmanship of all of you on this site.
Again, great job Brewmaster
It cooked more evenly than expected but still too early to tell, no crispy/burnt bits up closest to the baffle anyways! Food itself was great but no plated photos. So I'm still doing the biscuit test, the real deal next time! I want to do two biscuit tests back to back, one with the baffle in place and one without.Barrion2018 wrote: ↑April 7th, 2022, 6:17 amThat looks awsome! I wish I had your skills!
How did your "Filled it with meatballs and chicken thighs rather than biscuits. It's still the "biscuit test" " turn out?
Thanks Hoga!! This is a real lightweight compared to your builds. Whatcha working on these days?
Thanks DT! Fun is right, man it wasn't much of a 1st cook but it definitely helps keep the carrot in the sights, haha!Dirtytires wrote: ↑April 7th, 2022, 10:46 amNice job! Love the color. Now comes the fun part of cooking on it.
That was quite the stack of firewood...I bet I use less than half that for an entire smoke session, lol. It looks like a soft-wood tho so my guess is it burns pretty fast. Putting in a grate of some kind to allow air under the fire will help you to to build a smaller, more efficient fire and eliminate that dirty smoke.