Great job Pete!!!!!! This stuff will be a sticky and should be along side the pit calc too. You're right many people don't understand the terms until they're almost done building their first smoker.
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Hi,
I or you could explain the shadow plate and the recommended use.
Thank you
A shadow plate is a piece of metal installed where the fire box heat enters the cook chamber to disperse the heat better to avoid a hot spot at that location.
It is used where heat enters the chamber on center fired pits and those that have a hotter fire as it enters from the end of the chamber as well.
Think of a hair dryer blowing on your hand and how hot it would get. Now have someone hold a pie plate between the hair dryer and your hand....same principal it's just a diffuser (sp)