reverse flow question

[cal1956]

until I joined this forum I had never heard of such a thing , will someone explain it .   

 

[oddball]

Diagrams in the build topic should help:  http://www.smokingmeatforums.com/a/reverse-flow-smoker-how-to-calculate-build-tutorial

 

[cal1956]

thanks for that link  ,  but call me stupid but I don't see any real difference from any other smoker , I don't see what is reversed

 

[robcava]

Reverse flow smokers have the exhaust and firebox on the same side and a baffle that forces the hot air to flow to the far end of the cooking chamber and then return to exit. It gives a more uniform temp across the chamber with this flow than a typical offset smoker (unless you add tuning plates and other tricks).

 

[cal1956]

aaaah now I get it , that makes sense    I learned to cook BBQ on a commercial one many many years ago ...never knew that they had a name ..gotta admit the name is kinda misleading ...lol ooooooh well