Fire box dividers???

[Philip]

Yay or Nay?????


Does anyone run the Fire box dividers???

What works better....solid box with open bottom or open all around???

Phil.

[Smokin Mike]

Are you talking about a charcoal basket???
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[Philip]

Yeah............

[Smokin Mike]

I've always meshed the sides and bottom. I don't have a reason for it other than thinking that more access to air the better considering possible ash build up.
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[Philip]

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???

Phil.

[SoEzzy]

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.
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[k.a.m.]

I use a coal basket with a Vee I made that looks like a fireplace grate.
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[Smokin Mike]

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.


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[Philip]

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....

Phil.

[k.a.m.]

Here is a pic of my set up.

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[JLCBBQ]

[k.a.m.]

I love the way it contains my coals and keeps my coal base compact instead of spreading around.
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[JLCBBQ]

[k.a.m.]

[shadowrunner762]

K.A.M. , that V configuration on the firebox. It still working out best or have you found a better method?

[k.a.m.]