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Philip
Joined: 10 May 2014 Posts: 20
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Posted: May 20 2015 Post subject: Fire box dividers??? |
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Yay or Nay?????
Does anyone run the Fire box dividers???
What works better....solid box with open bottom or open all around???
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Smokin Mike BBQ Super Pro

Joined: 02 Dec 2008 Posts: 3167 Location: Winston-Salem, NC
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Philip
Joined: 10 May 2014 Posts: 20
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Posted: May 20 2015 Post subject: |
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Yeah............ |
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Smokin Mike BBQ Super Pro

Joined: 02 Dec 2008 Posts: 3167 Location: Winston-Salem, NC
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Philip
Joined: 10 May 2014 Posts: 20
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Posted: May 20 2015 Post subject: |
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OK............open it is, I believe that air flow is important to a fire too.....
So........Do you use dividers in your charcoal box???
Are they worth the trouble???
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SoEzzy BBQ Super All Star

Joined: 13 Oct 2006 Posts: 13183 Location: SLC, UT
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Posted: May 21 2015 Post subject: |
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If you want to run a charcoal maze through your charcoal basket then it's worth doing, you need 3/4 - 1" spacing between the walls of a maze, or you will get heat jump.
By working with a maze, you can often get as long as 3.5 - 4 hours before you need to refill and some folks learn to refill just before they loose the existing coals and then get a back burn through the maze.
If you are running more of a wood fire than a charcoal one, then a maze is not really going to help out that much. _________________ Here's a change Robert.
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k.a.m. BBQ Mega Star

Joined: 12 Dec 2007 Posts: 26020 Location: Southeast Texas.
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Posted: May 21 2015 Post subject: |
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I use a coal basket with a Vee I made that looks like a fireplace grate. _________________ Always remember slow and steady wins the race.
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Smokin Mike BBQ Super Pro

Joined: 02 Dec 2008 Posts: 3167 Location: Winston-Salem, NC
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Posted: May 21 2015 Post subject: |
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Phillip,
I tried the dividers in my basket and didn't get any gain from them. My cooker ended up being a fuel hog and either way I went I got 2-1/2 to 3 hour burn per basket. I think the guys running UDS's get better results and much slower burn times. YMMV.
Here's the basket per SoEzzy's specs.
 _________________ My current cookers: 80 gallon vertical tank
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Philip
Joined: 10 May 2014 Posts: 20
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Posted: May 21 2015 Post subject: |
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My baskets internal dimensions are 17" x 15" x 8".
Reverse flow offset smoker..
I also plan on running a stoker on this particular cooker.
I`m thinking I`ll run charcoal with some wood on top....
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k.a.m. BBQ Mega Star

Joined: 12 Dec 2007 Posts: 26020 Location: Southeast Texas.
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Posted: May 21 2015 Post subject: |
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Here is a pic of my set up.
 _________________ Always remember slow and steady wins the race.
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JLCBBQ BBQ Fan

Joined: 10 Jun 2014 Posts: 164
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Posted: May 23 2016 Post subject: |
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k.a.m. wrote: | Here is a pic of my set up.
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KAM, I was thinking about doing something similar to this, do you feel like it helps? My fire box is 24" pipe, sometimes when a split burns down, my coal base spreads out and I feel like I lose some efficiency. Not really having major problems, but I'm always looking for things to tweak. |
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k.a.m. BBQ Mega Star

Joined: 12 Dec 2007 Posts: 26020 Location: Southeast Texas.
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Posted: May 23 2016 Post subject: |
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I love the way it contains my coals and keeps my coal base compact instead of spreading around. _________________ Always remember slow and steady wins the race.
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JLCBBQ BBQ Fan

Joined: 10 Jun 2014 Posts: 164
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Posted: May 24 2016 Post subject: |
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k.a.m. wrote: | I love the way it contains my coals and keeps my coal base compact instead of spreading around. |
Awesome, I might borrow that design from you, I'll give you the credit if anyone asks  |
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k.a.m. BBQ Mega Star

Joined: 12 Dec 2007 Posts: 26020 Location: Southeast Texas.
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Posted: May 24 2016 Post subject: |
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JLCBBQ wrote: | k.a.m. wrote: | I love the way it contains my coals and keeps my coal base compact instead of spreading around. |
Awesome, I might borrow that design from you, I'll give you the credit if anyone asks  |
Ok good deal.  _________________ Always remember slow and steady wins the race.
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shadowrunner762 Newbie

Joined: 06 May 2016 Posts: 30
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Posted: May 26 2016 Post subject: update to firebox from K.A.M. request |
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K.A.M. , that V configuration on the firebox. It still working out best or have you found a better method? |
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k.a.m. BBQ Mega Star

Joined: 12 Dec 2007 Posts: 26020 Location: Southeast Texas.
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Posted: May 26 2016 Post subject: Re: update to firebox from K.A.M. request |
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shadowrunner762 wrote: | K.A.M. , that V configuration on the firebox. It still working out best or have you found a better method? |
I am using it on both my cookers and love it. To date I have not found a better method for my needs. _________________ Always remember slow and steady wins the race.
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